Cycling in Alignment

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It’s not always just about graphs and numbers.

We are framing the discussion on endurance training recovery around Paul Chek’s Six Foundational principles: sleeping, breathing, eating, thinking, drinking, and moving.

Colby Pearce tells the stories of a few of his biggest failures and the lessons he learned from each.

Cadence, Flow-states, Belly-Breathing, and Off the Bike Movement

We delve into the strengths and potential pitfalls of using comparative data as we discuss the how technology can be used to help fitters make decisions during their fit process.

Differing opinions on fit.

We dork out on bike fitting and get honest about mistakes.

If you decide to take supplements as an athlete, you need to understand as much as you can about healthy eating and your body. Supplement responsibly!

Gluten is bad news for your body. What, exactly, are the long-term effects and why?

Learn how to reframe your mindset about training. Let’s throw away outdated athletic goals in terms of “climbing mountains.” Rather, think about your athletic journey as an orbital path with your Dream, Goal, or Objective at one point, three-quarters of the way around the orbit.

Greg Choat, cycling coach and bike fitter, discusses his work helping a human body fit seamlessly onto a carbon or metal frame.

Evolution as an athlete is something that will come if you stay active for long enough. Navigating those changes can be a challenge, but athletes like Jessi Stensland seem only to improve with their years.

How much training is too much? Where is the drop-off in terms of time spent training and race-day results?

Riding in a time trial position increases the functional load on a rider, particularly when compared to road riding. Learn about the key components of an effective time trial position.

The mountain bike fit conversation continues with coach James Wilson. Clipless pedals, pedal width, and length are debated as well as the all important pedaling technique!

Scott Moninger is a crafty all-rounder with nearly 400 wins. He and Colby swap tales and talk about coaching.

When you sit on a bike saddle, that’s a lot of weight on a very small surface area, the weight of the torso, the way the helmet, the weight of the upper body, the arms, it’s all focused into this relatively small point, and then we’re going to add friction, and that’s generated by the movement of the legs, where the motion of pedaling becomes focused into a very small area.