11/21/13 RBR Newsletter - Celebrating 600 Issues!

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Celebrating 600 Issues! Issue No. 600 - 11/21/13  ISSN 1536-4143  RoadBikeRider (RBR) Newsletter IS POSTED IN ITS ENTIRETY ON OUR WEBSITE. Click the links in this email to view complete articles and the entire weekly newsletter on our site. Click here to go directly to our website to read the entire issue Click here to open the PDF version to read or download From the Top    Views from the Editor John Marsh Celebrating 600 Issues! Today marks the 600th issue of RBR Newsletter. Since 2001, we’ve been delivering – week after week – what we hope is useful, how-to cycling knowledge. (Quick Note: We’re taking next week off the celebrate Thanksgiving with our families. So you’ll see Issue No. 601 on December 5. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Enjoy your own family time, football, food and riding!) I thought it only fitting as we reached this milestone to turn it over to Coach Fred, one of RBR’s co-founders, for a look back at how it all began. And then I’ll close with a couple of notes from readers I received recently that I think really encapsulate what RBR remains to this day. – J.M. Click to read the entire article on our website An Annual Premium Membership Delivers! Support RBR Newsletter and RoadBikeRider.com -- and get benefits beyond 48 issues a year of quality how-to cycling knowledge! Discounts on all RBR ePubs Discounts on all RBR Gear Discounts (up to $70 on a single purchase!) on Great Sponsor Cycling Products Giveaways of Amazing Cycling Prizes Access to the Internet’s Best Cycling Knowledge Base Ask Coach Fred     Training & Nutrition Tips Fred Matheny   Are Triples or Compacts for Weenies? Question: I moved to Colorado from Indiana and the climbs are killing me! My flatland bike had a low gear of 39x23-teeth and it was fine. It's not fine in the mountains. However, I don't want to get a triple, and feel the same about a compact. I'd feel like a weenie and a rich one at that because the conversion is expensive. You live in Colorado. What gearing do you use? -- Hank W. Click to read Coach Fred's reply on our website The RBR eBookstore -- Now Over 100 Titles! NEW TITLE!  Cycling Past 60, Part 1: For Health, by Coach John Hughes.  If you exercise correctly, you can slow the effects of aging; if you exercise incorrectly, you can speed up aging. That’s a key point of this new 24-page eArticle. Your body isn’t a harmonious whole, but is composed of different parts, each of which ages somewhat separately. Coach Hughes gives you six different health maintenance objectives for different components of your physiology, including comprehensive fitness programs that address these objectives. NEW TITLE!  Dynamic Conditioning Monthly - Month 2: Basic Strength Building, by Coach Dan Kehlenbach.  Part 2 of a 5-part series of monthly dynamic conditioning workouts. Each month’s workout regimen will build on the last. In this 37- page eArticle, Coach Kehlenbach introduces the basic strength phase, in which you further develop your overall strength to provide a solid platform for more advanced power-type exercises. He offers two different workouts, each in four phases, including a number of different exercises designed to focus on various areas. In Pedal Off the Pounds, USA Cycling Level 1 Coach David Ertl eschews diet book gimmickry for the hard truth, detailed nutritional and dietary knowledge, and a proven approach to weight loss for cyclists – whether weight loss alone is your goal, or whether losing weight and simultaneously training to improve cycling performance is your goal. When you combine a reduced-calorie diet with increased energy expenditure, weight loss becomes manageable and noticeable. And cycling is the ideal calorie-burning activity. Coach Ertl provides sample eating and workout plans in his 34-page eBook. Click links or book covers for more info on these titles, and click author names to view all titles by that author. Jim's Tech Talk     Mechanical & Product Advice Jim Langley   More Trainer Tips   As this is indoor trainer season for many North American roadies (and they’re useful year-round, inside and out), last week’s column covered an important warning to keep your aluminum and carbon bicycles safe when you’re riding the nowhere bike. It involved making sure the trainer only clamps and touches your quick-release, never your frame. There are other tips and tricks for trainer use that can save wear and tear and also make riding in place more enjoyable. To start, Berkeley roadie Timothy Seavey wrote me with these excellent suggestions: Click to read the complete article on our website Also in this Issue     Our Regular Weekly Features News & Reviews:  Sitting is the New Smoking! • What a Great Sport • New Guidelines for Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes • RoofBrain? Read On, And You'll Understand • Under Armour Buys MapMyFitness No Problem:  Any Real Need to Use a Chamois Cream? Quick Tips:  Wheel-Sucking Etiquette Cadence:  Be Aware of the Sun's Autumn Danger Question of the Week:  How Long Have You Been an RBR Reader? Click any link to go directly to the full content of that section on our website. Enjoy Your Ride!   John Marsh Editor & Publisher Featured Sponsors RBR eBookstore Purchase and download expert Books and Articles on cycling fitness, training, skills, tech and more. Click to see over 100 titles and the newest additions.   by Coach John Hughes by Coach  David Ertl by Joshua Cohen by Alan Bragman, D.C. by Joe & Maria Kita by Coach John Hughes Free eBook 29 Pro Cycling Secrets for Roadies with your first purchase! Premium Site Access hundreds of pages of exclusive road cycling content from our experts and get a 15% discount on all eBooks, eArticles and RBR logoed gear. Membership Benefits Visit Our Marketplace RBR: An Independent Resource for Roadies RoadBikeRider (RBR) Newsletter is a product of RBR Publishing Co., Inc. All material is copyright © 2001-2013 RBR Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. If this newsletter was forwarded to you, please subscribe by clicking here. No cost or obligation! Disclaimer: Consult your physician and follow all equipment safety instructions before beginning any training program or using any gear or equipment discussed in this newsletter or on www.roadbikerider.com. Consult your physician or dietician before beginning any diet or consuming any product discussed in RBR Newsletter or on www.roadbikerider.com. No medical, health, legal or other information discussed in RBR Newsletter or on www.roadbikerider.com is intended to be, nor should be construed as, “medical advice” or “legal advice.” Consult your physician or attorney to discuss the specifics of any issues you might have.

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