9 Things All Cyclists Should Avoid To Stay Fit & Fast

Riding your road bike is great for staying fit and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But, many of us make mistakes that can have a massive impact on our riding and fitness. Over-eating, under-eating and failing to maintain our equipment, among other things can have a real negative impact on us. Hank and Manon talk you through their top 9 things to avoid to stay fit and fast on the bike!

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How many of these have you been guilty of? Let us know in the comments below!

[thebikepacker]

Hank should teach us how to crash dramatically

[mikeymike]

Every five videos or so, Hank goes absolutely mad and I love it.

[jamesdahl]

But isn’t riding to the brewery the whole point of having a bike?

[manuel]

I just invented a new game: try to guess the day the video was shot by looking at Hank's bruises

[tomlaight]

Swap a pint for a half-pint, then you can have twice as many!

[att]

Love the chemistry between Hank and Manon, keep up the great content guys!

[CarlForde]

if you sleep in lycra, do you sleep faster?

[katiel]

Video request: a side-by-side compilation of Matt and Hank's crashes. Original vs new, young vs old, clipping in struggles vs no self-preservation instinct!

[pdjdw]

I’ve been getting back into the saddle after 25 years of not cycling. And I noticed.... muscle memory kicks in and want to go go go.
But my endurance level is still that of a dead rocking horse.


I enjoy watching these videos pre and post cycling, it keeps me motivated. 💪🏻

[dandan]

02:10 is that scratch because Hank literally jumped the bar in the intro ? Love his madness gives some personality to the channel, keep it up!

[paulm]

Yeah, stress. Cycling is one of the very few things in life that helps reduce stress for me. A friend commented years ago the happiest he ever saw me was at a time when I was heavily into riding.

[jeandelachynze]

3:01 Manon pretending to be sick and laughting at the same time is so fun to see

[carpog]

Top ten ways to ruin your all-day drinking sessions: No.1: Cycling.

[ibassnote]

Manon trying to not laugh while faking being sick in bed....

[danproposkanovovski]

Took a whole 5 days off this week to fully recover before and after a blood donation. Can't wait to get back on the bike tomorrow!

[navalpreetsahota]

2:55 Manon looks happiest when sick haha! 😂

[tail_lamp]

Alcohol and poor sleep are probably some of the biggest factors in relation to retaining fitness. However, good and clean eating is equally important and effective in the long term.

[stevemeng]

1:15 Thank you Hank for showing me that magnificent opening of an energy bar. I remember Gordon Ramsay does the same thing to a package of pasta.

[bobfrode]

when dropping alcohol, sodas with lots of sugar, fried foods etc my body and mind are much happier and i can do more. And when doing workouts 3-4 times a week for 2 hrs and riding my bike 5 times a week i have an excuse for skipping these "bad" habits :)
im 48 so im not getting any younger...sadly :(