Many thanks to the folks at the Transrockies who chose to feature Bikeridr to kick of their newsletters ‘Blog of the Month’ campaign. Since the newsletter is obviously committed to only the highest calibre of content both Sheldon and I highly recommend you subscribe – And hey while you’re at it, you should probably subscribe [...]

Who hasn’t been affected by cancer? That’s a scary question when you already know the answer. The word comes up more and more in conversation with an epidemic-like frequency because this is a disease that has exploded. I read recently that each year cancer kills more people than HIV/AIDS and Malaria combined. When you look [...]

I don’t care if you’re 8 years old or 58 years old, any day you buy a new bike is an exciting day. A good friend of mine had the pleasure of picking up his new ride last weekend. I came over to help him get the bike mounted on the trainer and we started [...]

For the uninitiated, power meters have become increasingly popular by serious cyclist for effectively and efficiently tracking performance. They usually take the form of a swappable hub or crankset installed on your bike which transmits information to an on-bike computer. Though I’ve only used them in a very limited capacity, they’re a ridiculously great way [...]

Strength Training for the 2009 Transrockies from Sheldon Smart on Vimeo. Watching riders you don’t know power up a hill ahead of you isn’t what I call fun, but watching your buddies crank up hills ahead of you is sheer agony. Last summer I watched Ken spin away on every single climb we came up [...]

How could I not blog this? Transparent Duct Tape?! Does it get any awesomer? Is awesomer a word? Who cares! Transparent Duct Tape deserves a word unto itself, just like it deserves title case capitalization! In all seriousness though, it looks to be some pretty rockin’ stuff. With this in our pack, quick jerry-rigs will be [...]

I’m sure that I can state with relative accuracy that both Sheldon and I love cycling. For myself, I’m not really too concerned with where I’m going, I just like being on the bike. That’s not to say that halfway through some races I haven’t wanted to throw my bike of the side of a [...]

Since Ken and I started off on this wicked-fun craziness, I’ve been looking at December as a landmark month. I wanted to have achieved a ‘solid’ level of fitness going into 2009, and I’m relieved that I think I’ve managed to do it. Of course, this is a vague assessment that I’m making, because never [...]

With all things considered, I think I can chalk December up as a grand success (at least as far as Decembers go). Through Christmas, a stacked work schedule and many friend/family commitments I managed to stay pretty much right on track. As luck would have it December decided to bring some sincerely cold weather (between [...]