The Joy of Riding Again w/ Lennard Zinn

In this episode, we have a wide-ranging discussion with Lennard Zinn, a Boulder, Colorado-based former elite-level bike racer, journalist, author, and custom bike builder. Lennard is probably best known for his frequent technical journalistic contributions on VeloNews and his incredibly popular books published by VeloPress on bike maintenance and repair, Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance and Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance.He's also a co-author, along with Chris Case and Dr. John Mandrola, of The Haywire Heart: How too much exercise can kill you, and what you can do to protect your heart and he has become the go-to builder of custom titanium bikes for big & tall riders with his company Zinn Cycles and has stock steel bikes through a partnership with KHS.Our conversation kicks off with a description of how he made the transition from an elite-level racer to a bike builder, then journalist and author, and finally we dive into the emerging details of "athlete's heart syndrome" or "haywire heart".Additional Helpful Links:APS Physics Interview from 2017Tom Ritchey - Ritchey BikesCycling to Extremes Article - VeloNewsDavis Phinney - Davis Phinney Foundation helping people with Parkinson'sConnie Carpenter-Phinney - USA Cycling Hall of FameDave Scott, Six-Time Ironman Triathlon World Champion - Dave's PagePeter SaganEgan BernalDr. Shannon Sovndal ~ Garmin Sharp Pro Cycling TeamHeart Arrhythmia, Tachycardia, FibrillationPatellofemoral Pain SyndromeBoulder B-Cycle ~ B-Cycle e-Assist BikeAustin B-Cycle ~ CapMetro & City PartnershipA Recent Article on e-bikesBosch e-Bike SystemsZinn Fondo articleStrava KOM or QOM defined, tipsBike Power MeterTitanium - tensile strength Cross Country Skiing Techniques - Skate & Classic and BackcountryCyclo-crossFour Easy Steps to Support My Efforts:1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by "Buying Me a Coffee" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a "thumbs up," leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share it with a friend.3. Subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform and the Active Towns YouTube Channel4. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my storeCredits:All video and audio production by John SimmermanMusic:Rose Colored Glasses by Lance Conrad, Uplifting Acoustic Loop by Joel Thomas Hunger, and Heartland and Home by Will Van De Crommert via Storyblocks.comResources used during the production of this episode:- My awesome recording platform is Ecamm- Adobe Creative Cloud SuiteFor more information about my Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit my links below:- Website- Twitter- Newsletter- Podcast landing pages- Facebook- InstagramBackground:Hi Everyone, my name is John Simmerman.I’m a health promotion professional with over 30 years of experience and my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization of how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.In 2012 I launched the non-profit Advocates for Healthy Communities as an effort to help promote and create healthy, active places.Since that time, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be, in order to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."My Active Towns suite of channels feature my original video and audio content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.Thanks for tuning in; I hope you have found this content helpful.Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2020