Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
Episodes
Women’s Bike Fitting with Julie Young and Dede Barry - Ep84
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Sebastian Weber: Decoding the Black Box - Part 2 - Ep83
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 is a continuation of my discussion with Sebastian Weber, creator of INSCYD software, which is used to analyze exercise performance and help pre...
Sebastian Weber: Decoding the Black Box - Part 1 - Ep83
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a discussion with Sebastian Weber, creator of INSCYD software, which is used to analyze exercise performance and help prescribe t...
Helen Hall: We Can Swizzle - Part 2 - Ep82
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s conversation is a continuation of the last episode with running coach, biomechanist, minimal running pioneer, and bike fitter, Helen Hall. I...
Helen Hall: We Can Swizzle - Part 1 - Ep82
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 Today’s conversation is a running coach, biomechanist, minimal running pioneer, and bike fitter, Helen Hall. I discovered Helen on Matt Walld...
Matt Harvey and Rick Sutton from Enduro Bearings - Ep81
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 bea...
Mike McKnight, The Low Carb Athlete - Ep80
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
79 Lessons From My Feet
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
78 Shara Simmons: What is Your Body Telling you?
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fun...
77 Mike Salemi: Play in your sport, but don’t live in it
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with former WAKSC Long Cycle World Champion, Chek and ELDOA practitioner Mike Salemi. Mike has ...
76 Fitting Q’s and A’s
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ques...
75 Spectrum of Sugar: Fueling for Rides and Races
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 perfe...
74 Fireside Chat with Travis Brown: How to Skate a 10K
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ni...
73 Ron Kochevar: Follow the Pull - Part 2
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Understan...
72 Ron Kochevar: Follow the Pull - Part One
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greetings Beloved Space Monkeys // Seekers of Knowledge and Understanding PART ONE This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with Doctor of Physical The...
71 Etiology of Understanding: You Are Smarter Than You Think You Are
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
70 Cadence: What is it? Why do we care?
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
69 Discussion Expansion: The Simple Truth About Exercise and Hydration with Prof Ross Tucker and Editor Mike Finch
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 epis...
68 Tim Cusick: Data Is Not The Answer
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 sof...
65 Nate Wilson: A Conversation About Coaching
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with Team EF Education First / NIPPO Performance Manager Nate Wilson. We discuss his background as an athlete,...
66 Errors of Man
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
65 Toms Skujins
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is an unscripted conversation with Trek Segafredo professional Toms Skujins. We sit down and discuss the 2021 sea...
64 Bicycle Fitting Roundtable (Part 2)
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Lab...
63 Bicycle Fitting Roundtable (Part 1)
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
62 Five Minute Intervals and DTP
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
61 Matt Wallden: Attractor States
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is with Chek Institute faculty member and osteopath Matt Wallden. Matt was my instructor for the most recent course in the curriculu...
60 Phil Cavell: The Midlife Cyclist
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
59 The Significance of Core in the Biomechanical Model
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
58 Only Cycling…
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
57 Alex Howes: From “Uncoachable” to US Pro Champion
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ne...
56 Travis McCabe
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 an...
55 99 Myths About bike Fitting That Need to Be Assassinated
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
54 Jesse Moore: The Data Guided Coach
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with cycling and multisport coach Jesse Moore, who has worked with former Garmin-Sharp and Dauphine winner Andrew Talansky, among othe...
53 Lore Shoes
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
52 Nathan Hass
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
51 Fit Matters with Greg Choat
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 in...
50 Chris Balser: Technology in Bike Fit
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 per...
49 Cycling in Alignment is Moving!
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
48 The Most Effective Recovery Strategies
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are framing the discussion on endurance training recovery around Paul Chek’s, Six Foundational principles: sleeping, breathing, eating, thinking,...
47 Failures in Cycling
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Failure is uncomfortable and unwanted but it comes across our lives in often unexpected ways. Learning how to deal with it and, most importantly, lear...
46 False Beliefs about Cycling
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back for a solo episode to demystify some common false beliefs about cycling. I will clarify some falsehoods related to cadence and some common miscon...
45 Jason Williams on Retül and Bike Fitting Philosophies
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Williams, Retül fitter at the Specialized Experience Center in Boulder, is here to discuss the methodology of Retül fitting and how the techno...
44 The Godfather of Bike Fitting, Happy Freedman
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
43 The Beat of the Bike Fitter, Jerry Gerlich
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
42 Supplement Responsibly
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After starting with a disclaimer, that he is not a doctor, Colby outlines a few guidelines for supplements. First, understand the concept of bio-indiv...
41 Gluten and Its Effects on Longevity, Heart Disease, and Immune Function, with Trevor Connor
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 glute...
40 Climbing Mountains and Orbiting Planets: Reframing Your Mentality around Season Planning
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The paradigm of climbing an endless mountain paints the picture of an athletic journey that at points will be fraught with endless comparisons to othe...
39 Bike Fitter Greg Choat: Man is to Bicycle as Fish is to Elephant
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. Un...
38 Jessi Stensland: “Kinterractive” Evolution of the Athlete
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
37 Training in Alignment
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 podc...
36 Understanding the Functional Challenges of the Time Trial Position
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
35 Mountain Bike Fit, Pedal, and Strength with James Wilson
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
34 The Iceman Scott Moninger: Hierarchy of the Peloton
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
33 Battling Saddle Sores with Don Powell
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 actual...
32 Unpopular Opinions on Group Rides, Riding Inside, and Hydration
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Group rides are dead. Unpopular opinion number one. Even in ostensibly safe scenarios, group rides are dangerous. Rides are too big; riders are too br...
31 Mountain Bike Fit with Julie Young and Travis Brown
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My friend and colleague, Julie Young, sent me an email asking some deep, thoughtful questions about fitting riders properly on their mountain bikes. T...
30 How to Pedal a Bike: Part Two
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
29 Daniel Holloway: Surviving the Six Days of European Track Cycling
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Holloway is a professional cyclist who races for Texas Roadhouse and is a 20-time U.S. National Champion, a Pan Am Games gold medalist, and a m...
28 Thoughts on Bicycle Saddles
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many riders come into the fit studio struggling with their bicycle saddles. In this aspect of bike fitting, the end goal is to have a saddle disappear...
27 Dr. Scott’s Storrie of Health and Natural Wellness: Part 2
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a continuation in our two-part series about wellness, Dr. Scott Storrie continues to dissect a myriad of elements that go into making a well-roun...
26 Off the Cliff of Overtraining with Trevor Connor and Rocco Orlando
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor Connor, Host of Fast Talk, and Rocco Orlando, U.S. Army veteran and athlete, are here to discuss their respective journeys into the dark world ...
25 Steve Hogg, Master Bike Fitter
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Hogg is a veteran bike fitter known for his expertise and attention to detail throughout the cycling world. Steve stopped counting bike fit cust...
24 Rototilling Belief Systems with Physical Therapist Ron Kochevar
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Physical therapist, Ron Kochevar, joins Colby to deconstruct belief systems around your individual capabilities. This relates to pain and being able t...
23 Dr. Scott’s Storrie of Health and Natural Wellness Part 1 of 2
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Storrie is a wellness practitioner who is a Board Certified Naturopathic Endocrinologist, a licensed Acupuncturist, and a licensed Chiroprac...
22 Integral Dietary Wisdom with Lentine Alexis
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lentine Alexis is a former pro triathlete and a classically trained Chef who has made quality food and well-being the focus of her life and work. In t...
21 Meditation on the Bike
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“I think that it can be useful for us to think about moving meditation like a gateway drug, a way to step into a meditative practice. Maybe it will ...
20 Coaching with Balance: The Duality of Data and Intuition with Coach Julie Young
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here to unpack the duality of data and intuition in endurance athletics is cycling coach and former pro cyclist, Julie Young. She and Colby unpack som...
19 How to Pedal a Bike, with Chris Case
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the fundamentals of correct pedaling technique with Fast Talk Laboratories co-founder and Fast Talk podcast host, Chris Case
18 Paul Chek, The Evolution of the Athlete
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greetings and salutations, listeners. I am so excited for today’s show, the guest is none other than Paul Chek. I have been a student of Paul’s fo...
17 Six Foundational Principles
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a proponent of Chek’s methods and philosophy, Colby will walk through the practical applications of each of these for cyclists. The six principle...
16 Strength and Conditioning, with Jess Elliott of TAG Performance
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Elliott is an experienced strength and conditioning coach working at EXOS, and as an affiliate faculty member at Metropolitan State University of...
15 Fundamentals of Cycling
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The fundamentals of cycling are simple; even small children do it. Yet it’s vital that we occasionally revisit the core principles of our favorite s...
14 Travis Brown: Mountain Biking Olympian and Hall of Famer
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Brown is an Olympian and a mountain bike Hall of Fame inductee. His road to the Olympic Games was twisty and narrow, and often fraught with obs...
13 Thoughts on Diet and Clean Eating
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As an athlete, specifically a cyclist, you know that your diet greatly affects your performance on the bike. Your ability to go hard and long depends ...
12 Jessi Stensland: Freedom of the Beautiful Robot
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessi Stensland, the creator of FeetFreex, a website designed to help people connect with their healthy, strong feet, and re-establish a connection wi...
11 Aaron Anderson: Orthotics and Footbeds
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your feet are a critical component to the cycling experience. Proper alignment between feet and body is one of the keys to both power and comfort on a...
10 Work-Life Balance in the Context of Cycling
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Cycling in Alignment we take a step back, off the bike, to focus on the alignment of your mental state. Every activity can be classified as “...
9 Lydia Tanner: Mountain Bikes, Meditation, and Muesli
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mountain biker Lydia Tanner has won two collegiate national championships and raced internationally with Team USA. She is a long-time coach at Boulder...
8 Anatomy of a Good Cycling Shoe
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Which cycling shoes should I buy? This may seem like a straightforward question. But the better thing to ask is: Which shoes are right for my feet? If...
7 Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Long-time friends, training partners, and competitors, Jonathan Vaughters and Colby Pearce have a deep racing history and relationship. With decades o...
6 Expansion on Metrics and Formulas
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of formulas and their inherent value has been mentioned previously on Cycling in Alignment. This short bonus episode is meant to clarify tha...
5 Nikki Costello on ELDOA and the Importance of Fascia
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Costello is a lifestyle coach with the CHEK Institute and operator of MyWholeBody. She has worked with Dr. Mark Barnes at SOMA Physical Therapy ...
4 Charlie Merrill: The Psycho-Social Considerations of Pain
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ca...
3 Allen Lim: Cultivating the Environment of Coaching
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Allen Lim, the founder of Skratch Labs, is today’s esteemed podcast philosopher. With his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Lim continues t...
2 Nathan Haas: Connection with Nature
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When strict stay-at-home orders first struck Spain in spring 2020, Nathan Haas, who rides for the Cofidis WorldTour team, was at his adopted home in G...
1 Trailer for Cycling in Alignment
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Colby Pearce introduces Cycling in Alignment, a new podcast to help people reach their potential through alignment of both cycling and holistic health...