A quality full spectrum custom frame calls for a frame builder who has the expertise and skill to pick and choose each and every piece of metal to fit your specifications. In order to best learn what the client’s needs are, the frame builder will interview the rider and conduct fit sessions that will uncover the right direction to go for that particular client.

Do you know what your clothes do? Clothes made specifically for cycling serve some very specific and beneficial purposes to both the novice and experienced cyclist. Here’s a guide to your cycling clothing

Your bike can stand to lose a little weight. There are many cycling instances in which being lighter is better. One place you can drop a bit of weight is in your bicycle wheels. If you have some funds, you can trade in your conventional wheel set for a lightweight one that might have just a very few spokes (some even have three or four aerodynamic, bladed spokes).

While touring in Costa Rica for two months, it was very apparent that there was a major difference between Costa Rican dogs and American dogs. It is rare for a Costa Rican dog to bark at bicyclists or passing pedestrians. The only dog that even attacked me dog was one belonging to an American. The dog owner's excuse was "He [the dog] hates bikes". The stupidity of the dog owner regarding dogs irked me as much as the dog. The fact is, dogs do not hate bikes. Unless directed otherwise by their owners, dogs enjoy running after, barking at, and nipping at deer, cattle, bicyclists and fast-walking pedestrians. Dogs must be trained by dog owners not to pursue these activities. Costa Rica is proof that this can be, and is being, accomplished

The vehicle code was original intended for safety and efficiency of traffic. It is increasingly being used for another purpose: discouraging cars from roads. Because no differentiation is made between cars and bicycles, it also discourages bicycles. A simple example is the placing of "No right turn 7-9AM" signs in my neighborhood. Obviously, safety or traffic efficiency is not served. The increase in travel time for bicycles decreases its usage. The problem could have been solved by placing "Except Bicycles" on the signs, but many traffic engineers conveniently ignore bicycles

im Kish is the owner of Kish Fabrication and the Tool Grinder. He is also an instructor at the United Bicycle Institute. Jim has been teaching the art of titanium frame building to hundreds of students from around the world. With his help Jim's students will build their own titanium frame while in the class. The intensive class give students hands on experience and a certification upon completion.

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The ergogenic potential of caffeine is not exactly a recent phenomenon. Indeed, there is documentation to suggest that it has been used to enhance performance for more than 30 years. However, with caffeine having been removed from the banned list of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) earlier this year, now may be a good time to revisit the topic.

What causes skilled and experienced athletes to ‘choke’ under the many pressures of competition? This question, highly relevant in the wake of Paula Radcliffe’s dramatic and high profile collapse during the recent Olympic marathon, has been investigated by a team of Australian researchers, who set out to examine the role of self-consciousness and trait (or dispositional) anxiety as predictors of choking in sport.

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