FASTER Cycling

There are several hundred thousand friction instances per minute in a chain when cycling. This creates a lot of friction and can waste up to 20 watts if your chain is not properly lubricated and maintained. Chain lubrication options have exploded over the last few years and many people find themselves confused when trying to understand what’s best for them. Unfortunately, there is also a lot of bad information around lubrication. Today on Faster we talk with Adam Kerin from Zero Friction Cycling who is leading the way in cycling lubrication knowledge and testing. We discuss all of the lubrication types and why immersion waxing is best and not as difficult as you may think. Listen to this episode to learn about chain lubrication and how to save up to 30 watts in your next race. Watt Points: 10-30

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On road aero testing has been taking off over the last few years. We’ve worked with several sensors and can attest to the fact that they can be challenge to use and understand. Today on Faster we talk with GiBLI who is aiming to make their on road aero sensor as easy to use as a power meter. Their advance sensors and intuitive UI is making that possible. Listen to this episode to learn how a GiBLI sensor can help you save 30-80 watts so you can become faster.

During our podcast on muscle composition a question was posed on what happens to the body when an athlete becomes fat adapted. That led us down a rabbit hole with two previous guests from UNLV, Dr. John Mercer and Tedd Girouard. In this episode we uncover the mystery behind FatMax, aerobic and anaerobic processes and the energy they use, and talk about how lactate isn't the thing that makes your muscles burn and how it's a key to you getting faster. Listen to this episode to gain knowledge about what your body is doing when you train and how to optimize your training to make the most of your body and the way it's designed to work. 

Nutrition is what fuels our performances. In this episode we talk with pro cyclist and nutrition master Lori Nedescu about macronutrients and micronutrients and what roles they play in the body for cyclist. We break down the macronutrients protein, carbohydrates, and fat and then discuss the types of micronutrients, water soluble vitamins, fat soluble vitamins, and minerals. Listen to this episode to learn how to optimize your macronutrients and micronutrients to become faster.

Someone’s voice can be a very powerful thing. For Mike Reilly, his voice has inspired and changed the lives of many. Mike is known as “The Voice of Ironman” and has brought more then 400,000 athlete’s across the line. This gives him one of the most unique views of what makes someone faster. We sit down with Mike to discuss what defines an Ironman, his tips for being faster, inspiring stories he’s seen over the years, the evolution of triathlon, giving back and his new book. Listen to this episode to gain insight from one of the sports most unique contributors on how to become faster. 

Muscles are a key component in cycling. Without them we’d get nowhere. You may have heard of fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fiber but that’s just the surface of what really going on inside the body. Today, on faster we talk with Mike Schultz from Highland Training about muscle energy systems, muscle composition, how to train specific muscle fibers, and common muscles issues. Listen to this episode to understand how your muscle work and how to train them so that you can become faster. Watt Points: 30 Watts

Triathlon is known as a solo sport. When you’re racing it’s you against yourself and whatever the race throws at you. But getting to the race is a different story. Patrick McCrann from Endurance Nation build a business around a community of athletes that train together, to encourage each other and ultimately get faster. Patrick is a 10-time Kona Ironman athlete with a 9:20 under his belt and also an INSCYD coach with a very successful track record training others. Listen to the episode to learn how training with a community will help you become a smarter and faster athlete.Watt Points: 30

This episode answers question from you, our listeners. This mini-series has generated a lot of thought and great questions which we answer. We cover topics on rolling resistance, vibration, aerodynamics, components, testing, etc. Listen to this episode to learn what your fellow cyclists are thinking about and to gain insight on ways you can become faster. 

With the number of terms thrown around when talking about cycling wheels, it’s no wonder we get a lot of questions from our customers. This episodes covers common wheel questions that may help you cement your understanding about all things wheels.