August 12, 2010

Unspokin’

In thinking about the topics I will write about, I ended up with a list of topics I will avoid talking about instead.

Nutrition advice
Let alone a legal nightmare, I have absolutely none of the expertise to properly instruct people on what they should eat to get the best performance on the bike. Besides, do you really want to be taking dietary cues from a guy who refuses to give up beer and pizza?

Training advice
Again, I don’t have the credentials to give this kind of advice. However, in my opinion, there is only one training tip you really need and it comes from five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx – “Ride lots.”

Components
I’ve never been the guy that drools over carbon fiber bike stems that weigh 100 grams or bottom brackets as stiff as steel and I’m not going to start now. Bike magazines have this topic sufficiently covered anyway.

Specialized
I ride a 2005 Specialized Roubaix. That sentence is my only endorsement of Specialized. I’m loyal to the brand, but this blog isn’t a commercial. Besides, I honestly believe the powerplant (the person pedaling) makes the difference and not the brand of machine whether it’s Trek, Giant, Cervelo, Kona, Marin, Orbea and Fuji. There, I mentioned all the big brands, everyone is happy.

In thinking about the topics I will write about, I ended up with a list of topics I will avoid talking about instead.

Nutrition advice
Let alone a legal nightmare, I have absolutely none of the expertise to properly instruct people on what they should eat to get the best performance on the bike. Besides, do you really want to be taking dietary cues from a guy who refuses to give up beer and pizza?

Training advice
Again, I don’t have the credentials to give this kind of advice. However, in my opinion, there is only…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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