We are kicking it back one week to 11/27. Sorry for the late notice.

Training with Power – by Rob Kelley (www.ROKcoaching.com) Years ago wattage meters were for pros and/or wealthy geeks only.  Greg LeMond was an early pioneer with some un-earthly results.  Back in the day perceived rate of exertion (PRE) was the most accurate measure of an intense effort.  Heart rate takes too long to reveal itself [...]

The Team Meeting we talked about last week is being planned out.  Please be there if you’re intending to be on the team again (or email one of us if you can’t). Also, the FREE COMPUTRAINER TESTING details are being fleshed out.  We will be doing this on the morning of December 8, 2012. A [...]

The current weather forecast looks great, so let’s do this. Who: Us. You? What: 30-40 mile Path ride. It’s NOT going to be fast. Most of us will be on cylocross bikes. Ride your Mt bike if that’s what you’ve got. Where: Caribou Coffee on 3rd street in Geneva. When: Leaving at 10:00. Assemble at [...]

Campagnolo components are world known for being some of the most advanced components on the market.  Campagnolo has a long history and has made many advancements in the bicycle world.  As a matter of fact if you ride any sort of geared bike your life has been directly impacted by Campagnolo as Tullio Campagnolo invented [...]

Today I’m giving up trying to open a CX blog post with something other than the weather.  The reality is the weather defines a CX race.  It defines the equipment, it defines the approach, and more often than not it defines where you finish.  This was highlighted in an array of race reports from across the Bicycle [...]

The end of the year/beginning of next year meeting has been scheduled for 11/20 at 6:30.  Location will be confirmed, but the likely location is in the computrainer room of the shop.  This meeting will be for folks who were on the team in 2012, and want to be on the team through 2013.  Please [...]

Today at “PSI-clocross for Life” CX race in Woodstock Illinois we had another perfect day for racing.  I would say a perfect day for just about any racing.  Most racers chose the same clothes they wore just a couple months back at a 100 degree crit. The course was another story.  Not considering weather conditions [...]

Here at Bicycle Heaven we have had the tradition of hosting night time Cyclocross races for the last few years.  Basically what we do is invite our team as well as other racers and future racers looking to try out the sport.  These races take place when the sun goes down meaning all racers have [...]

What an amazing race day today.  The Chicago Cross Cup has seen just about everything a good Chicago fall has to offer and today we got the good stuff.  There was just enough bite in the air to know it was cross season, but enough sun bursting through the clouds to warm the riders and [...]