Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce

Lower Cross Syndrome - Ep98 Howdy Space Monkeys, today buckle your safety belts, grab a wooden dowel and a flat section of wall because we are talking about lower cross syndrome. What is it and why do you care? Find out all these details in my episode. All four of my gemini minds are discussing this topic with the sum total of all my knowledge and overstanding, which is more than many people and a...

Time Zone Adaptation Techniques - Ep97 This episode is about adapting to time zones. I share my wisdom after many years of hard earned lessons during travel to and from many bike races.  Commercial airline flight is not a thing that humans have evolved to do, but many of us do it all the time. “For a man or woman with a why, there is a how”. We chose to fly to visit family, attend races or events,...

Aaron Barchek, Mosaic Cycles This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with Mosaic Cycles founder and owner, Aaron Barcheck. Aaron and I discuss all the things about custom bicycles, including materials, geometry, integrated cockpits and 3D printed dropouts. We discuss the three major reasons a customer might want a custom frame, and how Mosaic builds frames to fit these needs.  As a Mosaic dealer a...

The Bioenergetics and Seasonality of Strength Training This episode is a solo on strength training and why I think it is so important, including reasons why cyclists should strength train. I unpack specifics on misconceptions that some athletes have around strength training, and why I do not recommend using machines to strength train, ever. This is probably an unpopular opinion…but I have to speak...

Tea & Entropy - Ep94 This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with Molly Baron and Sasha Cucci from Entropy Designs. They have teamed up to create amazing custom paint jobs for bicycles, and have recently completed a Japanese themed paint layout on my custom carbon Appleman road bike.  We talk about the genesis of this project and how Molly has come to believe that her art belongs in...

Kevin Sprouse: The Second Simplicity This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with Team EF Easy Post doctor Kevin Sprouse. He interviewed me on his podcast channel, The Podium. Kevin asks me some great questions about bike fitting, and even though Kevin is a doctor, and a way faster runner than I am, he has also done a bit of bike fitting. So it’s more of a two-way conversation in some senses.    T...

Kenny Baker, Listen to Understand  This conversation for the Cycling in Alignment podcast is with Chek Practioner, RAAM competitor, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and ELDOA / SOMA practitioner Kenny Baker. Kenny owns a studio in Tennesee, 51 Fitness, where he works to help clients heal themselves of pain and dysfunction. We speak about our relationship to racing as master’s athlete...

Episode 91 of Cycling in Alignment has nothing to do with cycling, and everything to do with cycling. Because how you do something is how you do everything.  Michael is a meditation instructor, martial artist, and sage. He brings the wisdom of the Mastery of Self to his students, in mental, physical, and spiritual domains. Michael leads by example as part of his instructive practice, and truly wal...

Episode 90 of Cycling in Alignment is with Doctor of Chiropractic, Bike Fitter, and Inventor of the Infinity Saddle, Dr. Vince Marcel. Dr. Vince has a clinic in El Segundo, California where he treats patients and also performs bike fitting services. In this discussion, we talk about some of the alternative methods Dr. Vince uses to help return his clients to a state of optimal health, including bl...

This is a solo car pod, recorded in a deep meditative trance brought about by the desert landscape of southern California. Or, something along those lines…in this soliloquy, I give a non-scientific analysis of oval chainrings, and I connect this discussion to a topic that pervades modern sport, and life: the seeking of external expertise. What am I talking about? Find out in episode 89 of Cycling...

Todd Plymale-Mallory: Mind Body Soul Mechanic - Ep88 Today’s conversation is with acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist Todd Plymale-Mallory. Todd has been in the cycling and sports world as a practitioner and participant for many years. Today we discuss some of our philosophies on the relationship of athletics to life and how Chinese medicine relates to this topic. It’s a conversation that wanders...

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 can do about it.  “If you have a breathing dysfunction, you have a core dysfunction.”  “Every day you ride your bike, you should do postural corrections.” “The more aerodynamic you are trying to be on a bike, the more likely it is that cycling...

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 for the latest stop on Nathan’s calendarNathan explains why FTP is stupid, and what he means when he says he is not a bike racer.    We also talk about Nathan’s relationship with his sponsors, including Colnago and Castelli, and how the proj...

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 best used in the context of Perspective and Presence.  Ones and Zeros are the most fundamental elements of how we have boundaries and tension in the world. In relationship, they are how we negotiate what we want vs what someone else wants....

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 most of the talking. Julie and Dede will be releasing a podcast over the Fast Talk Labs channel over the summer, so if you are wanting more info about all things women and cycling, their channel will be one you will want to follow! Between t...

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 training recommendations for athletes in many sports (not only cycling).  Sebastian is very knowledgeable and we get deep into the weeds on physiology and cycling performance. When an athlete uses INSCYD software to analyze their data, they ga...

Today’s episode is a discussion with Sebastian Weber, creator of INSCYD software, which is used to analyze exercise performance and help prescribe training recommendations for athletes in many sports (not only cycling).  Sebastian is very knowledgeable and we get deep into the weeds on physiology and cycling performance. When an athlete uses INSCYD software to analyze their data, they gain insight...

Today’s conversation is a continuation of the last episode with running coach, biomechanist, minimal running pioneer, and bike fitter, Helen Hall. I discovered Helen on Matt Wallden’s podcast and heard her again on Just Fly Sports. She has studied at the Chek Institute and brings a tremendous amount of thought, perspective and wisdom to her practice of working with clients to help solve their nigg...

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 podcast and heard her again on Just Fly Sports. She has studied at the Chek Institute and brings a tremendous amount of thought, perspective and wisdom to her practice of working with clients to help solve their niggles.  Helen and I get deep in t...

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 the unique solutions Enduro has brought to the market to help riders ride more and maintain their bikes less. For me, having a dependable and efficient whip is what cycling is all about, so I was keen to speak with Matt and understand more a...

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 also raced a 100 mile race with zero calories. Mike and I discuss the spectrum of the high carb athlete vs. the low carb or keto athlete [which are not the same thing], and some of his coaching philosophies and strategies when working with...

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 European Six Day rider], a small pile of National Championships, one Olympic Games, and racing on five continents, I have learned a lot about feet, orthotics, footbeds and cycling shoes. Hopefully some of these lessons will help you in your pat...

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. She is a Muscle Activation Technique Specialist and a Chek practitioner. She has also studied ELDOA methods.  Shara and I discuss the internal knowing and contrast it to the external surrender of power and understanding that is prevalent in...

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 holistic perspective on training and he uses the concepts of the Six Foundational Principles as a key aspect of his teachings. During our discussion we speak about the influence Paul has had on our respective coaching trajectories, how our pre...

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 about fitting, and I thought it would be helpful for me to answer them on the pod in order to drop knowledge to more people.  “Drop knowledge” is a term I use with full awareness that while I have things to say, I don’t know everything. “Strong...