Cycling Around The World - Inspiration and information for around the world cyclists Revisando la altura del sillín – Jim Langley « Algo más que ciclismo Posted by roberto in Entrenamiento. trackback En el boletín del 10 de Noviembre de roadbikerider, Jim Langley, ciclista y mecánico ciclista, deja algunas reflexiones respecto del tema de la altura del sillín, que es la principal medida que debe estar bien en nuestra bicicleta. A continuación les dejo mi traducción personal del artículo. El original, en inglés, lo pueden leer aquí. ¿Está correcta la altura del sillín de tu bicicleta?. Cada vez que ruteo en grupo me fijo en la posición de los otros ciclistas, observando, tal como lo hicieron mis compañeros, que muchos van con el sillín a una altura menor que la que debería ser. Un sillín demasiado bajo es un defecto que puede causar dolor en las rodillas, incluso lesiones, muy rápidamente, especialmente si se incluyen subidas o nos esforzamos en el ritmo. El método más sencillo de chequear la altura del sillín es registrar la altura correcta y memorizarla, así se puede controlar rutinariamente que no exista variación. Like this:
Bike Around The World Check out the six bicycle tours I've described below, choose one you think will do the most to broaden your personal horizons, then, go do it! Highway 1A, Vietnam Hue to Dieu Tri Distance: A mostly flat 400 kilometers Best time of year: February-March The flow You'll pedal through lush jungle, past sun kissed beaches and by an old bullet-scarred French fort atop Hai Van Pass, the highest road in Vietnam. But what you'll remember most about your bike tour down Highway 1A is the traffic. The Pacific Coast Highway, California, Oregon And Washington State, USA Los Angeles to Seattle Distance: A hilly 1500 miles Best time of year: May-September Solitude Few places on Earth can match the sense of serenity you'll experience on a bicycle tour along the western edge of the North American Continent. And of course, there's nothing like drifting off to sleep beneath the whirl of the Milky Way while camped out at one of the many state and county parks. A sense of history The Mehendra Highway, Nepal
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Workshop: 10 Steps To Road Bike Comfort By George Ramelkamp | Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9.00am Some riders just don't get on with the classic bum-in-the-air, flat-back road bike position. If you're one of them, here are 10 ways you can get more comfortable without sacrificing much of the bike's speed and the range of hand positions offered by drop bars. Tools Required Multi-tool, scissors, electrical tape, oil, women's handlebar (www.bontrager.com), gel-tape, suspension seatpost (System EX, www.extrauk.co.uk), bar padding (Marsas shock absorbing foam padding, www.sjscycles.co.uk), upright stem (Ritchey, www.paligapltd.co.uk) and wider tyres (Michelin Lithion www.michelin.com) In this case, it was hard to beat our local bike shop for good advice and one-stop shopping. 1] Handlebar Tape The padding on your handlebars is one of the easiest and most effective ways of making your bike a more comfortable ride. After you've removed the old tape, start winding the new stuff from the bottom of the handlebars upwards. 2] Extra padding