Cycling Blog
Introduction to Bike Design
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The bike design refers to the ideation and feature of two-wheel, human-powered, pedal-driven vehicles, and their use across various aspects of human’ lives from leisure to sport to basic transportation. The basic parts of the bicycle are composed of 25 parts, including the frame, tire, pedal, brake, chain, etc. All of these are necessary. While among them, the frame is the skeleton of the bicycle, bearing the largest weight of people and goods. According to the operating feature of the parts, it can be divided into guidance system, driving system, braking system:Guidance system: consist of the handlebar, fork, front axle,...
How to tackle the hills when cycling
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Tackling a giant hill or a hilly track can be intimidating for those just starting out in the sport. However, uphill cycling is tremendously beneficial for your health. Almost nothing is better for building raw muscle and lean fiber, improving your endurance, helping with your aerobic capacities, and increasing the capabilities of your circulatory system. The hills climbing skills can be improved in terms of three parts- training, riding and psychological adaption.Traininga. Start SmallEven if you have a big hill in mind that you’re hoping to climb, don’t try and tackle it on your first uphill ride. The task in...
How to do mental training for cycling race
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in every cycling season, all cyclists would extremely expect the oncoming event and set up new goals. To achieve their new goals, they would strive to improve their physique strength by spending most of their time on power training. Cyclists realized that training is the only way to reach their goals. And there no shortcuts.Almost every cyclist would attach great importance to physical training while they would always ignore training their mind to prepare for the cycling race because they haven’t realized the significance of mental training. In reality, Both psychologist and previous cycling champion attach great importance of mental...
What should cycling nutrition include?
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Water, carbohydrates, and electrolytes are key to long duration high-intensity exercise. Caffeine tends to have ergonomic effects. A recent review (Burke 2008) is pretty detailed on this topic.Bicarb and other buffers work to increase lactate threshold. But the response/negative response to the dose is individual. Most people don't get it right and thus negate any positives.From a carb perspective, adding carbohydrates to a diet, as opposed to protein or fats, has several advantages. Leptin, insulin, and blood sugar levels are being up-regulated, but due to the temporary lack of enzymes, the body is unable to store body fat. The body’s...
top 6 cycling training mistakes you should avoid
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Every sport has its own version of training mistakes to avoid. No matter you are a beginner or an experienced cyclist, we all make mistakes when it comes to good cycling training. Even though the act of cycling is simple, there is still a lot to learn before you get on your bike and head out for a ride. Follow these 10 tips to avoid cycling training mistakes to ensure your safety and comfort.1. Seat too low or too highSaddle height is of great importance because it will affect your efficiency if you set it wrong. Seating too low or...