edafe.org » exercise http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Sat, 12 May 2012 12:19:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Bicycle weight and commuting time: randomised trial http://edafe.org/2011/02/bicycle-weight-and-commuting-time-randomised-trial/ http://edafe.org/2011/02/bicycle-weight-and-commuting-time-randomised-trial/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:11:13 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5916 Continue reading →]]> “Evidence based cycling is not high on the bicycle salesman’s agenda. No one will tell you how much more efficient one bicycle is over another; they just say it is better.” Steel or carbon? Jeremy Groves buys a new bike in the hope of saving up to five minutes on his daily commute…
www.bmj.com
With thanks to Lutz Meißner.

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This is a picture I took of today’s newspaper. You can usually pick me out from a group of cyclists because I am the one wearing the full-face helmet. Comments I get from other cyclists are mostly positive. But somebody, somewhere is always telling me that I must be really scared to be wearing that helmet—before proceeding to tell me everything about injuries and treatments that they had to endure as a consequence of having had a serious crash.
royalgazette.com

In other news this week, current World Downhill Champion Rachel Atherton was involved in a head-on collision with a car.

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/01/about-that-helmet/feed/ 0 Moment designs http://edafe.org/2008/08/moment-designs/ http://edafe.org/2008/08/moment-designs/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:28:51 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=1944

“Even though they are serious competitors I try to make this feel like you are watching a local buddies video.”
Andrew Tonkery
vimeo.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/08/moment-designs/feed/ 0 Make your bike time count http://edafe.org/2007/10/make-your-bike-time-count/ http://edafe.org/2007/10/make-your-bike-time-count/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:01:34 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=907 Continue reading →]]> “Simply riding your bike will help improve your fitness and your handling skills, but there are training techniques you can adopt to make sure you get a decent workout.” Joe Beer with a few tips on how to spend your time in the saddle more effectively.
www.bikeradar.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2007/10/make-your-bike-time-count/feed/ 0 Metabolic fatigue http://edafe.org/2007/08/metabolic-fatigue/ http://edafe.org/2007/08/metabolic-fatigue/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:53:07 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=917 Continue reading →]]> “Every cyclist loves to eat, and half of the fun of cycling is in having a built-in excuse to eat in large quantities.” Yesterday I “bonked big-time” for not having eaten enough. Stephen Cheung explains the factors that come into play.
www.pezcyclingnews.com

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www.cyclingreviews.com

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Fact: A regular London cyclist enjoys a longer life expectancy than a Londoner who takes no exercise.

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/06/life-expectancy/feed/ 0 Compact cranks and gearing http://edafe.org/2004/07/compact-cranks-and-gearing/ http://edafe.org/2004/07/compact-cranks-and-gearing/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:15:37 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=921 “Human power output is a bit like a modern high performance engine, but with tiny amounts of power.” Simon Butterworth discusses the pros and cons of different types of cranks and gearing ratios.
www.slowtwitch.com

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