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 a Better Rider
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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Cycling Might Be the Closest Thing We Have to an Anti-Aging Pill
Bike commuters in a 263,450-person BMJ study had a 41 percent lower risk of dying from any cause. Here is what the longevity research actually says about cycling: the heart,...

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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...

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What Cyclists Need to Know About Gearing
A gear ratio is chainring teeth divided by cog teeth, and that one division explains almost everything about how a bike climbs, cruises, and sprints. Here is how to read...

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What Endurance Cycling Really Does to Your Heart
Cycling is one of the best things you can do for your heart, deep into your 60s and beyond. But hard-training research adds a wrinkle: the risk is unmanaged intensity...

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Why Cycling Is Replacing Golf
Golf participation is at an eight-year high, yet in tech, finance, and health-minded leadership the deal has moved off the fairway and onto the bike. A two-hour group ride replaces...

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Does Auto Insurance Cover Bicycle Accidents?
Auto insurance covers bicycle accidents more often than most riders realize, but only in certain scenarios. Which policy pays, how much, and whether you recover at all depends on the...
