Sport of Cycling/Biking (02)

Bicycle Forum
Every triathlete can get useful information from this site, and from other triathletes that have used the same products and been in the same races. There is a Tour de France forum, as well as a forum about bike maintenance. Need to find a good place in your area to bike? Check out the rides forum. A message board about racing, training and buying is also available.

Bicycle Maintenance Guide
This handy guide includes information about maintaining your bicycle. Because there are many aspects and pieces associated with bike maintenance, it's important to have a comprehensive guide. This one includes driving, wheels, steering and more. The steering page discusses drop handlebars, aero bars and triathlon bars. The most common types are clamped to the top of the handlebars. There are many different types, and the author's favorite is Syntace, despite the prices that border on extortion (little required pieces of plastic need to be bought separately at unreal prices). They clamp on the thick inner part of the handlebars, leaving more room for holding the top of the handlebars, they have a very low height and comfortable and adjustable armrests, and they have just the right length and a steep front that doesn't require bending the wrists too much, the author notes.

Triathlon Nutrition for Runners, Swimmers and Bicyclists
A collection of useful links are available here, especially about nutrition for triathletes. Topics include the advantages of drinking tea, what to eat on race day, sodium, Hobson's philosophy on eating right, ironman race nutrition, over-hydrating, top food for reducing free radicals, eating more often, and more. Tips on swimming, biking and running are also included, and noted are: night running, swimming drills and riding with roadies. A lot of valuable information here for triathletes.

Race Transitions
There are many "right" ways to set up your transition area, and they depend on your goals and needs. This article explores the basics of what most people put in their transition area - based on the opinions of others, with the author's own biases thrown in. A pre-race checklist is included and is broken down by running, bicycling and swimming. This article includes information on how to arrange areas for a race. A step-by-step guide is included for what things to put where before the triathlon race.