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When I was a young girl my mom taught me that if someone has taken the time to give you something, that you should take the time to write them a thank you note.  To this day, I still write and thank the person that had thought of me. I am “old school” when it [...]

Alaskabike Jewelry We love to be contacted by our readers, especially when they would like to share their creative and unique jewelry pieces with us and our readers.  Deb Winkelman from Alaskabike reached out to Cycle and Style recently with just that!!  Deb is a 2nd grade teacher who is always looking for creative ways [...]

The Latest Studies/Information on Weight Loss • Most dieters believe the less they eat, the more body fat they will lose. Not always true. A study compared obese people who were given 1,200-calorie (for women) and 1,600-calorie (for men) reducing diets. A comparison group was given diets with  about 1,750 calories (women) and 2,100 calories [...]

We had the chance to test out several different sock brands over the last few months and here are our favorite socks of 2010. We wore them for road cycling, mountain biking, running in warm and cold weather conditions. We gave some pairs to various athletic testers who put them through their own tests. The socks below are [...]

Baby, it’s cold outside! So dress for the weather and enjoy the season AND all the activities you like to do. This reversible beanie from Headsweats is great for cycling (it will fit under a bike helmet) and will keep your head and ears from getting a frosty windburn. It is also great for cold-weather runners, giving the [...]

Cookies for Santa … and you too!! Ho … Ho … Yum-o!!  Cycle and Style is ready with the cookies for Santa and our athletes.  Thanks to Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook we have found the perfect cookie for you.  They are cakey, low-fat cookies that digest easily and are good for a pre-exercise snack [...]