Chickleta - My SBRing and other Adventures

You like mountain biking marathons, cross country rides, spending long hours on the saddle. But you don't like the feeling of numbness in your fingers or the hand fatigue? So here is a small solution that will not break the bank. It is called TOGS.   What's TOGS - the theory Unlike road bike handlebars, where you can change your hand position based on the terrain to maximize efficiency, change your body position to relieve pressure from your upper back and shoulders and prevent your hands from getting numb. Mountain bikers, do not have this luxury. They are locked into one position and only one point of contact with the handlebar. The TOGS, Thumb Over Grip System, is a simple and genius solution, to creating an additional hand position, with a minimal weight penalty. What does it mean? The TOGS allows you to change the position of your thumb and thus hand by gripping the TOG. This will change your wrist angle and will allow more blood flow and relief to the w

As I am writing these words, BC dust still covers my bike. No, it's not just because I am lazy or that unlike at BC Bike Race ("BCBR") I don't have a bike vale at home. It's mostly because, it's still hard to say goodbye to this adventure and the adrenaline is still flowing in my veins. Before we jump to my race story, I have to start by explaining how I got myself into this "mess" Power River - Day 2. 52 km (32 miles) and 1080 m (3,553 ft) of climbing Photo: Todd Weselake  Every Ending Is A New Begging  The end of my triathlon "career" (at least for now), happened unexpectedly. It all started and ended in an innocent conversation with Yarnin, another BikePanel writer at the magazine meeting in Samar (read about the riding there here ). After riding Samartathon race course together, he proposed: "let's ride BC Bike Race together". What? me? BCBR? hmmm I don't know if I am good enough for that one" This wa