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Perpetuem
This past cyclocross season, I received a sample packet of Hammer Nutrition’s Perpetuem. Perpetuem is a drink mix intended for endurance rides. I finally decided to use this sample during yesterday’s four hour ride. I ran out of Perpetuem before the end of my ride, and started slowing down before I got home. Of course, I don’t usually do thirty mile mountain bike rides, but I felt it was a great opportunity to put this sports beverage to the test. It passed. I fully intend to place an order for Perpetuem this weekend. When taken frequently, I felt great and was able to keep going. It seemed to give my body what it needed to keep the greatly feared bonk at bay. The key is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health and Nutrition
Bikes, Berries, and Bugs
As mountain bikers, it is imperative that we eat. Well, it’s imperative that anyone eat, but we need more energy than some, or many. Pat arranged a Copper Harbor Fat Tire pre-ride for this morning. I started the day off right by making some buckwheat pancakes topped with raspberries picked in my yard and Upper Peninsula maple syrup. Yum. Let me tell you – yum. I drank some iced tea as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mountain Biking
Like Getting a New Bike
I’ve spent the last two days converting my blog to my web server (Moronacity has been hosted by Futurequest for several years). The biggest reason for this change is that I was tired of getting blank pages every time I logged into Blogger, tried to read comments on friends’ blogs, or tried to read the comments for my own blog and reply to them. That’s just not good blogging business. Now that my blog is completely on the Futurequest server, under the Moronacity domain name, the Blogger issues, and the issues associated with any free host, are now a thing of the past. It was a bit difficult making this change. You see, I decided to go with WordPress, which is much more complicated in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Equipment
Improve Your Riding With a Good Book
I like books. Whenever I start a new hobby, I buy books. Bicycling wasn’t any different. When I started mountain biking, it was pretty obvious I had a lot to learn regarding technique. I didn’t know how to climb steep hills or maneuver through rock gardens, and the only advice I was given was “ride more.” Well, that advice really doesn’t work. The following are the books in my … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cycling
Cycling Forums
The Internet is a pretty addicting little tool. Many of us have spent hours, if not days, surfing the web with endless information at our fingertips. I spent one whole night last week surfing through the backwards chronology of the English monarchy on Wikipedia. If you are reading this blog, it is probably a safe assumption that you spend some of your bandwidth surfing through various cycling forums as well. I am quite … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bike Culture
Dressing for Cold Weather Rides
Cyclists like me are anticipating the warmer weather and are already hopping on our bikes for what we like to call training and commuting, but the truth is, we want to play. The minor challenge presented to us is this little thing called the weather. It continues to snow throughout most of my state. One day, the top layer of snow melts in the sunlight on a breezy 40 degree (Fahrenheit) day. The next, there is a wind chill of 9 degrees and there is a fresh four-inch layer of snow covering the ground. I read a guideline in a forum that I feel is a good rule of thumb: don’t ride if it feels like it is below ten degrees. Personally, I don’t feel … Read entire article »
Filed under: Equipment
The Acne Cure
“How many of you wear makeup while riding?†I’ve seen this question asked twice on cycling forums. Some of the die-hard feminists scoff at those who do wear makeup while riding. Some have a somewhat valid excuse: they put it on for work. While people respect my reason for wearing makeup while riding, it is not valid to the die-hards. I have acne. I’ve had horrible acne since I was … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health and Nutrition
