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Heart rate based training
In category Racing
Written by Pharting

I've just recently started working with a heart rate monitor. I bought a few books by Chris Carmichael to help me figure out how to train with it, and one thing I've been surprised about is the low intensity he recommends.

For example, I rode my favorite hill climb for the first time with my HRM, and noted that my heart rate was 92-94% of max for an hour (occasionally it would dip down to about 8

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re:Fat slicks for all-purpose riding
In category Tech issues
Written by enj0ychuck

experience over the last 10 years with fat, treadless tires.

I've spent a bit of time over the last couple of weeks looking for replacements for my Avocet FasGrip tires I have mounted on a Trek 7000 mountain bike. The tires are 16 x 1.9 front and rear and mounted on Matrix
SingleTrak rims that measure 24mm at the widest portion. The tires are rated
40-85 lbs. but I have run them as low as 35 lbs.

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