With the arrival of my second son in October, I knew that training time was going to get even tighter than it was. With that in mind, I wanted to leave myself with as few excuses as possible not to ride. While I have never shied away from cold weather riding, the prospect of the cold and WET has often left me making alternative plans. So I stocked up on rain-specific gear that also met my budget -- reference the birth of my second son above.

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CycleLife, USA will be observing special holiday hours during the week between Christmas and New Year's (December 26th through January 1st). The shop will be open Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM and Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM. We will be closed on Sunday, January 1st. We will return to our normal winter hours on Monday, January 2nd.

Happy Holidays from The CycleLife, USA Staff

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SRAM has something up their sleeve, with a teaser for a new SRAM Red group out.  Check it out after the break...

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Come in and check out the new Brooks Barbican Shoulder Bag, in stock at CycleLife in both the black and sand colors.  The Barbican Shoulder Bag features a water resistant cotton fabric construction with leather accents.  The shoulder strap also doubles as a waist strap, for additional stability and security while riding.  A stylish and classic way to get you and your personal effects from here to there.

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  Now that the Tour is underway, more and more people are getting excited about cycling. At CycleLife, we want to fuel that enthusiasm to ge...

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CycleLife is excited to offer automated billing for your Master's Swim classes! Bringing your wallet to class can be a real drag, not to mention writing checks in a aquatic center locker room. Many students have requested that their credit card get billed monthly.

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 We're huge nerds when it comes to clothes.

Instead of a shotgun approach to stocking merchandise, we pick each item because it has a roll to play. We put a high premium on items which can be used in different climate conditions. 

Below we've combined items from Rapha and Endura to address DC's unpredictable Fall / Winter weather.

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  As the days grow shorter and cooler, and the leaves start to drop, most of our competitive seasons have come to a close for 2010. While a few late season marathons or warm-weather triathlons remain, most of you have recently completed your last target race of the year. After a full year of training and racing, you likely have some of your best fitness, but you may be mentally burnt out and 2011 is just too far off to start training for. So what to do now?

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  A dedicated tri bike is not for everyone. We meet great athletes every day who do just fine racing triathlons on road bikes with clip-on aero bars. But what about bike fit? Can you simply bolt on a set of clip-on bars and call it a day? The short answer is NO.

Most clip-on aero bars orient the pad directly over the handlebar. Placing your elbows over the bars on a well fit road bike results in an extremely stretched out position. Being stretched out (see Chris Boardman’s superman position) is certainly aero, but it does not address comfort, riding economy, or control.

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