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Fizik Antares vs Kium. Prologo Nago - my new road bike saddle

Oh, glorious Christmas. A little more money than usual on the account - road bike parts now! And what I've always been on my Cervélo has disturbed - the Prologo saddle. Not that the would not be good. No, no, well he is. A fine product.

just not authentic. A
Cervélo has to go Fizik.

said - done. Today I screw me my brand new Antares Kium on the seat post. A fine part. Black and white, so it should be.

It is not the carbon version, as there is really only designed for racing, I advise my seller. It seems like the carbon clamps no saddle bags and the like.

So I'm considering the titanium version. And this is with 175 grams of weight only slightly heavier than her brother race. And yet more than 100 grams lighter than the Prologo.

He's probably the Easy version for riders. Actually, just the thing for me. But it is not authentic ...

falls in a direct comparison of the two saddles to me not only the weight but also their severity. During the Prologo one - and now knows exactly ego - has rich upholstery, I can push my thumb close to 5 mm deep into the seat, is under the padding of the Fizik less than 1 mm.

"normal racing hard" you could call it.

but I know when I drive just an hour to sample on the role of the new Fizik are noticeably flexible in the middle section after, where the Prologo stiff as a board has been sitting on the clamp. I

an hour away in the free role and I realize after 40 minutes what the really big difference and that is: The rewards Fizik racing attitude. has

My old saddle me more compelled to "upright driving". Because the new Fizik flexes at the dam so beautiful, he is in the bottom handlebar position much more convenient than the Prologo - and in racing less tiring.

And let's face it: the wheel looks so much more beautiful!

After an hour training course, I still say not so much, but I think if I keep it busy role training operators - at least since October about 1,900 km - my seat is already really good meat have made friends with the new Antares.

But what I can safely say is: The purchase was definitely worth it. My Cervélo R3 now looks even more like Cervelo. Now only the 3T stem and carbon handlebars.

Or, as Harald asked me: "When Cervélo goes to fetch barbed wire, you then also you?" ! Klaro "
, I reply:" The main thing, the stuff is then made of carbon! "


In this sense: A merry Christmas to you all.


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Giro d'Italia, Tour de France professionals: Lecture at Hamburg ADFC

How I've managed to take 3 Road-professionals in the team Caisse d'Epargne and Lampre to Sicily a few kilometers, the Tour de France professionals have given me on my personal Giro d'Italia for tips?

you experience it on Tuesday, 14.12. from 19:30 clock in the ADFC office in the paddock (behind the Long series)

We see ourselves? There

More information is at the ADFC-Hamburg site

Well, who unfortunately does not manage to come to Hamburg tomorrow, which I can recommend the mioGiro blog. Unfortunately, available here for the time being only the first 5 steps to Bella Roma to see and read, but does the rest.

promise!

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Crohn's disease and molluscum contagiosum virus

from the disease history of Crohn's author is concerned to learn that in his 1985 molluscum contagiosum virus in infected tissues were detected. What has this done now in the professional world? We research and will soon report to here about it ...

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As we end of October 2010 the title No fear of Crohn's disease first presented on the German book market, we would not have thought that we would be available within a few weeks so much feedback from readers! The reactions range from "very interesting" and "great job" to "congratulations". We thank all readers who have previously given your opinion and look forward to continued constructive criticism.

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Just published: "No fear of Crohn's disease"

Recently, the Publications Service and publishing Hardy hollow (PVH) in Heidelberg to the book No fear of Crohn's disease appeared. A mother mach-book for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their relatives.

incurable chronic, unpredictable - the diagnosis of Crohn's disease for those affected is a shock and means for many cases in a deep hole. Because this disease is for patients (and relatives) are often an enormous burden, which reduces the quality of life. Both the exact causes and the pathogenesis and development are still unclear: Alone in the Federal Republic of Germany fall ill each year several thousand people.

The author, John Hollow, as a self-interested parties had for years from severe disease signs or suffer relapses, and beat a path many doctors the door to him too (in 1985) was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. This brought his life into chaos. The first part of this extraordinary engaging book tells the moving story of his illness - and recovery. For mean the stamp 'incurable' does not always necessarily mean that now there is actually no cure chance.

With its fast-written, authentic experience reporting it encourages sufferers to find their own way each of the health crisis. Although today no one has easy recipes for curing this disease, there are still ways to Health. But first you have to first recognize that each self is responsible for himself and his future - who has it harder than others! And that is very much involved as a patient in their healing process. We must - in spite of all circumstances - never give up! All efforts of the author have paid off: For about 20 years, he lives again completely free of pain!

The second part comprises many knowledgeable infor-mation about the current state of research as well as medical treatment: easy to understand, always clear and compact, supplemented by useful addresses and a medical glossary. The book, retail price 13,90 Euro (D) 14.30 € (A) or £ 25.00 (U.S.), is available from the publisher or the book trade.

A5, pb., 111 pages, 1 figure

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soy isoflavones can with obesity-associated inflammation reduce

According to a new, in the Journal of Food Chemistry published study, isoflavones may reduce chronic inflammation and insulin resistance associated with obesity.

Isoflavones are in particularly high concentrations in fermented soy products. Studies show that they can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, bone loss and menopausal symptoms and protect against certain cancers. It is also suspected that it potentially useful for the prevention of obesity and diabetes which are associated with weak, chronic inflammation, can be.

adipose tissue is characterized by high levels of macrophages. This are immune cells 'inflammatory Ambassadors' produce. These ambassadors promote not only the occurrence of inflammation, they also disrupt the body's ability to respond appropriately to the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin, which leads to an increased risk of diabetes.

Previous studies have shown that isoflavones reduce the number of, emitted by macrophages, inflammation ambassadors. So far no one had studied but how isoflavones affect the fat cells. In this new study, the scientists wanted to investigate the effect of three, obtained from soy isoflavones on the secretion of inflammatory molecules in fat cells. Commenting on their results: "The most important discovery of this study is that soy isoflavones reduce the secretion of inflammatory molecules and down regulate the expression of several inflammatory factors."

MPinent et al. Isoflavones reduce inflammation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. food chemistry 2010th [Epub before print].

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ass cream or not? Here's to the buttocks creams.

Who has the sexiest butt? Sure, the racing cyclists!
But Nothing comes from nothing.
Who wants to be beautiful must suffer.

! "Well, but had once again an issue," may you think, but honestly - if sometimes it even closer look, the theme Po pain of the utmost importance to a road bike rider, right?

I do not know how things go, but in my logs after 100 kilometers of the ass and starts stubborn Akrebie every little bump to acknowledge. The whole thing is bearable, no question. But after 150 miles just to bear with an iron will.

And more than 90 minutes role - where I can not even go short in the saddle promising recovery - are also difficult to endure.

remedy can bring about some hip cream.

Will make us believe the advertising. And because I had given my this year's summer tour of Italy 10 stages with over 100 miles, then once I got myself one of these top products: The Swiss make "Sportique Century Riding Cream".

course, using only natural ingredients.
Wrinkle Smoothing.
clockwise rotation.

And so, as we have seen from the owl in "Hell Tour", I smeared my fragrant Gesalbe the morning of each stage a large area of the pad of my road bike trousers - and later every evening in the face because I had forgotten fool my Nivea.

To make it short: not harmed it. Neither on my butt still in the face. The stuff smells good, does what it should do - although it at first when entering the shorts already feels a little damp in the rear sight.

Somehow as pischi-Kaka then ...

How could I survive without cream the 1,200 miles through Italy, I do not know. But while the last three stages in Sicily but was even a centimeter thick ass cream layer does not prevent that I had at home a red-glowing impression of my road bike Prologo saddle on the ass.

And me since my girlfriend lovingly "my baboon" calls.

Alternatively, I read on my return, was also completely normal milk fat to be removed from the drug store. No sooner said than done: I buy a tub (with marigold extract - is supposed to be good for the skin) and spatula Buxen me the full, as I predict the Münsterland.Giro at the start.

That I dufte by marigold fumes as the occupants of the hospital, where years ago I think community service have completed, stay only briefly mentioned. Used

I had this version of Road-ass-cream at the Giro in any case not, the pain I had from the permanent seizures were greater in each case, as my butt they could ever have cause.

So what now then? 18 € for the top product from the bike shop, or at least quickly brought in a jar Schlecker?

I say it this way: If you want to save not just on 200 grams of additional weight for Nivea and otherwise perhaps what his girlfriend wants to do good ... I would recommend to the Bag Balm.


But no matter what your take - it is always for the ass.

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A good age

We are living longer. In Germany, the average life expectancy for women now over 80, for men over 74 years. This is beautiful - if we are still fit and healthy in old age and enjoy life. But how can we stay mentally and physically 'on the ball' - not only into our 60s, but beyond that?
Why do we ever lose our youthful vigor with age and are more susceptible to diseases? The more we learn about the mechanisms that allow us to experience the age, the closer we get to potential solutions that allow us a fine, good living to a ripe old age. Researchers are studying different approaches to time.
Do we need to stay hungry?
Sorry - the days of Rubens and his stout Beauties are long gone and today is youth and beauty with a slim, fit bodies associated. Many of us feel the 'thinness' - particularly with increasing age - as an insidious form of terrorism, but there are now scientifically sound evidence that 'young slim =' in the idea something is up. Professor Tim Spector says Wieser of St. Thomas Hospital in London and American colleagues at the length of chromosome ends (telomeres) found that obesity and cigarette smoking are two factors that accelerate the aging process. A study with 1122 women aged 18 to 76 years showed that much of the telomeres of obese and smokers shorter than the same age and slim Non smoking. According to Professor Spector corresponds to the age difference between lean and overweight 8.8 years. (A pack of cigarettes a day for four years 'gifted' an extra 7.4 years). a
Another buzzword in scientific circles is the so-called "caloric restriction". Even 60 years ago, scientists observed that rats on a low calorie diet (about 70% of conventional energy intake) significantly - up to 40 or 50% - lived longer than normal fed animals. The over the years, with other animal-based tests showed that the 'little eaters' lower body temperatures, lower insulin levels and relatively youthful hormone levels shows. There were fewer signs of age-related diseases - the blood pressure and triglycerides (both evidence of potential cardiovascular disease) were lower and the blood sugar levels normal. Chronic diseases were less frequently. 2, 3
But how can eating less to lead to better health? It seems that at a lower caloric intake, the 'power plants' of our cells, the mitochondria, much more efficient to deal with the use of oxygen, with the effect that caused less dangerous free radicals . This protects the mitochondria. But not only that - the entire endocrine and metabolism remain balanced. And this gives the body more energy for an important function: the gene inactivation.
genes must be put to sleep
When the gene is inactivated, it is an important biochemical process in our body. Our genetic information of DNA consists of about 30,000 genes, which all our bodily processes - of organ function, bone growth to hair color - . Control All over our bodies are the same genes, but depending on the organ and function of certain genes are active, inactive, but the majority of genes, or 'shut down'. This switching-off of genes is extremely important for optimal functioning of the active, working genes. The older our cells, however, the more often it happens that inactive genes become active again and it is believed that this process is responsible for many age-related changes.
is controlled by the gene inactivation of an enzyme called SIR2, or silent information regu-lator, which is activated by the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD short, is. NAD has other functions in the body. So it is needed eg for metabolic processes. And the more calories we absorb, the more NAD, the body needs for metabolic processes - and the less is left for gene inactivation. Leonard Guarente, a scientist who studies the issue for over a decade, said: 'NAD could very well be a signal for the metabolic status of cells. If an organism low in calories are supplied to increase the NAD level. More NAD means SIR2 activation, which shut down certain sections of the genome and thus prolong their lives. " That is, 'If we can keep SIR2 longer active, we could possibly slow down the aging process. " 4
SIR2, NAD ... this all sounds very abstract, and terribly complicated. It is understandable but when you know that one of the chemical precursor of NAD to us all well-known Vitamin B3 (niacin) is. Also, most experts are well aware that it is "caloric restriction" not a particularly attractive way of life. Dr. Tory Hagen of the Linus Pauling Institute said: 'To the same as those observed in animals, to achieve effects on our life span, caloric intake should be severely limited - something what most people would not tolerate. " 5 employs Therefore, the research by asking whether the same phenomenon - increased longevity and better health - can be achieved with the help of micro-nutrients. This Tory Hagen: 'We want to provide the right substances in the right amounts' 5. Simple dietary supplements such as vitamin B3 , CLA or HCA could effectively help with our personal (sorry free) 'caloric restriction' program and its support for the NAD.
The Alpha substances also Professor Bruce Ames of the University of California at Berkeley studying the mechanisms of aging and ways to delay aging. The 1998 with the 'National Medal of Science Distinguished biochemist has been working for half a century with the subject cell damage in the course of his research and knew our' cellular power plants ', the mitochondria, as the "weak link in the chain'. Her slow decline was one of the main reasons for the aging process. free radicals caused by oxidation processes take aged not only to - they cause the aging: The more often lose their mitochondria in energy production of oxygen molecules, so that this can be a 'free radicals' behave, the more the mitochondria are damaged by this 'crazed molecules'. Which in turn results in the mitochondria, free radicals even less able to control - a vicious circle! 'Although the mitochondria are trying to keep everything under control, increasing the free radical level with age. That is, it is more oxidized proteins, which in turn leads to more damaged DNA. " 6
The irony of history is that our most vital element - Oxygen - we simultaneously - by the formation of free radicals in the oxidation - brings to the grave. Ames estimates that the DNA (genetic information) in every cell of at least 100,000 times a day by free radicals 'bombed' and potentially harmed is: 'Life is like a radiation therapy. " 6 Ames had also realized early on that caused by oxidative damage, degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cataracts, and memory problems caused by nutrients such as vitamin C and E can be prevented. Could the Biological Clock of the mitochondria but be turned back by using nutrients at all?
early 2002 surprised Ames and his team the scientific world with a new discovery: Experiments on rats have shown that the combination of the two natural nutrients acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid could stop the aging process . 7 The results were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Ames described it: 'These two nutrients jumped on the old rats and danced the Makarena ... The brain looks better, they are full of energy. All of us studied more like a young animal. " 8 But what were these miracles for substances that could give the old rats again the momentum of pups?
The universal antioxidant ...
alpha-lipoic acid or Thioctinsäure, was discovered in the 50s. Alpha-lipoic acid acts as a cofactor for several important enzymes and was recognized in 1988 as an antioxidant. Both fat-like water, can Alpha-lipoic acid free radicals in fatty tissues (eg nervous system) and in tissues, which consist mainly of water (eg heart) to eradicate. Alpha-lipoic acid in particular, protects the mitochondria and the genetic material, DNA. It's recycled, and supports the action of other antioxidants (vitamin C , glutathione, coenzyme Q10 and vitamin E), forming with these materials a 'antioxidant network'. The B vitamins, it helps in converting proteins, carbohydrates and fats into energy. In Germany, alpha-lipoic acid for a long time is prescribed for the treatment of diabetic complications such as nerve damage. Scientific studies show that it can also be helpful for insulin resistance and to control blood sugar levels.
... and the energy supplier can L-carnitine
is the only molecule in the body, the long-chain fatty acids to their place of combustion, to the mitochondria to transport - bodybuilder circles is in the amino acid L-carnitine no longer a secret anymore. It provides energy and helps the body to burn fat, instead of storing. Conversely, it is transported toxic substances produced during the lipid metabolism ', out of the cell. This provides an optimal energy level and that the cells remain fresh and young and good work.
acetyl-L-carnitine and L-carnitine are not the same!
acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) and L-carnitine are like cousins. They both have the same basic chemical structure. ALC has, however, an additional component that is responsible for ensuring that it has an additional spectrum of activity than L-carnitine and think this is.
acetyl-L-carnitine affects as positive as L-carnitine on the activity of mitochondria and thus the cell metabolism from. Due to its slightly different chemical structure, it is better able to cross the blood-brain barrier, so keep that different areas of the brain from toxic damage can. Because ALC raises the level of neurotransmitters, it has not only positively affect the energy level, it also enhances the cognitive capacity - memory and concentration. It was further observed that the concentration of other nutrients, which decrease with age (eg, vitamin C ) is improved.
According to Bruce Ames, the two substances work best in combination. While acetyl-L-carnitine protects the proteins and can function optimally, making alpha-lipoic acid the free radicals an end. 'Any substance solves a different problem - and interact two better than in isolation. " 9
Transferring the success of the 'tapered' rat on people, this would correspond to a 75 - to 80-year-old who was back as fit as a man in his middle years. As Dr. Tory Hagen of Linus Pauling Institute: 'With increasing age, so many different changes in the mitochondria can be observed, leading over time to consequences in the cell. By the mitochondria 'hochtunt' one can at least postpone a number of age-related problems, or, hopefully, some changes have taken place again reversed . Make ' 9
Professor Bruce Ames, 76 years old, concluded: 'It makes no sense to try to make people live longer if they shorten their life span at the same time with cigarettes or poor nutrition. [...] You can do many things that make the mitochondria age faster and one of them is not to take enough vitamins and minerals to be. We not only need fuel - fat and carbohydrates - we also need 40 different micronutrients. These are the vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids that keep our biochemistry and running. [...] A multi-vitamin-mineral pill is a kind of life insurance. [...] I think if you are an old rat, you can be enthusiastic. For old people, we do not yet know all the answers. [...] Many people say they feel it [Alpha-lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine] take and tip. I take it and do not feel very different - but I'm always pretty lively. I'm definitely optimistic. In the early 30's, [...], the people went with 60 retired. It was assumed that only a small proportion of the population in general would be 65 years old. I will not go into retirement. I have way too much fun. In a recent New Yorker there is a cartoon in which the physician to a patient says, 'I see you are 57th I would like to reduce a bit.'' 10
alpha-lipoic acid ° is particularly important for the production of energy from glucose in the body.
· Provides an effective antioxidant against both water-soluble and fat-soluble against free radicals dar.
· as antioxidant neutralizes free radicals and converts them into harmless molecules.
· Is capable of other antioxidants such as vitamin C and E, glutathione and to 'recycle' Co-enzyme Q10 .
· Is a liver and nerve agent.
· supports the detoxification of heavy metals (particularly mercury).
· raises the Glutathionniveau. glutathione is important for immune system and Entgiftung.schützt the lens and retina of the eye from degeneration and helps with glaucoma (glaucoma).

fit into old age - what can I do?

· Check your weight is an aid to weight control, for example CLA, HCA, chromium and glutamine. Take as much as possible, fresh, unprocessed, high-quality, bio-organic foods.
· Not smoke! Cigarettes contain over 4,000 toxic substances and can make you look and feel older than you are.
· Connect with sufficient nutrients
The level of many important nutrients such as vitamin C , decreases with increasing age. Vitamin E protects the heart and B-vitamins are good for the nerves and support the conversion of food into energy. Vitamin B3 (niacin) plays an important role in gene inactivation.
· fatty acids are essential
Eat fish, or take a fish oil . Fish oil contains including DHA, a long-chain omega 3 fatty acid , and 30 percent of our brain is composed of DHA. A precursor of vegetarian Omega 3 Linseed oil. counteract
· With AL & ALC aging Scientific studies indicate that naturally occur in our Cells occurring substances acetyl-L-carnitine and Alpha-lipoic acid aging process can contribute.
Although meat and sometimes even vegetables (eg spinach) contain, can take the body through food alone is not enough alpha-lipoic acid to benefit from its antioxidant properties. Therefore, usually 50 to 100mg daily is recommended as a dietary supplement. For acetyl-L-carnitine normally recommended around 250mg daily. offers a high quality combination product Higher Nature .
Referenzen: 1 Smoking and Fat Speed Up Ageing, Say Researchers. James Meikle. The Guardian, 14. Juni 2005.
2 The Serious Search for an Anti-Aging Pill. Mark A. Lane, Donald K. Ingram und George S. Roth. Scientific American. August 2000.
3 The Longevity Gene. Lisa Scanlon; Technology Review. October 2004
4 MIT researchers uncover new information about anti-ageing gene – Gene's function may be tied to metabolism in yeast and higher organisms. Massachussetts Institute of Technology News, 16.02.2000
5 Aging with Dr. Tory Hagen, http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/f-w00/aging.html
6 Defying the Years. Amy Ellis Nutt. The Star Ledger; December 2002
7 Memory loss in old rats is associated with brain mitochondrial decay and RNA / DNA oxidation: Partial reversal by feeding acetyl-L-carnitine and / or R-lipoic acid. Jiankang Liu, Elizabeth Head, Afshin M. Gharib, Wenjun Yuan, Russell T. Ingersoll, Tory M. Hagen, Carl W. Cotman, Bruce N. Ames. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 19 February 2002.
8 New tricks for old rats. Higher Nature Health News, Spring / Summer 2002.
9 Dietary Supplements Make Old Rats Youthful, May Help Rejuvenate Aging Humans, According To UC Berkeley Study. February 2002. http://nootropics.com/acetylcarnitine/rejuvenation.html
10 Forever young: Do not help the Reaper (Part 1) & The Scientific Frontier (Part 2). Dan Olmsted. 14. July 2005. Copyright2005 by United Press International. http://www.sciencedaily.com/

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racing 2010 season - that's it

Oha, what a year, right?
For me, anyway.

First I invest myself half to death, to elaborately make from my HP Velo Speed Machine Technology one Edizione Bianchi - and then I'm not even 6 weeks with the new piece of jewelry.

Sell the recumbent bike to me a pure carbon Renner need to.

Why? Well, many have asked me. Many friends and many readers of my blog-Speed Machine. The answer was simple: Less time = less extensive tours = need for a simpler, lighter, sportier instrument = Road bike.

addition the relationship. As a single 3-week trip through the Rockies, Arschaufreißen in the slopes of Japan or sizzling sun in Portugal are not a problem - but what makes friend with something? Always separated spend annual holidays, do not do it.

No, it needed a sports device, with which I live my speed addiction and even tear, almost overplaying could, without having to be on the road for 3 weeks.

The Cervélo R3 is as perfect.

And how! A new drug developed: to race.
Oh, guys, what a great thing! What fun, what an adrenaline thrill what a shock therapy, laughing fit, Wade attack and lung Berserker! to race is my new passion.

This can not sleep the night before to grow transponder and race numbers, the feeling, the same hours at full throttle to have to compete can. This drift in the air before the start, nervous Gezucke on jerseys and helmets, anxious glances at the countdown and then, after the launch, the pure kicking, burning in the lungs, tears in his eyes, no longer able to drive empty give everything, fail fast, fast fall, almost falling over, and yet ... the finish line, this wave of adrenaline, Endor Fine, the one from the Ears swell, happiness, smile to her ears, lucky to be not involved in the horrific crashes to have been, cleared.

race. This is it! I can do it! This is the bomb!
2010 begins with the Elbe River Island-Racing RG university. Only 3 laps on the Elbe island, a brilliant track, 66 km only - that's full throttle from the first until the last minute. After all, look Hanka Kupfernagel (the later wins the elite women's race) and the Trenga factory team and the tough guys of the RG University set the pace. And that is high.

rase I burn to his neck, the lungs - one yells breathlessly next I "52 mph!!" and I'm happy to finish. Happy because explode right next to me 3 Road tires with 9 bars of pressure, the guys almost fall and then, a few kilometers to go, two riders shoot down beside me.

splintering carbon flying through the air, people screaming drag on asphalt. Not pretty.

My second race, the Cyclassics. And even for my newly created Sunclass-racing team. A great experience, together with 20,000 other cyclists race it goes to the 155 km line - the best weather.

with extreme water shortage. I enjoy the Köhlbrandtbrücke yet. Cut off the slopes in Wedel me almost the neck - it wafts the cramp in the calves. Only a drastic rate reduction saves me going to the finish. And again these endorphins. Again, this feeling of having done something very special. Someone to be special. Herrlich.

If not I'm far anyway - now it's official: I'm addicted to racing!

little later, it is October, I predict the Münsterland Giro - also back in the jersey of the team Sunclass - at the start. As a team we are starting the 5 150 km.

Wonderful - on the Day of German Unity does from the sun and treats us once a day with about 20 degrees and sunshine. No less impressive is the line: an idyllic, almost too idyllic, it is by the wonderful Münsterland, often distracted by the prospects, sending the sometimes harsh counter-and cross winds almost forgotten.

Only the two slamming mountain tests bring us painfully back into the here and now. Cramps bother me (completely untrained for the Cyclassics) so I'm just into a not so glorious time goal.

But at least made it - other than the season's final two weeks later. Hamburg-Berlin in the time trial I fail completely. Decline after only 116 of 280 kilometers.

My team mate Steven caught it after 160 miles. But at least learned a lot.

Well, and what was now 2010? Switch recumbent bike without a problem, even my 14-day tour from Venice to Catania feel very personal di'Italia Giro, I can run through without any problems, 1,200 of miles of road bike paradise.

And yet I look at the statistics, I come to ponder:
is resistant it with my mileage down. That has - that is - change. Some more races in 2011 are on the calendar, and already I labor from the role in the GA1 and GA2-training, the basis for to put my first full racing season.

And the hammer.
I feel now.

Gets along well through the winter.
2011, we rock the asphalt!


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Tacx Flow vs. Tacx Antares - Fixed role against free

Well, what then is better?

The solid matter is trapped in the rear wheel using a special steel axle between two arms and the wheel set to one (me my electric by eddy currents), brake presses, or the free role where you ... freely balanced on three wheels?

And above all, what is more fun?

brings me a few days ago the DHL long-awaited package HIBIKE of delivery, inside I find it not quite as heavy and solid as in the flow, the new free role. And as I did with the "flow" from Tacx already so good experience, I ordered the free role "Antares" from that very home.

Why a free role? Well, in the last two seasons, winter training, I trained a lot with the fixed role. Watts and pulse-based training, interval training and some Conconi tests I've driven, usually 1-hour turns, sometimes like 90 or 180 minutes.

My Conconi test of 2009 and the recumbent bike in the Tacx Flow "

The electrical eddy current brake of the Flow I can comfortably on the handle - I was still in use recumbent - and can control, follow my self-constructed training plan, regulate the resistance of the role and always have the Watt, which make my legs in view.

far, so good.

But the training on the firm's role laaaaaaangweilig!
Nothing happened.
nothing new.
nothing.

music - nil, unless you have hard of hearing or dead neighbors. The coach is extremely noisy, especially if they (admittedly only a short time), which came to power the 900, 1,000 watt limit is approached.

Free role - much seen on YouTube. Heard a lot. Now I want to test it again. The prospects are alluring: The road bike is free on 3 wheels and stabilized by the centrifugal forces of rotating wheels work itself, the balance must be feeling, because on 30 cm wide rolls you have little room for dangly actions.

I rely on the coach, there are only 6 screws - takes less than 5 minutes.
Then I adjust the distance between the wheels on my road bike.

And there you go.
I think.
is not so.

I climb on. High-songwriter. Very high. Begin connect. And fall down fast. Ah, okay. To slowly come - too much lashed to the handlebars. So all over again. Upgrade purely occur. I step, let go, the Bar next to me going on ... uuuuunnnndddddd .... aha, it's ... it goes ... ha!
Do not go!

Huh? How was that? Come and sit?
That's impossible!
It works!
It works!
a few seconds I can keep myself. Hold. Swing.
jumping.
Oha!

It is like learning to walk. Like the first kiss. Like the first driving lesson. I always thought I could go racing. For the free role, I must learn it again.

Sometime I find that I have the same approach in the highest appropriate gear must - as I have from the beginning, high speed and thus a high stabilization effect of my wheels. I switch into high gear. And in fact, been quick - it took only 10 starts - I can reasonably drive safely.

Woe only, I take one hand off the handlebars. Or go
position at Sprint.
Or try to wipe the sweat from my forehead - a short sugar and already the Cervelo wobbles uneasily on the rollers back and forth.

Then I have to slow down. Descending. And start anew.

My second workout the next day is a much more successful: I drive an hour a piece from me thrash about and may even become the way to operate my phone and drink, without skin that I am off track.

So, now as the training in the free role?

First of all: the resistance is always the same. And he is not adjustable, a regulation such as the flow is not possible. So I can - if ever - only pulse-based training to make the outdoors. And through the low resistance even units in GA1 and GA2. Everything about it is, is better controlled and be completed on the solid part.

What the parties but can not: convey real cycling experience. For trains the free role very well the sense of balance and thus the Radbeherrschung my racing bike. How often it occurs in an RTF or a racing event - such as the Cyclassics or Müsterlandgiro - that you just maneuver on top, packed tightly in the peloton have to do?

Often there remain a few inches to front and side men. Then skillfully and safely with little job security and above all quickly move forward, the A and O. The free role this school

comparisons can not be both.

In my opinion, both are two very different training devices that complement great. The fixed part of motor units and Sprint, the free role in balance and basic stamina.

Well, then they can come, the 2010/2011 season training - and so much fun for this year's Winter Cup racing news.



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