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Rodriguez Cycles: the Difference

Padraig
I've talked to a lot of frame builders in my time. The ones who stay in business have a sameness about that that is easy to underestimate: They are nice people, (generally, but thank Buddha, not…
Talk

Revolting 248

Robot and Stevil
Are You Gonna Eat Those Fries? One of the steep downsides of consumer culture and late stage capitalism is that everyone just throws everything out the minute it doesn’t do what they want it…
Talk

The Pull: Allen Lim

Padraig
Allen Lim has spent his career guiding athletes to their best possible performance. From the UC Davis Cycling Team to grand tour riders, Lim's career as an exercise physiologist was focused on helping…
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Revolting 247

Emlyn Lewis
Reliable Reviews of Movies We Haven’t Seen. Maybe you've seen them. Who cares? We're gonna tell you what you should think, because we are keen observers of culture and media, arbiters of taste even.…

Featured Posts

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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,…
Talk

Revolting 248

Robot and Stevil
Are You Gonna Eat Those Fries? One of the steep downsides of consumer culture and late stage capitalism is that everyone just throws everything out the minute it doesn’t do what they want it…

Page One

Page One

Rodriguez Cycles: the Difference

Padraig
I've talked to a lot of frame builders in my time. The ones who stay in business have a sameness about that that is easy to underestimate: They are nice people, (generally, but thank Buddha, not…

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Poison or Cure?

Padraig
Here's a little secret I never tell non-cyclists: At times, the bike can be both the poison and the cure. I want to explore this, in part, because I and several people I know are suffering with a…
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…

Classified

Classified

A Useful Review: Dirt Baggies

Padraig
It seems unlikely that I sweat more than the average cyclist, but I have avoided baggy shorts for the simple reason that I've had issues with my skin becoming irritated because the baggies didn't…

Talk

Talk

Revolting 248

Robot and Stevil
Are You Gonna Eat Those Fries? One of the steep downsides of consumer culture and late stage capitalism is that everyone just throws everything out the minute it doesn’t do what they want it…
Talk

The Pull: Allen Lim

Padraig
Allen Lim has spent his career guiding athletes to their best possible performance. From the UC Davis Cycling Team to grand tour riders, Lim's career as an exercise physiologist was focused on helping…

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