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  • Handy Cycling Website #002: Bicycle Rolling Resistance

    Handy Cycling Website #002: Bicycle Rolling Resistance

    Bike tires with lower rolling resistance can improve your speed and ability to ride longer distances
    Go to the profile of Randy Runtsch
    Randy Runtsch
    Feb 5
    Handy Cycling Website #001: Silca Pro Tire Pressure Calculator

    Handy Cycling Website #001: Silca Pro Tire Pressure Calculator

    Optimize your bike’s tire pressure for speed, comfort, and efficiency
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    Randy Runtsch
    Feb 4
    Accelerating During a Climb

    Accelerating During a Climb

    Tadej Pogača makes it look easy
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    Randy Runtsch
    Aug 6, 2024
    Danger, Will Robinson, Danger

    Danger, Will Robinson, Danger

    More of “Randy rides ‘round” Atlanta
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    Randy Runtsch
    May 3, 2024
    Embellish Sports Activity Titles to Express How You Feel

    Embellish Sports Activity Titles to Express How You Feel

    How a fellow cyclist inspired me to think more, smile more, and have more fun
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    Randy Runtsch
    May 2, 2024
    The Japanese Odyssey Ultradistance Bicycle Ride is Underway

    The Japanese Odyssey Ultradistance Bicycle Ride is Underway

    Recap following day one of a 1,700-mile, 12-day, adventure
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    Randy Runtsch
    Oct 25, 2023
    Update on Cyclist Nick Runtsch and the Ultradistance Japanese Odyssey

    Update on Cyclist Nick Runtsch and the Ultradistance Japanese Odyssey

    For some, this grueling ultradistance ride will be the adventure of a lifetime
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    Randy Runtsch
    Oct 20, 2023
    A Bike Built to Go the Distance in Japan

    A Bike Built to Go the Distance in Japan

    Nick Runtsch prepares his new rig for the Japanese Odyssey ultra-distance ride
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    Randy Runtsch
    Aug 26, 2023
    Friends Don’t Let Friends Wear Black

    Friends Don’t Let Friends Wear Black

    How to optimize your visibility and safety while riding your bike
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    Randy Runtsch
    Aug 23, 2023
    One More Gear for 4x Cost: the Difference Between 21- and 22-Speed Bikes

    One More Gear for 4x Cost: the Difference Between 21- and 22-Speed Bikes

    Bicycle specification numbers may obscure quality and performance. 22-speed drivetrains support a wider range and smoother shifting than…
    Go to the profile of Matt Traverso Ph.D.
    Matt Traverso Ph.D.
    Jul 5, 2023
    A Tour de France Primer

    A Tour de France Primer

    A guide for understanding, watching, and following the world’s premier bicycle race
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    Randy Runtsch
    Jul 4, 2023
    How to Watch the Tour de France in the USA in 2023

    How to Watch the Tour de France in the USA in 2023

    Watch Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark, Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia, and other top racers battle for supremacy in the ultimate bicycle road race
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    Randy Runtsch
    Jul 1, 2023
    Year of the Flat

    Year of the Flat

    It’s also the Year of the Cat. In both cases, it pays to be prepared
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    Randy Runtsch
    Jun 3, 2023
    Banjari Chai in the Indian Thar Desert

    Banjari Chai in the Indian Thar Desert

    In March 2023 and during my 10-day bikepacking expedition in the Indian thar desert; I was offered liters of tea by rural communities in…
    Go to the profile of Utkarsh Sethia
    Utkarsh Sethia
    Apr 9, 2023
    Ride With Me — Chapter ~17: The Beginnings of My First Bicycle Tour of Minnesota

    Ride With Me — Chapter ~17: The Beginnings of My First Bicycle Tour of Minnesota

    My first long bicycle camping trip started up north in Minnesota’s North Woods. Memories of its adventures, boredom, triumphs, mishaps…
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    Randy Runtsch
    Mar 9, 2023
    Ride With Me — Introduction: The Center of My Cycling Universe

    Ride With Me — Introduction: The Center of My Cycling Universe

    Bicycles are not only a form of transportation. For me, they represent freedom
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    Randy Runtsch
    Mar 3, 2023
    36 Crucial Tips for Bicycle Safety

    36 Crucial Tips for Bicycle Safety

    Apply these bicycle safety tips. Your life could depend on them
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    Randy Runtsch
    Feb 17, 2023
    Tour Divide 2022 Update Number 3–Day 15

    Tour Divide 2022 Update Number 3–Day 15

    The race leader, Sofiane Sehili of France, has finished the 2,618.1-mile course in less than 15 days
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    Randy Runtsch
    Jun 25, 2022
    Tour Divide 2022 Update Number 2–Day 7

    Tour Divide 2022 Update Number 2–Day 7

    Nick Runtsch’s Spot GPS tracker works again. He and Jeremiah Reiner are riding together, up the mountains and into the night
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    Randy Runtsch
    Jun 16, 2022
    Tour Divide 2022 Update Number 1— Hour 72

    Tour Divide 2022 Update Number 1— Hour 72

    Many of the 186 riders have crossed from Canada into the United States
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    Randy Runtsch
    Jun 13, 2022
    The Tour Divide 2022 Mountain Bike Race is Underway

    The Tour Divide 2022 Mountain Bike Race is Underway

    My son, Nick Runtsch, is among a field of 186 riders
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    Randy Runtsch
    Jun 10, 2022
    How to Optimize Bicycle Tire Pressure

    How to Optimize Bicycle Tire Pressure

    Finding a good pressure makes for a better ride and longer-lasting tires
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    Randy Runtsch
    May 3, 2022
    My First Bicycle Tour

    My First Bicycle Tour

    For me, nothing compares with the freedom I feel while touring on a bike
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    Randy Runtsch
    Mar 24, 2022
    Biking in deep snow

    Biking in deep snow

    A snowstorm recently hit Switzerland, and I couldn’t wait to go ride my mountain bike in the snow -which I often do 2 or 3 times per…
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    LucianoSphere (Luciano Abriata, PhD)
    Dec 14, 2021
    Write for Bicycle Trekker

    Write for Bicycle Trekker

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    Randy Runtsch
    Nov 3, 2021
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