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A Professional Fitting Will Help YOU Make the Mark
Did you catch our latest HEALTHY LIVING article in the January Florida Weekly about "Professional Bike Fitting"? (Read the full article by clicking HERE). Make an appointment today for your comprehensive bike fit evaluation session with the OYM Performance Center team of professionals. Plan on hanging out with us about an hour and a half. During that time, we'll look at everything: handlebar height, seat height, cleat placement and whether you're positioned too forward or backwards in the saddle. Take a look at this "before" pic of Zach: We want to talk with you about your cycling goals and current...
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Holiday Lights Cruise 2013
Light up the season with your OYM friends: (Image found via Pinterest) One of our favorite Holiday traditions is grabbing our cruisers and meeting our family and friends for a night ride through the festive neighborhoods of Abacoa. Dress to be safely seen, and meet us at 6:30 PM in the upper level of the parking garage behind Rooney's the Gastropub in Jupiter, FL on Friday, December 20th. (Image found via Pinterest) It'll be Merry AND Bright! We'll cruise around together until about 9:30 PM. Invite your neighbors and friends. Everyone is welcome! (Image found via Pinterest)...
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Take a Ride on Our Demo Wheels
Check out these gorgeous wheels! Pick your favorite set, and we'll pop them right on your own frame. Take them for a spin on your regular ride (or join us on the OYM Shop Ride, Saturday Ride or Club Ride) so you can really get a feel for them. Choose from Rolf Prima Ares4, Rolf Prima Vigor, Zipp 404, or Enve SES 3.4 for your test drive. We bet you'll get hooked so we've sweetened the deal: Order any brand-new set of our featured demo wheels, and we'll throw in a tires and tubes for FREE! We're thankful for your...
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Cycle the Globe (Without Leaving Florida) With Our OYM CompuTrainer Special
We've touted the many amazing training benefits of our CompuTrainer system on our blog here before: In the last couple of weeks, we've added new scenic courses to our existing library. We currently have rides that take you through the streets of the Spanish island of Mallorca, the pristine French Valleys, the Adirondack mountains, the Canadian countrysides, and the hills of Virginia. Check out these fall colors: So through the end of December 2013, we're offering all our OYM athletes a RacerMate CompuTrainer $5 per session special (up to one hour) to try these new courses. As always, your first...
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Stay Sun Safe
We found a great article on the Ironman website about sunscreen that you might want to check out. In short, you gotta wear sunscreen. Period. No arguments. Wear it every time you ride. No excuses. Here in the ruthless South Florida sun, a minimal SPF of 30 is desired with an SPF 50 even better to block out approximately 98% of cancer causing rays. Make sure you apply a sweat or water-resistant sports formulated sunscreen (not a pore-clogging "sun block"). Re-apply at least every two hours. Put about two ounces on at home and be sure to bring it with...
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Electrolytes and Nutrition
Cyclists know that maintaining the proper balance of electrolytes is essential to our optimal physical performance. But have you ever stopped to wonder why this is so important? Electrolytes are minerals in our blood and body fluids that carry an electric charge. Some common examples of electrolytes include sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and chloride. These minerals affect the amount of water in our bodies, our muscle function, the acidity or pH of our blood, and other important physical processes. Without electrolytes, the cells in our bodies can't communicate with each other to perform their essential functions. We need electrolytes...