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COLUMNS 04 In Practice Summer Safety Review Do’s and don’ts for safe riding
By Carl Lawton
05 Ask the Coach How Are the Pros so Fast? It all starts with the pedal stroke
By Rick Schultz
07 Bpm Hot Hot Heat
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14 Brooklyn Franklin A Stylish and Comfortable Ride
Gear for the Sun and Shade
By Chris Reynolds
08 Legal Cycling Brain Injury Basics Important Considerations for Cyclists
By Richard L. Duquette
09 Electric Age Pedego Ridge Rider Pedego’s Most Trail-Worthy
By Bob Becker
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10 The Route Catalina Climber An Island Day Adventure
By Kelley O’Toole
12 Profiles Whiskey Off-Road On the Trail in Prescott, AZ
By Richard L. Duquette
15 Last Page Bike Bug Sidecar A Seat For a Friend
By Victor Prestinary
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Cover Canadian Cyclocross Champion, Dr. Scott Lundy, shows off the art of the remount while leading the Sixth Annual Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride through the first of many unusual facets encountered by riders over its 132 miles, 41 of which are in dirt. Photo by Jake Orness www.jpov.net @jpovphoto
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his issue, we partnered with our friends at the Belgian Waffle Ride for a magazine takeover. The ‘magazine within a magazine’ commemorates all the guts and glory of this brutal California race that became the unofficial 8th stage of the Tour of California, with local pros racing the Sunday event after the Tour finished on Saturday. This competitive energy was on display and with some of the best and grittiest racers this side of the Rockies coming together for the 147 mile event. For the majority of this issue, we cleared the pages for Michael Marckx and the BWR team to share the experience of the 2017 Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride. The epic story begins on page 17. Circling back to our ‘reg ularly scheduled programming’, we hear from Richard L. Duquette discussing the considerations and consequences of brain injuries as a result of a cycling accident. On a lighter note, Richard also profiles a unique mountain bike event in Prescott, Arizona called The Whiskey Off-Road, named for the start and finish location on famed “Whiskey Row”. This destination ride is not so far out of reach from California and may be something to add for your 2018 calendar. Read more on page 12. Summer is heating up California, pushing us closer to the cooling ocean air of our coast. For this reason we took our only FIRSTLOOK this issue, the Brooklyn Bicycle Co. Franklin 7, to the Pacific City development in Huntington Beach, the latest of a series of revitalizations and updates to the iconic beach community. Siobhan O’Toole had a comfortable ride experience on the Franklin, and it continues to be a head turner with the comforts and style of a beach cruiser, but the agility and range of a geared city bike. If you like an island vibe for your route, some of the best views to see in California are on Catalina Island, and reachable by bike. Kelley reports on the Catalina route that can be ridden on any knobby tired bike (electric included). She also provides various tips and suggestions for making the journey to the island as smooth as possible. This trip is one to add to your list, for California natives or for next time you visit the Golden State. For the Electric Age, Bob reports on a fleet of trail blazing Pedego bikes that the team got to test ride courtesy of Pedego Irvine. The latest incarnation of bicycle from the Orange County based company is a very compelling mountain bike at a price that sets it apart from other offerings. Learn more about the ride on page 9. Lastly, our section of this issue finishes with our profile of the Bike Bug Bumble Bee Sidecar, an apocalypse ready sidecar that looks straight out of the Little Rascal’s, built in Texas by Mike Schneider. The proud owners of this sidecar are kids at The Victory Ranch Summer Camp in Tennesse; certainly this is a fun toy for kids and adults alike. And even if you don’t see yourself in a sidecar anytime soon, you’ll appreciate the craftsmanship and execution of his vision, see it on page 15. See you on the route,
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LEADVILLE 100, DIRTY KANZA, HAMMER SERIES, CRITERIUM DU DAUPHINE. AND LOOKING FOR GEMSTONES IN GENDER LAND MINES
83 Waving Goodbye to the Giro, Saying Hello to the Hammer Series, Driverless Future, and ‘Bro Biking’
82 It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Brownest Of Times. Also, Special Guests Alex Gray and Julian Dillon Talk Diabetes And The Tour De Cure
81 Special Guest Philip Tinstman Joins To Discuss BWR, Years of Racing and the Tour of California
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83: We discuss exciting news for
the Leadville 100 MTB race in Colorado, and the results of the Dirty Kanza 200 for the men and women. We recap on the results of the first Hammer Series, and Justin gives us an overview of the Criterium du Dauphine.
82: We say goodbye to a great
100th Giro d’Italia, but introduce the exciting new Hammer Series, which we’ll follow up on in the next episode. Bro-biking is a new thing for tandem lovers, but we’re not sure if Daniel Summerhill’s recent past time will catch on.
81: The first half of the episode
we talk Tom Dumoulin’s Stage 19 set back, and in the second, an enlightening interview with Tour de Cure’s Julian Dillon and Alex Gray to talk about the diagnosis, and the Los Angeles TdC event.
80: We are so excited to welcome
a long time racer, always a finisher, and BWR co-conspirator Philip Tinstman to talk about the Cervelo Belgian Waffle Ride, his years of racing, and the latest at the Amgen Tour of California.
79: This episode we focus a lot Redlands Classic Redux, Tour of California Recon Part 2, And A Giro Report. And Stroopwafels
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on the last half of the Amgen Tour of California and our own experience prevewing the route for the Big Bear Time Trial, Stage 6. We also talk stroopwafels and the Redlands Classic.
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his issue we will look at my list of do’s and don’ts for safe summer bike riding in California. The weather here is as perfect as it can get, this in turn brings out a whole enchilada of bike rider types, not just the bike enthusiasts. Some of us are casual fun riders, others are everyday ride-to-work types, while others are only the once-a-year riding type. Then there are those who used to ride when they were kids and teenagers but no longer ride because of health reasons or safety issues that they perceive to be life threatening. Of course I am referring to the danger of riding in traffic and mixing it up with all the cagers in their three ton vehicles which we’ve covered here in previous columns. Bike riders are not so blameless themselves when some of us quite erroneously still believe that a bike is not a vehicle, and the rules and laws of the road do not apply to them. This false belief causes some bike riders to engage in very risky riding behavior, such as blowing through a red light. Others ride in such a way that badly irritates other road users causing them to get mad at the bike riders, sometimes inciting road rage. The DMV website has this information in case you’d like to study it, therefore I will concentrate on the most obvious and glaring bike riding behavior issues. Here are my Ten Bike Commandments of DO’s and DON’Ts as follows:
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Obey all traffic laws. If you’re not sure about the law, look it up. Assume that the police are nearby to enforce the law. Ride defensively, not aggressively. Increase visibility by wearing brightly colored gear and lights at night. Always wear a helmet even if you are over 18; if riding with your children, make sure they all wear helmets and ride in front of you. Look all around you and glance behind when you ride your bike - not just straight ahead. When you have a bike lane, use it instead of the vehicle lane. Take great care and caution when riding on sidewalks. Ride single file if riding with more than one person. Don’t disobey the law just because you are riding a bike and not driving a car. Don’t ride through red lights and stop signs. Don’t attract the police by jumping on and off curbs or by barreling down a sidewalk. Don’t ride in an aggressive manner. Don’t wear black or very dark clothing when riding at night. Don’t ride without a helmet. Newer bike helmets are very well ventilated, head sweating is not an issue anymore. Don’t ride in a trance with your eyes fixed only on the road ahead. There are others on the road too, be aware of traffic on both sides & behind you. Don’t occupy a full vehicle lane even if the law allows this. A bike lane is safer, if the traffic is very heavy use the sidewalk where it is allowed. Don’t automatically assume that sidewalk riding is allowed everywhere so. Look up this info from your city/police website. Don’t ride in such a manner that will upset or irritate a vehicle driver. This includes not riding two, three, or four abreast in a single lane.
The goal is keeping you rubber side up for a lifetime of cycling adventures. Enjoy the ride, stay alert, and use common sense. ▲
Carl Lawton is an active cyclist who rides bikes and works for the State of California
Department of Transportation. The overlap of these two pursuits provides a unique perspective to learn from. You can reach Carl Lawton at carl@socalbicyclist.com.
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Q. How are the Pros so fast?
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ver wonder why the pros are so fast? They pedal differently than you and me. World Tour professionals start applying power to their pedal stroke much earlier than the rest of us, and they also ‘power off’ much later than the rest of us do too. They don’t ‘stab’ at the pedals, they push a high power through the pedals for as long as they can. Whether on an indoor trainer or on a low-traffic road outdoors, you can practice drills that will help to strengthen your pedaling so that you’re ready to put your improved stroke to work at the start of next season and start pedaling like the pros. Looking at the example below, pros will start their pedal stroke around 1:30 and finish around 5:30. This equates to starting the pedal stroke at 45° and finishing at 165° which is a full 33% of the total pedaling circle. Most cyclists I have done analysis on, start applying power around 3:00 and end around 4:30 which nets only 45°, or 12.5% of the total pedaling circle.
What does that mean?
Pros are pushing hard on their pedals for 120° of crank arc, a full 33% of the total pedaling circle. The rest of us only about 45° of crank arc. Note: This does not even take into consideration that pros also pull up on the upstroke. In other words, pros are pushing on their pedals for an additional 75° which is about 167% more than the rest of us.
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Examining the range of a competition-level pedal stroke.
There are lots of drills that the rest of us non-professionals can do to improve pedal stroke. I recommend starting off using one leg at a time. You will want to concentrate on one leg pedaling the whole 120°. Start by pedaling for 2-3 minutes - one leg at a time. Ramp up this drill to a full 5 minutes. During the initial phase, you are building muscle memory. Once you can do single-leg pedal stroke more easily, go back to pedaling 2-legged. Focus on integrating your single leg strokes into your full pedal motion. If you have a power meter, you should be able to see a higher number once you start pedaling smoothly for the entire 120°. When training outdoors, un-clip one foot from the pedal and pedal with the other foot. Switch by clipping in the foot/leg you were resting and un-clipping the foot/leg that was doing the work. Continue switching back and forth. When training indoors, set a step stool up next to your trainer so that you can easily rest your “off leg” on the stool, out of the way of the crank-arm and pedal. This will allow you to concentrate on the leg that you are training. Once you have mastered this, it will be time to concentrate on the back or up stroke, where you can gain even more free wattage. ▲
Coach Rick Schultz is an avid cyclist who trains, races and coaches in Southern
California. He’s a bike fitter and USA Cycling Level 2 coach. As a USAC Certified Power Based Trainer, Rick also teaches the local Beginner Racer Program for USA Cycling. He’s the author of Bike Fit 101: Your Toolset for a Great Bike Fit and Stretching & Core Strengthening for the Cyclist and Triathlete. Check his website bikefitnesscoaching.com. Rick is now working with Jax Bicycles as their premier bike fitter using the new state of the art Trek Fit System. Come on by and give it a try.
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