Ten Minute Tips #77: How Not To Break Up With Your Bike This Season
From Empirical Cycling Podcast by Empirical Cycling
June 9, 2026 · 1h 22m
About this episode
The episode discusses the summer slump in cycling, maintenance strategies, and listener questions.
We talk about the summer slump that many cyclists experience, where it can originate from, how to think about maintenance to balance event demands with training and more fun, unstructured riding, and how goals and expectations can come into play. We also answer your listener questions.
People in this episode
Host: Empirical Cycling
Topics covered
- cycling
- maintenance
- training
- goals
- listener questions
Keywords
- cycling
- summer slump
- maintenance
- training
- goals
- expectations
Mentioned in this episode
Places: summer
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