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Trigger Point Therapy: Integrative Health for Athletes
Read more →We like to call trigger point therapy ‘pre-hab’ rather than rehab. At OYM, we tend to see many runners come in with injuries from the knees down such as plantar fasciitis. Our cyclists complain more about injuries from the knees up, like hip, thigh and IT band tightness. Trigger points are localized areas of inflammation in tissue which may be the result of muscle overuse, mechanical overload, lack of exercise, improper physical conditioning, chronic stress, joint problems or vitamin deficiencies. In more chronic cases, these problematic areas can become scar tissue encased within the muscle and result in serious injuries. (Photo...
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Sharing the Road
Read more →May is National Bike Month. (Above image designed by Johnny Hsu for The League of American Bicyclists) It's a great time to bring awareness to an issue many cyclists and pedestrians face on a daily basis; motorists who fail to share the road. Will you help us get the word out? Did you know that Florida law requires motorists to leave a minimum of three feet of space between their cars and a cyclist regardless if there is a designated bike lane or not? Learn the laws regarding your responsibility for safe cycling as well at Alert Today, Alive...
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NEW for You in Our Store: Pedal Assist Bikes!
Read more →OYM is pleased to offer a super-exciting product for you: Easy Motion Electric Pedal Assist Bikes by BH. These E-Motion bikes (pictured here are the NEO City and NEO Cross models) are manufactured by one of the oldest and largest bicycle suppliers with over 100 years in the business. The electric components are by Samsung, and the drive and crank components are by Shimano. The bikes come with a five year warranty on the entire bike and a two year warranty on the battery. These bikes are "pedal assist" which means that you still do the work, but the bike...
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Interbike, Instagram and More!
Read more →If you already follow us on Twitter @OYMBike, Instagram oymbike, and Facebook oymcycling, then you probably know about our big trip out to Interbike International Bicycle Expo 2013 in Las Vegas last week. We saw tons of the latest & greatest bikes, gear and apparel. Did you catch all our live tweets and photos? Here's a few: Check out this improved (if that's possible) Ares4! We were impressed with this awesome inline brake release lever from Shimano. We saw this on a lot of bikes with hidden calipers. We loved the BH Bikes Aero with DA Di2. The new large screen head unit from Cateye...