01/02/14 RBR Newsletter - Readers' 2014 Goals

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Readers' 2014 Cycling Goals, Tips for Achieving Issue No. 604 - 01/02/2014  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 Readers' 2014 Cycling Goals, and Tips for Achieving Them Happy New Year! According to one study, 45% of those surveyed made New Year’s resolutions, while only 8% achieved them! I asked our readers to share their 2014 cycling-related goals with us, and I asked Coach John Hughes to provide some tips how best to reach your goals in 2014. First, using some of our readers’ goals as examples, Coach Hughes offers helpful psychological and training advice on goal-setting, tracking and goal-achievement. Following that are a selection of the goals readers shared. I think you’ll find the breadth and diversity of the goals quite interesting. Along with the Coach’s advice, they may inspire you to set some of your own this year – if you haven’t already. If you have, best of luck in achieving them! – 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   Is 'Professional' Bike Fitting a Scam? Question: I've been fitted by three different bike shops using different fit systems. Each shop measured me on and off my bike, which they all agreed is too small for me. They also came to the same conclusion regarding my body: extra long legs and arms, very short torso. Even so, each system recommended different bike dimensions (top tube, seat tube, head tube, crankarm length, stem). I’m thinking about purchasing a super-cool new bike, but I want to make sure to get the right size this time. Is professional fitting a scam merely to make sure I’m unhappy with my old bike? -- April S. Click to read Coach Fred's reply on our website The RBR eBookstore -- Now Over 100 Titles! NEW!  Dynamic Conditioning Monthly – Part 3: Power Development, by Coach Dan Kehlenbach. It’s the 3rd installment in Kehlenbach’s 5-month series, with each building on the previous installment. Part 3 focuses on power building, particularly functional power. NEW! Coach Harvey Newton’s new 132-page Strength Training for Cyclists Manual, which can be purchased on its own or as part of the entire Strength Training for Cyclists System (eManual, DVD and 28-page hard copy Quick Start Guide). This is the strength training resource for cyclists. NEW! Coach John Hughes’ new eArticle Cycling Past 60, Part 1: For Health describes how your whole body ages and gives you six different health maintenance objectives for different components of your physiology, including comprehensive fitness programs that address these objectives. 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   Product Review: Uncle Dick's Bead Slip Uncle Dick’s Bead Slip is a clever new product from Rich Travis, a former product manager at SRAM and Hayes. According to the trade publication Bicycle Retailer, “Rich designed the Hayes Stroker brake family and worked on Manitou products before giving up his industry job to get back to the simple life, managing a service department at a bike shop. “After seeing the difficulty that mechanics had mounting some tire/rim combinations, Travis brought in some bead slip from an auto tire shop, and his mechanics couldn’t stop raving about the stuff. “Word got around to other bike shops and pretty soon Travis was supplying other shops with the stuff and decided to get serious and develop packaging that worked for bike shops. He is now developing other service tools under the Uncle Dick’s brand.” Click to read the complete article on our website Also in this Issue     Our Regular Weekly Features News & Reviews:  Fans Choose a 3-City Final Stage for the USA Pro Challenge • You Be the Judge: New Turn-Signal Cycling Gloves • Disc Brakes: A New Committee, and a Recall • Nuts to You! No Problem:  Developing Speed Quick Tips:  Off-Bike, Off-Season Conditioning Program Cadence:  Protect Your Parts Question of the Week:  Did You Start 2014 With a January 1 Ride? 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. 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