I hope the information you find on this site improves your personal cycling performance and
enjoyment of the sport.
Although CPTIPS is a hobby, there are internet web hosting expenses to be covered.
If you feel the website was of value, consider making that next cycling related purchase by clicking
through to one of our sponsors from this page. (And check out the sales when you do so.) Those small purchases
add up and the small commissions help to keep the lights on at CPTIPS by defraying
our ISP expenses.
This website has been designed as a "cyber"book. It contains a number of chapters (webpages)
which are updated regularly or new webpages added (based on reader feedback. In addition,
reader's questions are added to illustrate specific concepts. For those of you with a slow
modem, the entire page is available on 3.5" disc.. After repeated
questions from all of you about applying the content to personal training programs, I have also
taken the information from the website and applied it to a software program
that uses editorial comments and hyperlinks to lead you stepwise through the website
material to develop a personalized training program.
There are three ways to take advantage of this site.
Use the table of contents, as in a printed text, to find relevant chapters and material.
The glossary can be used as an index - words are defined with a hyperlink to
the relevant webpage.
The archived page of "Quiz Questions", provides an interesting
way to test your personal knowledge and hyperlink directly to the pages with appropriate content
when you are unsure of the answer.
If you have questions, or feel a concepts or facts need clarification, feedback is
always appreciated at gasman5@mindspring.com. For those of you who visit this site regularly, the
date of the last update was:
The snow is melting. Should I spend the balance of my limited early season training
hours on the spin bike getting in some interval/speed work, or head for the road?
The basic physiology, background, and references for many of the recommendations
that follow can be found in the paperback High Performance Bicycling
Nutrition published in July, 1998.
Snacks - covers the pros and cons of various aspects
of eating during the ride, including some recipes you can prepare at home to keep
things interesting and take the pressure off your wallet.
