Motivation Archives - Village Cycle Center

10 Reasons to Ride Inside

Love to ride but aren’t a fan of the cold weather? Here are 10 reasons to consider a Cycleops indoor trainer this winter. 1) Muffin top prevention. 2) You can catch up on Netflix, or clear your DVR […]

Village Cycle Center: Best Practices of an Eco-friendly Business

At Village Cycle Center we believe in bikes. They make the world a better place! As a bicycle shop we not only promote cycling, a clean, fun, and efficient way of transportation, we also do our best to reduce our carbon footprint and recycle. Here are some of our best practices, being an eco-friendly business.

10 Things I Learned This Year Not Racing Cyclocross

Cyclocross is my favorite discipline of racing bicycles, and I look forward to the next cross season the minute the last one is over. Not just for the racing, but for the camaraderie between friends, racers, and spectators. It is a blast. I love it, but this year I had an injury that required back […]

10 Things I Learned My First Season of Cyclocross

If you would have told me 2 months ago that I would be racing cyclocross I would have said have said you were insane! Hearing people talk about mounting, dismounting, barriers, and heckling sounded absolutely ridiculous. I thought it sounded fun but not something I would ever do.

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Mar 2013
by Caitlin Paul
in Motivation, Tips and Tricks, Triathlons
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MORE Reasons To Do a Triathlon: Reflections of a First-Time Triathlete

Hello! It’s been a while. Last year, The Village Cycle Center helped me check off a bucket list item: participate in a triathlon. Being primarily a runner, but with a major love of bikes and a childhood full of swimming, this was a new and fun adventure. It is now time to start planning the […]

Top 10 Reasons To Do A Triathlon

Top 10 reasons to do a triathlon Or, why in the world am I working out when it’s so crazy hot out? On Sunday August 26, 2012 I’m planning on doing the Life Time Chicago sprint distance triathlon (that’s a .47 mile swim, 13.64 mile bike, 3.1 mile run). Given the sweaty weather that’s settled in Chicago (thanks […]

I <3 my bike ride.

This here post is just to say how much I love riding my bike for my commute. I couldn’t imagine being stuck inside a bus, train or car on these warm, sunny days. Feeling the breeze and the sun on my face as I roll past traffic is one of my favorite parts of the […]

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