“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” – Albert Einstein Triathletes and cyclists are creatures of habit. They don’t “exercise”, they “train” for specific races in the calendar. With the COVID-19 pandemic that’s effectively killed off all races for the year, and at a time when the season…
A bike fit is about YOU. Not the fitter.
I still remember my 3-day, Level 1 certification course for Body Geometry four (five?) years ago. I had to take a refresher course in human anatomy, I had to forget nearly everything I thought I knew about bike fitting, and then I had do several practice fits with my co-fitters. Practical, applied geometry and all…
How many bikes should you have?
As a triathlon coach, passionate road cyclist, and armchair Tour de France critic, I subscribe to the oft-quoted formula by the Velominati, the keepers of the flame: the total number of bicycles you must own is computed as “N+1”. The first bike I purchased with my own hard-earned money was a “Kona” full-suspension mountain bike……
Introduction to Training with Power
Power-to-Weight and the Endurance Athlete
“The best predictor of performance is performance itself” – Andy Coggan I love graphs. I love charts. They’re graphic representations of numbers that pertain to the things that matter in our lives: money, productivity, and CTL. Where would we be without Performance Manager Chart? Sometimes I regret explaining to clients how the PMC works. Ever…
Anatomy of a Race Ready Machine
“A clean bike is a fast bike, but a race ready bike is perfection on two wheels”. We’re sticklers for details here at Maximus. A finely tuned, exquisitely prepared bike will help you go as fast as you possibly can with the least amount of risk for missed shifts or the dreaded “mechanical troubles”. So…