Originally Posted by sfreitas323

Sounds like an easy cop out but Ok

http://www.livestrong.com/article/54...efore-cycling/

http://www.bicyclekingdom.com/health..._Stretches.htm

There's a couple. I did a pretty simple search on this aggregator called The Google Box entitled "should I stretc before cycling" and it retrieved a lot of helpful information.

Some say you shouldn't stretch but that pertains to cold muscles. You should always warm up to get the heart rate up before cycling. The heart rate provides more oxygen enriched blood to be moved to muscles.



WHAT?? What evidence? Maybe this is because peope who stretch are actually doing work and actually fettin sports injuries which do actually happen... actually. I hear that statistically speaking people who get in a car are more likely to get in a car accident than those who don't.

Also, if you don't stretch after a workout of any kind you need to stretch to release the lactic acid within the muscle. If you don't you can get DOMS which is delayed onset muscle soreness. It comes a out 24 hours aftr a workout and can be prevented with proper stretching.