Category: Cycling

  • Cycling is more than just a hobby

    Cycling is more than just a hobby

    Cycling is more than just a hobby. These days it is high on the list of popular lifestyle choices. Of course, there is no doubt that it is one of the most enjoyable leisure activities out there. However, cycling also has a great impact on the health and fitness levels of the average human being.…

  • 30-Day Plank Challenge For A Solid Core

    30-Day Plank Challenge For A Solid Core

    Many office workers, spend the whole day in a chair staring at a monitor – I do that, as an IT person everything I do require me to sit at a desk and enter information into a computer watching a screen. Sitting all day is not smart, I think humans need to move more.

  • Cycletrippin – The Lonely Cyclists Tour De France

    Cycletrippin – The Lonely Cyclists Tour De France

    This cycling story started in Amsterdam, I cycled through the Netherlands, Belgium, France to Spain and back, the journey was similar to the one I did in 2014, Cycletrippin Amsterdam to Sant Hilari Sacalm in Spain. This time around I chooses to take a different route on my way down to Spain, my return trip…

  • My favorite fitness apps for Android

    My favorite fitness apps for Android

    Sitting all day working in front of a computer, I need to balance that with fitness training. I take long bike rides most of the year, in the wintertime I spend most of my time working on my fitness in the gym. I have a few apps that I use for that.

  • I added FAT WRAP bar tape to my bike

    I added FAT WRAP bar tape to my bike

    One of the biggest problems I face when I do a multi-day bike tour is that I get numbness in my hands and that is probably due to the hand position in the drops and on top of the handlebars.

  • Cycling is a religion – Wielermuseum Roeselare in Belgium

    Cycling is a religion – Wielermuseum Roeselare in Belgium

    Back in June of this year, I took off on a bike tour from Amsterdam to Spain and back, this story is all about my visit to the Wielermuseum Roeselare – at the time when I was planning my trip to Spain – I had not heard about the Wielermuseum Roeselare.

  • I got a pair of Fly Pedals

    I got a pair of Fly Pedals

    I not sure about you, I bike around with my road bike with clip-on pedals. I want sometimes to just take my bike to go to the supermarket without using my bike shoes. I can but I just have a very small space on the pedal to put my shoe on to pedal my bike…

  • Building strong legs and core

    Building strong legs and core

    If you are going to invest time in something for your fitness – whether you see yourself in cycling or running – is a pair of strong legs. Your muscles will give you more strength and take your fitness training to new levels. Weight training lets you avoid injuries.

  • Fix My Bike Amsterdam

    Fix My Bike Amsterdam

    Today, I did something different, my bike needed some truing done to my wheels. Normally I do it myself, I have not had any luck getting the wheel to straighten, as I did not have all the right tools to do it right.

  • Even cyclists need to do yoga

    Even cyclists need to do yoga

    What a statement Even Cyclist Needs to do yoga, yes you need it. Cyclists that regular bike to work or competitively have a very strong cardiovascular fitness – but when it comes to flexibility, it has to be said that most of us are decidedly lacking.