So time for an update on my search for a more comfortable bike saddle. When we last spoke I was trying a Specialized Toupe, an ultra-light minimalist road saddle. My bike saddle test protocol is simple. 1. Ride the trainer three times a week for at least 45 minutes or one complete episode of Arrow …
In many ways this search for a better bike saddle is a do-over. About a year ago I walked into a local bike shop looking for a more comfortable bike saddle. The bike shop guy saw me checking out his selection of bike saddles then he came over and asked me, “well what do you …
I’m going to to ahead and confess to some wetsuit avoidance. I find wetsuits intimidating for two reasons cost and fit. Wetsuits have some fairly serious sticker shock. The other more important issue was my belief that wetsuit manufacturers probably did not make a wetsuit I could actually wear. Frankly athletic clothing makers never foresaw …
With mid-May and the Sevierville Sprint Triathlon looming ever nearer, I decided to get my act together and get training while there was still time to train properly. First I picked out a training plan from Triathlete Magazine’s Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide. The plan called for two workouts in each discipline each week. After giving it …
Having made good progress on my swim and run in recent weeks, I decided to get started on addressing my biggest weakness the bike leg. So I packed up my two thousand something aluminum frame, Masi Vincere, triple chainring, road bike that I purchased used last summer and headed for West Bicycles in Knoxville for …
