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  1. Help...I’m Stuck. My FTP Won’t Go Up! By: Gordy Paulson, Level 1 USAC Coach and Master/Elite Coach with Peaks Coaching Group You’ve purchased a power meter. You’ve trained hard and seen progress. You’ve spent hours on the trainer doing more 20-minute sweet spot intervals than you care to count. You’ve done the Functional Threshold Power (FTP) testing - multiple times - to measure your threshold. For a while, you excitedly watched your 20-minute test numbers rise but then, they stall. What’s this!? Does this me...
  2. New Product Preview: Bike Lock Storage Bar & Wall Mount Work Stand By: Andy Lambert, Global Sales Manager When it comes to outfitting a bicycle storage room, efficient use of space must work hand in hand with ease of use and accessibility. Nothing makes our day like seeing a well-designed bike room come to fruition and that’s why we are excited to share with you a sneak preview of two new products that are coming soon.Both products are designed and manufactured in the upper Midwest and are sure to make your bike room a hit with commuters or residents. Due fo...
  3. NACTO 2018 Conference Recap By Andy Lambert, Bike Fixation Global Sales Manager The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) is a membership organization that includes 62 major North American cities and ten transit agencies, and is a leader in transportation policies and best practices development. Their annual conference, aptly named “Designing Cities 2018,” was held in Los Angeles, California earlier this month. Bike Fixation was there to connect with and listen to the hundreds of city of...
  4. Maintaining Identity in Motherhood By Laura King I was anxious from the moment I saw the “yes” on the pregnancy test. Actually, even prior. Having gone through a miscarriage where I experienced the elation of being pregnant, seeing the heartbeat on the ultrasound and then the subsequent devastating news that it would not be viable, I was cautious to manage my emotions and expectations. What I realize now looking back is that this was only the beginning of the emotional journey involved in bringing a life into this wor...
  5. Know No Bounds As we celebrate our 45th year, we’re setting the stage for the next 45 and beyond. It’s a process of self-discovery, digging deep and looking back while thinking toward the future and the next generation of Saris – with the bicycle at the heart of it all. Our next chapter begins with our product categories uniting under the Saris brand, a name borne from the combination of our founder’s, Sara and Chris Fortune. Our car racks, cycling infrastructure, and in...
  6. Summer Bike Routes: 7 Epic Rides Across the USA At Saris, we are always on the lookout for new places to ride. Whether close to home or a short drive away, new routes are always showing up on our radar. You can keep your nose to Strava or Map My Ride and see what other local riders are doing. Or with a little research you can set out and blaze your own path. If you're looking to break out of the ordinary with a bucket list ride, we've put together this round-up of 7 stellar routes across the USA. West Coast: The 1856-mile Pacific...
  7. Innovation Explosion: Thwarting Thieves through Best-in-Class Infrastructure Ever wonder what happens when product designers and engineers work unchaperoned with loose parameters and unbounded imagination? If you are an engineer at Saris Infrastructure, it translates into an explosion of new products that are best-in-class, innovative in features and design, and meeting the needs of under-served segments of cyclists. What started as a modest project to enhance our Stadium Rack, a freestanding hoops-on-rails bicycle parking rack, evolved into a wholesale upgrade to ou...
  8. SUPERBones: A Trunk Rack As Functional As it is Aesthetic By: Sarah Reiter, Saris Car Rack Product ManagerOnce upon a time, not too long ago, a bike rack had but one mission: to safely transport a bicycle from point A to point B. And then the Bones trunk rack was born. This innovative bike carrier achieved that goal and so much more. It was lightweight, strong and thoughtfully crafted by famed Italian designer, Fabio Pedrini. The Bones completely changed the expectations of what a bike rack is all about. Over two decades later the Bones rack is stil...
  9. Into the Belly of the “Transit-Industrial Complex” Beast The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting held in Washington DC is the largest transportation conference in the world, with over 10,000 attendees and over 5,000 presentations and posters covering all aspects of transportation. The program centers around the presentations of the top academic research being conducted across the world at universities, government agencies, and planning organizations. While its easy to get swallowed up in the “Transportation-Industrial Complex,” there...
  10. Staying Connected with an H3 Smart Trainer Photo credit: Filip Funk By: Ngaire Barraclough, Pro-Cyclist for UCI Women’s Team InstaFund Racing This year has contained a lot of changes for me and staying adaptable has been crucial to enjoying what I’m doing. Like most cyclists, a year without racing has been disappointing but I found ways to work around it and get in some pretty incredible adventures, making my summer super fun and totally different. I’m continuing to look on the bright side as I get into my winter training, and...
  11. Smart Trainer Calibration: Hot and Cold One of the best features of a smart trainer is their ability to provide power numbers. And when it comes to power, nothing is more important than accuracy. With a smart trainer, the heart of power accuracy lay in calibration. This calibration process is especially important with smart trainers that have a tire-to-roller interface, also known as a wheel-on trainer. The Magnus is an example of this type of smart trainer.Since each bike set-up is different, each bike needs to be calibrated with ...
  12. New Year Resolutions from Our Teams & Athletes It’s a new year, and we’ve got a list of things we’re looking forward to in the coming months. We’re talking more miles by bike, new technical features to explore on dirt-packed trails, and supporting some truly incredible teams and athletes. Get to know these sponsored athletes and teams with a new-year-style twist. And be sure to follow them on Instagram to keep an eye on their resolutions throughout the year. Black Cyclists Network "Our...
  13. Rooted Vermont 2022 My 2021 race season is all wrapped up. Naturally, nearly everyone was on tenuous terms with attending events right up until Unbound happened in early June this year, which effectively opened the flood gates to live events once again. As a result, and with an abundance of caution, the King family event schedule went from tentative to very very busy over the course of a single weekend. Now looking back at the past five months, it has been a whirlwind of activity. As a former “single guy, bike r...
  14. Road to Kona: How Your Bike Trainer Can Help Get You There The Ironman World Championships, aka: Kona, are on the lips of every triathlete and fan in the weeks leading up to the big event. No one knows this better than elite triathlete coach, Matt Dixon, of purplepatch Fitness. Through his coaching career he's helped over 200 athletes qualify for Kona. In fact, multiple purplepatch athletes have left Hawaii as Age Group World Champions, along with many pros in the Top 10 year after year.With a track record like that, who better to ask for advice?...
  15. Road Trip Tips and Tricks for the Cyclist Family The Ironman World Championships, aka: Kona, are on the lips of every triathlete and fan in the weeks leading up to the big event. No one knows this better than elite triathlete coach, Matt Dixon, of purplepatch Fitness. Through his coaching career he's helped over 200 athletes qualify for Kona. In fact, multiple purplepatch athletes have left Hawaii as Age Group World Champions, along with many pros in the Top 10 year after year.With a track record like that, who better to ask for advice?...
  16. An Athlete's Nutrition in 10 Tips with Pro Triathlete Sarah Piampiano Most of us who lead active lives also lead healthy lives. That includes striving to get enough sleep, have balance, be physically fit and eat well. At times, some or all of these can be a challenge and we have to adapt and be willing to try new approaches to stay successful. Nutrition is always a toughie. Growing up, my parents practiced and encouraged very healthy eating patterns. We ate breakfast and dinner every day as a family, and while most kids were given money to buy school lunc...