Cycle and Style

Water is a wonderful performance enhancer. When a star U Conn basketball player took the advice of his sports nutritionist Nancy Rodriguez RD and started drinking enough to consistently void a light-colored urine, he was amazed at how much better he felt all day. Unfortunately, too many athletes overlook the power of this essential nutrient.  Perhaps [...]

“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.” Suffragette Susan [...]

If you’ve ever watched an Ironman  triathlon, you will have undoubtedly have seen many of the athletes wearing compression socks or calf sleeves. Long distance runners such as Paula Radcliffe have worn compression socks while running in marathons and have seemed to benefit from their use. For recovery, compression socks and leg sleeves have been [...]

YMX clothing is known for its beautiful imagery inspired by artistic cultures around the world including Celtic, Polynesian, Chinese and Japanese tattoo styles. The Mad Kool fabric feels lightweight and when the weather is warm, it feels cool. The combination of the art design with the garment’s construction means that the art design clings to [...]

    What’s best to eat for recovery after a hard workout? That’s what marathoners, body builders, and fitness exercisers alike repeatedly ask. They read ads for commercial recovery foods that demand a 3 to 1 ratio of carbs to protein, tout the benefits of a proprietary formula, or emphasize immediate consumption the minute you [...]

We love attending the Outdoor Retailer Show and though the Summer show is more to our taste with more bike apparel and products, we always find some great things at the  Winter Market as well. This is the show to preview the Fall/Winter 2012 apparel and we love  checking out great bike and running apparel and [...]