Jeff Moser | February 1, 2010
Well, we did it. We made it through January! In my opinion, January is the hardest month for cycling. Even though the weather was worse in December, the dark cold days of winter begin to wear down your spirit and motivation after the holidays. It took some discipline to keep riding through January, but strangely [...]
Category: Rides, Trails, stories |
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Tags: centennial, mountain bike, singletrack, winter cycling
Jeff Moser | January 29, 2010
A common complaint among winter cyclists is cold feet. Most cycling shoes are designed for fair weather, with copious amounts of venting for maximum ventilation to dissipate all that extra heat. Unfortunately, these qualities are not what you need in a winter shoe. Thankfully, many companies have come out with various forms of overshoes, sometimes [...]
Category: gear tests |
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Tags: booties, endura, mt500 overshoes, review, shoe covers, winter cycling
Jeff Moser | December 8, 2009
Have you ever returned from a winter ride and discovered that little or no water was missing from your water bottle? The body mechanism that gets us to reach for the water bottle in the summer heat doesn’t seem to work when the weather is really cold. But even though we don’t feel as thirsty [...]
Category: fitness, riding skills |
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Tags: cold weather, how much to drink, hydration, winter cycling
Jeff Moser | October 29, 2009
I’ve been looking for a lightweight shoe cover for cold weather riding. My thick neoprene covers work great when the conditions are wet and really cold, but they can be bulky and cumbersome. Kristy recently brought me home a pair of Louis Garneau T-Covers from the Bike Habitat that seemed to be just what I [...]
Category: gear tests |
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Tags: booty, fall cycling gear, louis garneau, review, shoe covers, t-cover, winter cycling, winter cycling shoes
Jeff Moser | February 12, 2009
Back in the Fall, I saw Jesse show up for one of the rides with a Bern helmet. I liked the styling, but really got to thinking it would make a fantastic winter helmet. A few weeks later while visiting one of the local shops, I got one for myself. The “Watts” from Bern Getting [...]
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Tags: bern, bern watts review, hardhat, helmet, winter cycling, winter helmet