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Revolting 238

Robot and Stevil
Getting to the Point. Guys, guys, guys, listen. We know we have a hard time getting to the point and sticking to the point and staying on schedule and remembering to breathe, but we have some…
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Paceline Podcast 474

Padraig
This week Lori and Patrick talk to Justin Reiter of Zirkel Optics. Several details makes Zirkel different from typical cycling eyewear options. First, they are sustainably produced. Second, their…
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How to Clean the Yellow Jersey

Padraig
With the Tour de France underway and thoughts of the yellow jersey reaching Paris, I was surprised by a discovery as I was cleaning things out subsequent to driving home from Memphis with stacks of…
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Revolting 237

Robot and Stevil
Eating Crumpets with Emily Post. You know, you wouldn’t think a couple of guys like us thinks much about etiquette, but au contraire, we’re dedicated to getting along with most of the folks who are…
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Updated: Paceline Podcast 473

Padraig
For the first time ever, Patrick and Lori were able to record from the same location—Patrick visited Lori at her home in rural Utah as he drove home from Memphis. The thing is, two mics in close…
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Applied Cycling

Padraig
Scientists like to draw a distinction between the theory of science and its practical application, and with good reason. There's a meaningful difference between believing your car gets good enough…
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Hey, Just Ride: Goodbye Lefty

John Rezell
Weaving in and out of an ancient forest of Juniper trees I’m transported to a magical, mystical place where time gets recorded in the gnarly nooks and crannies of these twisted trunks that have…
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Revolting 236

Robot and Stevil
Getting Exactly What We Deserve. We complain a lot about getting old and our bodies falling apart, but we have systematically avoided all the precautionary steps one might take to mitigate the…

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Llamas, Donkeys and Sage

Maureen Gaffney
The Wuanita loop in Saguache (“Saw–watch”) County, Colorado was my third bikepack, but my first without the handholding provided by a 2021 “Bikepacking 101 Course” offered by Rim Tours in Moab, or a…
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Part of Me

Pat Navin
In my dream, I am riding up a steep climb on a narrow road winding through redwoods, barely able to turn the pedals. But I am happy. Ecstatic, really. I am one with my bike, an extension of my body,…

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Paceline Podcast 474

Padraig
This week Lori and Patrick talk to Justin Reiter of Zirkel Optics. Several details makes Zirkel different from typical cycling eyewear options. First, they are sustainably produced. Second, their…
Page One

How to Clean the Yellow Jersey

Padraig
With the Tour de France underway and thoughts of the yellow jersey reaching Paris, I was surprised by a discovery as I was cleaning things out subsequent to driving home from Memphis with stacks of…

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Op-Ed

Hot Take: Bikes Are Too Good Now

Emlyn Lewis
I just wanted to crack the passenger side window, like one-and-a-half cranks of the old lever that did the job when you could actually "roll down the window." But we don't roll the window down…
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Because Bikes: Duty

Padraig
We rounded a bend that the map said was a sure-fire exit from Monte Carlo to a coastal road that would run to Nice. My group numbered six, maybe seven riders—I no longer recall exactly because…

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Talk

Talk

Revolting 238

Robot and Stevil
Getting to the Point. Guys, guys, guys, listen. We know we have a hard time getting to the point and sticking to the point and staying on schedule and remembering to breathe, but we have some…
Talk

Revolting 237

Robot and Stevil
Eating Crumpets with Emily Post. You know, you wouldn’t think a couple of guys like us thinks much about etiquette, but au contraire, we’re dedicated to getting along with most of the folks who are…
Talk

Revolting 236

Robot and Stevil
Getting Exactly What We Deserve. We complain a lot about getting old and our bodies falling apart, but we have systematically avoided all the precautionary steps one might take to mitigate the…

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