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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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  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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 I have been wanting to try a Cyclocross race for the last couple of years but for some reason the stars never aligned with training schedules, personal schedules and actually having a cross bike.

Well, 3 weeks ago someone posted on the MABRA list that they were selling a well used cross bike for $200. It was too good of a deal to pass up, and I figured for $200.00 the bike would fit the engine I was going to use to power it. Next step, I found a practice organized by a team member held on a free morning. Things were finally coming together. Nice thing is there seems to be a practice every weekday around the DC area.

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 What happens when you throw an elite road racer into a triathlon? On short notice, Russ Langley, CycleLife sales team member and long time bike racer, jumped headlong into the world of triathlon and raced the Nation’s Triathlon in Washington DC. To anyone who’s spent hours / months / years training for triathlons, Russ’ answers just might make you want to punch him. But you’ve got to remember … the guy has spent over a decade racing and training at an elite level.

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