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Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
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…
Episodes
- Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
Upper Cross Syndrome and Cycling - Ep87
This solo pod is about how Upper Cross Syndrome and Cycling magnify each other. I unpack what Upper Cross is, why you should care, and offer some things you…
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Nathan Haas: I Am Not a Bike Racer - Ep86
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with gravel superstar Nathan Haas. It is technically a CARPOD, as we are driving to Steamboat, Colorado…
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Binary Decisions -Ep85
Space Monkeys, today I talk about the concept of binary decisions and how they can be used in your planning of race tactics. These are “cutting tools” that are…
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Women’s Bike Fitting with Julie Young and Dede Barry - Ep84
Today’s episode is a conversation about women’s specific bike fitting with Julie Young and Dede Barry. The format of this pod is them interviewing me, so I do…
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Sebastian Weber: Decoding the Black Box - Part 2 - Ep83
Part 2 is a continuation of my discussion with Sebastian Weber, creator of INSCYD software, which is used to analyze exercise performance and help prescribe…
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Sebastian Weber: Decoding the Black Box - Part 1 - Ep83
Today’s episode is a discussion with Sebastian Weber, creator of INSCYD software, which is used to analyze exercise performance and help prescribe training…
- Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
Helen Hall: We Can Swizzle - Part 2 - Ep82
Today’s conversation is a continuation of the last episode with running coach, biomechanist, minimal running pioneer, and bike fitter, Helen Hall. I discovered…
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Helen Hall: We Can Swizzle - Part 1 - Ep82
Part 1 Today’s conversation is a running coach, biomechanist, minimal running pioneer, and bike fitter, Helen Hall. I discovered Helen on Matt Wallden’s…
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Matt Harvey and Rick Sutton from Enduro Bearings - Ep81
Today’s podcast is with Enduro Bearings founder Matt Harvey. Matt details some of the life events that brought him to start a company that makes bearings, and…
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Mike McKnight, The Low Carb Athlete - Ep80
Today’s episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with The Low Carb Athlete, Mike McKnight. Mike has won the triple crown of 200 mile runs in 2017, and…
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79 Lessons From My Feet
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a solo discussion of my own lessons in feet. In 35 years of cycling including 15 years as a professional [four as a…
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78 Shara Simmons: What is Your Body Telling you?
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with Shara Simmons. Shara has spent her entire life working with people to help them be pain free and more functional…
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77 Mike Salemi: Play in your sport, but don’t live in it
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with former WAKSC Long Cycle World Champion, Chek and ELDOA practitioner Mike Salemi. Mike has a very…
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76 Fitting Q’s and A’s
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a bike fitting Q + A discussion. I received an email from a young man in Adelaide and he asked some great questions…
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75 Spectrum of Sugar: Fueling for Rides and Races
I am returning to the US after our first Team EF Education coaching camp in Beuda, Spain. The weather was not amazing for this camp, we timed it perfectly to…
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74 Fireside Chat with Travis Brown: How to Skate a 10K
In this episode of Cycling in Alignment I sit down with one of my best friends, Olympian Travis Brown, to discuss the training manifesto written by Nils van…
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73 Ron Kochevar: Follow the Pull - Part 2
PART TWO - This is the second in a two-part podcast. Part One can be found HERE. Greetings Beloved Space Monkeys // Seekers of Knowledge and Understanding This…
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72 Ron Kochevar: Follow the Pull - Part One
Greetings Beloved Space Monkeys // Seekers of Knowledge and Understanding PART ONE This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with Doctor of Physical Therapy, a…
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71 Etiology of Understanding: You Are Smarter Than You Think You Are
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is another solo pod. I promise I have many guests coming on the show soon but for now you get me. As always I am grateful…
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70 Cadence: What is it? Why do we care?
Episode 70 of Cycling in Alignment could have been titled “Delayed by Covid” but no one wants to hear about that so we are talking about cadence. When I say…
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69 Discussion Expansion: The Simple Truth About Exercise and Hydration with Prof Ross Tucker and Editor Mike Finch
Happy New Year Space Monkeys! The first episode of season 3 of Cycling in Alignment is a new format: I will call it Discussion Expansion. In this episode, I…
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68 Tim Cusick: Data Is Not The Answer
Today’s episode of Cycling in Alignment is with coach and data analyst Tim Cusick. Tim is the lead product development at Training Peaks for WKO software. He…
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65 Nate Wilson: A Conversation About Coaching
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with Team EF Education First / NIPPO Performance Manager Nate Wilson. We discuss his background as an athlete, and…
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66 Errors of Man
This episode is a discussion of some of the errors man and woman kind has made in our accession as apex predators, expansion into the industrial age, and…
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65 Toms Skujins
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is an unscripted conversation with Trek Segafredo professional Toms Skujins. We sit down and discuss the 2021 season…
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64 Bicycle Fitting Roundtable (Part 2)
This is part two of the Fitting Roundtable discussion with Andy Pruitt, Todd Carver and myself. This episode is a “Cross Pod” with Fast Talk Labs. We recorded…
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63 Bicycle Fitting Roundtable (Part 1)
Do you want to hear me discuss bike fitting philosophy with Andy Pruitt and Todd Carver? You have found the right place. This is exactly what happens on this…
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62 Five Minute Intervals and DTP
This episode of Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce is a discussion about five minute intervals; how do do them, the relationship of power, HR and RPE, and…
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61 Matt Wallden: Attractor States
Today’s podcast is with Chek Institute faculty member and osteopath Matt Wallden. Matt was my instructor for the most recent course in the curriculum of the…
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60 Phil Cavell: The Midlife Cyclist
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with author and bike fitter Phil Cavell. I found his book The Midlife Cyclist: The Road Map for the +40 Rider Who Wants…
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59 The Significance of Core in the Biomechanical Model
This solo episode breaks down the muscles of the Inner Core. What is the difference between an efficient rider who effortlessly pedals with a supple, smooth…
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58 Only Cycling…
Today’s podcast is basically a solo rant on how cycling is a unique sport. Not because of the drama, not because it is beautiful temple of suffering. Not…
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57 Alex Howes: From “Uncoachable” to US Pro Champion
For this episode of Cycling in Alignment I speak with US racing legend Alex Howes. Alex is a former US Professional Road Champion, recent winner of Ned Gravel…
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56 Travis McCabe
This week’s guest on Cycling in Alignment is Team EF Coaching colleague Travis McCabe. Travis is an experienced racer who has won at the national and…
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55 99 Myths About bike Fitting That Need to Be Assassinated
This episode is about old school bike fitting beliefs that need to be assassinated. Bike fitting is filled with a lot of ancient “wisdom” that has lingered and…
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54 Jesse Moore: The Data Guided Coach
This episode is with cycling and multisport coach Jesse Moore, who has worked with former Garmin-Sharp and Dauphine winner Andrew Talansky, among other high…
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53 Lore Shoes
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a discussion with Stephan Drake and Rob Horacek of Lore, creator and lead engineer of the Lore One, the world’s first…
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52 Nathan Hass
Episode 52 is a cross-pod with Nathan Hass who has just started his new channel The Gravelog. We speak about all things gravel including training for gravel…
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51 Fit Matters with Greg Choat
Cycling in Alignment Episode 51 is a rebroadcast of an episode of Fit Matters with Greg Choat, on which Colby was a guest recently. They had a very interesting…
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50 Chris Balser: Technology in Bike Fit
Cycling in Alignment Episode 50 is with Bike Fitter Chris Balser. Chris is known as the Bicycle Fit Guru, and he has earned this title over a long period of…
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49 Cycling in Alignment is Moving!
Hello, space-monkeys! This is a PSA! Going forward you will now be able to find new episodes of Cycling in Alignment with me and all of my illustrious guests…
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48 The Most Effective Recovery Strategies
We are framing the discussion on endurance training recovery around Paul Chek’s, Six Foundational principles: sleeping, breathing, eating, thinking, drinking…
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47 Failures in Cycling
Failure is uncomfortable and unwanted but it comes across our lives in often unexpected ways. Learning how to deal with it and, most importantly, learn from…
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46 False Beliefs about Cycling
Back for a solo episode to demystify some common false beliefs about cycling. I will clarify some falsehoods related to cadence and some common misconceptions…
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45 Jason Williams on Retül and Bike Fitting Philosophies
Jason Williams, Retül fitter at the Specialized Experience Center in Boulder, is here to discuss the methodology of Retül fitting and how the technology is…
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44 The Godfather of Bike Fitting, Happy Freedman
Happy Freedman is a 40-year bike fitting veteran and expert. Prepare yourselves for another round of bike-fitting nerd-dom. Happy and I don’t agree on every…
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43 The Beat of the Bike Fitter, Jerry Gerlich
Jerry Gerlich, a Steve Hogg Certified bike fitter based in Austin, Texas and I go way back and share a lot of common knowledge about bike fitting due to our…
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42 Supplement Responsibly
After starting with a disclaimer, that he is not a doctor, Colby outlines a few guidelines for supplements. First, understand the concept of bio-individuality…
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41 Gluten and Its Effects on Longevity, Heart Disease, and Immune Function, with Trevor Connor
Gluten is bad news for your body and today we’ve got an expert in the subject who will explain exactly what the long-term effects of consuming gluten are…
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40 Climbing Mountains and Orbiting Planets: Reframing Your Mentality around Season Planning
The paradigm of climbing an endless mountain paints the picture of an athletic journey that at points will be fraught with endless comparisons to other…
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39 Bike Fitter Greg Choat: Man is to Bicycle as Fish is to Elephant
Greg Choat is a cycling coach and bike fitter with decades of experience, whose bike fitting knowledge traces back to the expertise of Steve Hogg…
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38 Jessi Stensland: “Kinterractive” Evolution of the Athlete
Former guest on the podcast, triathlete and Feet Freex shoe creator, Jessi Stensland is here to unpack more of her evolution as an athlete. Starting as a D1…
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37 Training in Alignment
The essence of what training in alignment looks like began to crystallize in Colby Pearce’s mind after an email exchange with a listener of the podcast. “As…
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36 Understanding the Functional Challenges of the Time Trial Position
To perfect the time trial position for your given anatomy and physiology, it can take years of trial and error. Sometimes, becoming a contortionist is the most…
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35 Mountain Bike Fit, Pedal, and Strength with James Wilson
James Wilson is the owner and founder of MTB Strength Systems. He is a mountain bike, strength, and Jujitsu coach based in Grand Junction, CO. He is also the…
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34 The Iceman Scott Moninger: Hierarchy of the Peloton
Some say Scott Moninger is the greatest American cyclist to have never ridden the Tour de France. Moninger is a crafty all-arounder who has victories in road…
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33 Battling Saddle Sores with Don Powell
So many of my clients have questions and run into issues related to saddle sores, and man, when you get a bad one, it can be really bad. I have actually had a…
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32 Unpopular Opinions on Group Rides, Riding Inside, and Hydration
Group rides are dead. Unpopular opinion number one. Even in ostensibly safe scenarios, group rides are dangerous. Rides are too big; riders are too brash…
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31 Mountain Bike Fit with Julie Young and Travis Brown
My friend and colleague, Julie Young, sent me an email asking some deep, thoughtful questions about fitting riders properly on their mountain bikes. The…
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30 How to Pedal a Bike: Part Two
In the first installment of this two-part series on How to Pedal a Bike, you learned the basics of my philosophy of how to pedal a bike. Humans are meant to…