When we spend so much time focusing on watts, speed, cadence, heart rate, or average speed, we sometimes end up forgetting what we came to the bike for: the experience. Riding without […] Read more →
Tag: bike power
Garmin Stamina: Does It Really Know How Much You Have Left?
You’ve been riding for three hours. Your legs are starting to feel a little heavier, the climbs seem a bit longer, and your Garmin still shows 37% Stamina. Does that […] Read more →
CyclOptim launches its made-in-France power pedals
Bordeaux-based startup SportOptim announces the official launch of CyclOptim, a range of power meter pedals designed and manufactured in France. After more than five years of development and a successful crowdfunding campaign […] Read more →
BikeX, train your body rather than your watts
There’s something quite fascinating about modern cycling. We’ve never had so much data. Power, heart rate, variability, load, TSS… it’s all there, constantly before our eyes. And yet, amidst this apparent precision, […] Read more →
Pushing a bigger gear: the method for progress
Pushing a large gear has become a mandatory part of modern training. Yet, behind an apparently identical action (pedaling with force at a low cadence) lie two distinct physiological realities. Depending on […] Read more →
How to effectively replace an outdoor ride with an indoor trainer session?
Driving rain, wind gusts, snow or sub-zero temperatures: the worst weather conditions always seem to fall on the only training window of the week. Rather than giving up or braving the elements […] Read more →
The only indicator left when everything else evaporates
We live in a wonderful era. Wonderful… and completely absurd. Never has the cyclist had so many numbers. Power, cadence, heart rate variability, estimated VO2max, FTP, TSS, IF, NP, right/left balance, pedaling […] Read more →
Weight loss on the bike: what training often forgets
The holidays are over, but their effects can sometimes still be seen on the scale. However, for many competitors, the season begins in four to eight weeks. Sportive riders have a slight […] Read more →
Land ownership: a guide to sustainable progress
It’s a perennial topic, a true one. The kind of subject that tirelessly returns every winter, like dead leaves on the roadsides or debates about the best tire pressure. And yet, if […] Read more →