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Keeping Your Cool in a Bike Crash
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Safety and Etiquette Tips for Group Rides
Read more →Shout out to our friends at the Treasure Coast Cycling Association for sharing an excellent article called "10 Rules to Group Ride Like a Pro" in their recent newsletter. It really got us thinking this week. The article which was written by Simeon Green of PezCycling News. It breaks some of the biggest group cycling issues down like this: It's Not a Race Bar-to-Bar Peeling Off Pulling Through Too Tired to Go to the Front Gaps Moving About in a Group Obstacles and Hand Signals Yelling Slowing and Adjusting Speed We figured that it might be good to address the topics of cycling...
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Holiday Lights Cruise 2013
Read more →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
Read more →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 Back to Sleep
Read more →We're happy to announce our new monthly column in the Healthy Living Magazine section of Florida Weekly! This week's full version is now available online and free in local area stores. Our first topic concerns sleep disorders and the positive effect of cycling. Take a look: You can click through to the full PDF of the article right HERE. Let us know what you think! Love, Peace and Bicycle Grease, Matt & Julie
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Hydrate and Ride Great
Read more →Summer in South Florida is never the time to take chances with hydration - especially when cycling. Keeping your body healthy and hydrated on a daily basis will go a longer way toward setting you up for a successful ride than anything else. Sipping 12-16 ounces of water about four hours before climbing onto your bike for a moderate-paced ride is a good plan. Then, around two hours before you start, slowly drink another 12 ounces. There's no need to over-hydrate as your body can only absorb so much fluid. Having water available during your ride is necessary, however, so...
