It is fitting that the latest issue of Dr. Mirkin’s e-newsletter has a Q&A on exercising in the heat.

Dear Dr. Mirkin:  What pacing strategy should I use for races in hot weather?
Start out significantly slower than you usually do and gradually increase your effort to try to keep yourself from slowing
down due to the heat.  Eight men were asked to ride a bicycle as fast as they could for 15 minutes in 68 F.  They started at a fast pace and were able to hold a steady pace. However, when they did the same time trial in 100 degree F. and started at the same pace, they slowed down progressively long before their body temperatures…

Getting the best results from your efforts bike fit is important. This can help you get that result.

The 5 Most Common Bike Fit Issues…and how to avoid them, Part 4
from BikFit Blog by Eric Bowen

At long last, here is Part 4 of the 5 Most Common Bike Fit Issues (road bike specific). If you would like to read parts 1-3, they are available in the archives of this blog.

To review, here are the top 5 bike fitting issues:

1.  Alignment Issues (“wobbly” knees/splayed legs)

2.  Saddle too high or low

3.  Poor cleat position

4.  Saddle tilted up or down

5.  Reach to the handlebars (too bunched up or too stretched out)

So, without further adieu:  Reach to the handlebars, Part 1. …

Adventure Cycling Association: Comfort on the Southern Tier, West …
by Jenn, Cartographer
A couple of weeks ago Simon and Alia from Sydney, Australia, popped into our office. They were traveling north to south on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route  (GDMBR) incorporating some deviations — as was evidenced by their appearance in Missoula — since we are not on the GDMBR. Looking at the calendar, they realized they were going to have extra time before returning to Sydney and were curious about options for extending their ride in Texas. Simon had already toured part of the Southern Tier Route  so was looking for a new experience. I was excited to tell them about the growing movement in far west Texas to court traveling cyclists.
I first learned about TexasMountainTrail.com and Beth Nobles in an email from our friends Russ and Laura at PathLessPedaled.com. They crossed paths in February as Russ and Laura…

SpokePost.com :: Bicycle Racing News, Bicycle Race Training …
Jeffersonville, Ind. (August 8, 2010) – The 2010 USA Cycling Masters National Championships came to a close on Sunday with the final criteriums in downtown Jeffersonville, Ind. Eleven new national champions rode off with Stars-and-Stripes jerseys after another hot, action-packed day of racing.
…In the 75-79 group, Fred Schmid (Waco, Texas/Bicycles Outback) won another national title, besting silver and bronze medalists David Shanks (Melbourne Village, Fla.) and Kurt Eickelmann (Spring Hill, Fla./Southern Sierra Cyclists) while Peter Murphy (Glastonbury, Conn./Opens Cycle Racing Breakaway) and Thomas O’Rourke (Westbloomfield, Mich./Cadieux Bicycle Club) rounded out fourth and fifth. …

Austin man finishes a bike race his heart donor never got to
by KVUE
by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News A bicycle race which happens once a week in southeast Austin took on a whole new meaning Thursday evening. Leading the race was …

The Bike Groggery: I’m squeeing with excitement over here
by bike groggette
In another day and a half I’ll be on a plane heading to upstate New York for a week long self supported bike ride. It’s the first time I’ve ever done a self supported ride (Texas 4000, while almost 10X longer a trip, was only semi self …

Texas cycling and sailing with Dennis: Cedar Ridge Preserve …
by Dennis and Michele Starkey
We went to Deleon Texas and rode in the Melon Patch Tour Bicycle Rally and did 72 miles of hard rolling hills, a big bonus was when we were invited to spend the weekend on a nice 160 acre farm about 12 miles from the Rally. …

Local Boy Scout organizes bike donation
Texas cycling by News 8 Austin
A Central Texas Boy Scout wants to help kids in east Austin middle schools get more active. While he hopes the donations will help kids get some exercise, …