Colby Pearce has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past 10 years and has worked with elite athletes and WorldTour teams, including EF Education First. He is also an elite cycling coach and has been passing along his wisdom to the riders he coaches for decades. Pearce’s repertoire of knowledge spans 30 years, five continents, hundreds of races, and countless miles in the saddle. The minutiae of cycling and riding technique are just part of the story that Colby shares. Alignment with nature, foundational principles of health, and treating the sport as a practice are some of the philosophies he shares. Cycling in Alignment features a diverse guest list, including those who may or may not be familiar names in the cycling world. Prepare to have your belief systems shattered.
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Charlie Merrill, a physical therapist, and Tabi shoe enthusiast, takes a deep dive on pain in this week’s episode of Cycling in Alignment.
Injury can have a devastating impact on many athletes. The conversation covers how and why so many individuals have dealt with some aspect of pain in their time of athletic pursuit. Colby and Charlie also cover the degree to which pain can set us back in terms of physical fitness and emotional well-being.
All that and much more, this week on Cycling in Alignment.
REFERENCES
- Merrill Performance Web: https://www.mperformance.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MPerformanceBoulder
- Instagram: @charliemerrill https://www.instagram.com/charliemerrill/
- Kit Laughlin: https://stretchtherapy.net/
- Peter O’Sullivan: http://www.pain-ed.com/team/
- Stu McGill: https://www.backfitpro.com/about-us/
- Guy Winch Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_why_we_all_need_to_practice_emotional_first_aid
- Keith Bontrager and the Myth of KOPS [Knee Over Pedal Spindle]: https://sheldonbrown.com/kops.html
- Steve Bauer “chopper” Paris-Roubaix bike circa 93: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/product-news/top-five-worst-cycling-inventions-196732
- Charlie’s video on Jika-Tabi Shoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLkMni4Qv1Q&t=2s
- Also see: https://www.lin.health
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