Push hard for long enough without recovering and training stops making you faster. Here is how normal fatigue turns into overreaching and then overtraining syndrome, why cyclists are unusually good...
Denis Voitenko
Denis is a competitive cyclist and triathlete, competing in disciplines from crits to Ironman-distance triathlon and marathon mountain bike racing. He’s an avid outdoor enthusiast who calls the mountains his happy place. As an active member of the cycling community, he intimately understands the needs and realities of living life on two wheels and does not miss an opportunity to promote the cycling lifestyle and recruit new members.
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BPC-157 and Healing Peptides: Can They Really Fix a Cyclist’s Tendon?
Somewhere in your riding group there is someone injecting BPC-157 near a knee that has hurt since March. Here is what is in the vial, what the research says it...

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Connecticut's E-Bike Law: What Every Rider Needs to Know
Connecticut rewrote its e-bike rules in Public Act 25-159 and Public Act 25-65, effective October 1, 2025. Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 e-bikes stay bicycles: no license, no...

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How to Buy a Used Bike and Not Get Burned
The pandemic bike boom is aging into the best used-bike market in memory, and the easiest one in which to buy somebody else's problem. Here is how to price a...

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Illinois' New E-Bike Law: What Every Rider Needs to Know
Illinois signed Public Act 104-0854, effective January 1, 2027. Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 e-bikes stay bicycles: no license, no registration, no insurance mandate. Anything over 750 watts...

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Road vs. Mountain Biking: Which One Is Actually More Dangerous?
Mountain bikers visit the emergency room twice as often, but road cyclists suffer the more severe injuries, the worse head trauma, and nearly all the fatalities. A 2025 trauma study...

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How to Become a Better Climber: What the Science Actually Says
Good climbers are made, not born. The research points to a handful of trainable levers: power-to-weight ratio, VO2max intervals, threshold work, heavy strength training, cadence, and pacing. Here is what...

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Weight Training for Cyclists: Why Lifting Makes You Faster
The old warning that lifting makes cyclists slow and bulky has not survived the research. Two heavy gym sessions a week improve pedaling economy, sprint power, and fatigue resistance, and...

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What Every Cyclist Needs to Know About Chain Lubricants
Chain lube is the cheapest performance and durability product in cycling, and most riders use the wrong one. Here is how wet lube, dry lube, drip wax, and hot melt...

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How to Build a Pain Cave on Any Budget
A pain cave is a corner of your home where the bike is always ready and the only variable left is whether you show up. Here is what it costs...
