NEW BIKE DAY IS COMING!

NEW BIKE DAY IS COMING!

Contest TIME! Win a six-pack of Science in Sport energy gels

So you’ve seen me talking about these gels for a little bit now and it’s now time for a GIVEAWAY!!!

I’m looking to award two lucky winners a six-pack of @scienceinsport energy gels.  Check out my blog, where I have showcased these, no water needed to consume gels. You can also get a discount on ordering your own for 25% off of your purchase! 

Contest Rules: Like this post and follow both @timhakr and @scienceinsport on Instagram and Twitter. 

Tag your friends in the comments. Tag as many friends as you want, but each tag must be in a separate comment. 

Each comment is a separate entry, so the more people you tag, the better chance you have of winning! Multiple tags in a single comment will not be counted.

The giveaway is for U.S. residents only. 

Giveaway ends this SATURDAY 07/20/19 at midnight. The winners will be notified by DM.  If you win and don't reply after 24 hours, another winner will be chosen.

What are you waiting for? 

This giveaway is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instagram or Twitter 

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A recovery breakfast after a hard ride

The last few weeks I have put in 50 miler on the road bike. On average I use about 1,000 an hour. Of course I consume some gels and an energy bar to start the ride. I also drink plenty of water to keep hydrated. 

I put together a quick and easy breakfast when I got home.

Three scrambled eggs, four slices of bacon and an avocado to top it off. Put a little Sriracha sauce on top and I was on my way to recovery. 

What are your go-to meals, food after a good workout? I would be interested in knowing and trying out. 

Science in Sport gel in use

The past two weekends, I my longer cycling road rides I have used @ScienceinSport and have been very pleased with its results. 
I rarely use an electrolyte drink in one of the two water bottles I use on my bike. I reserve the two bottles on my bike for water and water only. 

So far I have tried out the Apple as well as the Double Espresso that has 150mg of caffeine flavors.
Both I highly recommend. They both taste great and are easy to open their pouches and eat. 

No need to drink water after consuming. Apply code TRYSIS25 for 25% off everything on their website (excluding clearance items). 

#sisbr #bibchat #bibravepro #ScienceinSport 

Not so happy with my Cannondale mountain bike

This winter and spring, I have been keeping pretty good tabs on my improvement each week on getting faster times. A few weeks back I had to stop riding my Cannondale Trail 6 mountain bike. When I got home from a typical weekend morning ride at one of my favorite mountain bike trail parks, I set the bike up on the repair stand to wash it for the next days ride. 

I started applying water and soap to my bike like I always do and start with a sponge. Going around and getting the dirt off the rims and where it accumulates on the bike. Rinsed it off and began to towel dry it. That is when I came across a black line on the top tube, at the base of the seat tube.  I took my finger and ran it across it a few times. It happened to be an area where the paint along with the weld was coming apart. I wasn’t too happy. It canceled all my rides for the rest of that weekend.  The bike and frame were only about four years old. 

Wanting to get it checked out and see what the warranty from Cannondale would do. After bringing it to a local Cannondale dealer here in Arizona, they talked with Cannondale to see how to proceed. After getting frame and serial number info, Cannondale responded saying they would honor the warranty and give me a replacement frame, or a discount on another one of their bikes. The newer year model of my frame has changed, so I would need to purchase extra adapters and different wheels for the frame to work. 

I took this past weekend and took all the parts, seat, brakes, front fork, handlebars, etc. off, just leaving the frame to have the local bike shop send back to Cannondale. 

Let’s see what happens. 

For now I am trying to get back running, even with the heat, staying riding using my road bike and doing resistance band workouts.