Guest post: What to look for in a girls’ mountain bike
What a bike ride really is, is multiple opportunities for a young rider to experience success. To get her on that path to success, the right mountain bike will help take her there.
Guest post: Bike injury recovery tips
If you’re like either of us, then forced time off the bike as a result of injury curbs your freedom and can actually succeed in making you feel worse…if you let it. Instead you can choose to use your time off-the-bike wisely and occupy yourself with some of these strategies in this guest blog post republished courtesy of Ritchey.
Meet Sierra al Límite’s Defending Golden Climber
The Sierra al Límite road bike event takes place over two days in July each year. Participants can choose to race both days or only the first day. The second day offers a non-competitive climb up Veleta to the finish at 3,290 meters/10,794′. Those who race both days have a chance at winning the title of “Golden Climber” for scoring the lowest cumulative time for both days. This vlog features the 2018 Sierra al Límite Golden Climber and the coach who helped him get there.
Tips to thriving in Spain for the health-conscious
When the news hit that Spain had taken the top spot from Italy as the world’s healthiest nation, more than a few eyebrows shot up in surprise. However if you strategize your visit, the flavors and quality of life here will soon make it obvious why Spain is #1. Here are some tips for thriving in Spain if you are health-conscious.
How to “visit” the Alhambra without tickets
Tickets to the Alhambra can be tough – if not impossible – to find during peak times or at the last minute. Dropping by the Alhambra to check it out is still possible; here’s a way to “visit” the Alhambra in a less traditional manner.
What if this was your only choice for a drivetrain?
From wider tires to single-chainring groupsets, traditional drop bar bikes are evolving. Too bad traditional cyclists aren’t evolving as quickly. But that may change as a new batch of 1x drivetrains from leading component makers aim to simplify drop bar bikes. (republished from the Taipei Show Daily)
4 MTB destinations that aren’t Whistler, Moab, or Andorra
Travel is the great equalizer (and educator) so let these four destinations that aren’t Whistler, Moab, or Andorra light a spark to get that desire to travel burning. This was published to the Ritchey blog with help from Thomas Frischknecht and Jimena Florit.
Mountain Bike Racing Tips & Winter Training Plan
Standing there at the start of a race, one foot on the ground, the other one resting on your pedal, cocked at 3 o’clock and ready to attack at the gun, you wonder, could you have prepared better?
How to choose your next bike vacation
When Ritchey asked for some blog ideas, we offered a few that we thought would resonate with their customers. Mountain bike tourism is especially on the rise in Switzerland, Italy, Austria and elsewhere, and the hospitality industries there are coming up with amenities and resources specifically tailored to two-wheeled tourists.
What’s more precious than gold to a mountain biker?
Water (and sunblock) more than anything else wields mighty power in Granada, probably owing to summertime temperatures that often soar above 35C/95F. Luckily abundant public water fountains are a nice perk to riding around Granada so you can go forth fearlessly on that 4-, 6-, or even 10-hour ride, your hydration requirements will be met.
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