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Op-Ed

Full Circle, Part II

Padraig
When I published, "Why We Ride," I did a book tour for it, reading the work at bike shops and cafes in a half dozen states. When I arrived at The Spokesman, in Santa Cruz, Calif., I walked in the…
Talk

Revolting 216

Robot and Stevil
Don’t Be Late for Arm Wrestling Practice. Sometimes you want to stay home all the time, and that’s ok, except that you end up missing things like arm wrestling practice, a rock show, a great ride or…
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TCIF—Comfort

Padraig
Of the many occupations I've held in my life, I did not anticipate that bicycle fitting would be one that I would return to, nor that in doing so I would realize how much I missed the fulfillment I'd…
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Because Bikes: Trust

Padraig
Cycling has taught me about trust in a way nothing else has. That is, cycling taught me to trust, what real trust is. I’m thinking in particular about riding in a peloton and what it takes to…
Talk

Paceline Podcast 452

Padraig
Trust is a funny thing. You gotta give it to get it. Patrick and Lori discuss trust and where it intersects with their cycling lives, and how cycling has informed how they build trust with others. …
Op-Ed

Resolutions? 

Conner Burns
Well Conner, mighty fine time to speak of New Years resolutions. Well, resolutions are not limited to New Years and most of those have a already been abandoned. Multiple research agencies (Driver…

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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 216

Robot and Stevil
Don’t Be Late for Arm Wrestling Practice. Sometimes you want to stay home all the time, and that’s ok, except that you end up missing things like arm wrestling practice, a rock show, a great ride or…

Page One

Page One

TCIF—Comfort

Padraig
Of the many occupations I've held in my life, I did not anticipate that bicycle fitting would be one that I would return to, nor that in doing so I would realize how much I missed the fulfillment I'd…
Page One

Because Bikes: Trust

Padraig
Cycling has taught me about trust in a way nothing else has. That is, cycling taught me to trust, what real trust is. I’m thinking in particular about riding in a peloton and what it takes to…

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Full Circle, Part II

Padraig
When I published, "Why We Ride," I did a book tour for it, reading the work at bike shops and cafes in a half dozen states. When I arrived at The Spokesman, in Santa Cruz, Calif., I walked in the…
Op-Ed

Resolutions? 

Conner Burns
Well Conner, mighty fine time to speak of New Years resolutions. Well, resolutions are not limited to New Years and most of those have a already been abandoned. Multiple research agencies (Driver…
Op-Ed

Rites of Passage: the Cut

Padraig
Entering adulthood isn't something conferred upon us on our 18th or even 21st birthday. Legally, maybe, though even the law can find this threshold fuzzy. But real adulthood arrives only after a…

Classified

Classified

A Review: Wash and Polish?

Conner Burns
Washing your bike. Well, that is a big topic. I have broached it before. You can see that here. Today it is a review.  Of bike wash. One particular bike wash—Squirt Biodegradable Bike Cleaner. Yes,…

Talk

Talk

Revolting 216

Robot and Stevil
Don’t Be Late for Arm Wrestling Practice. Sometimes you want to stay home all the time, and that’s ok, except that you end up missing things like arm wrestling practice, a rock show, a great ride or…
Talk

Paceline Podcast 452

Padraig
Trust is a funny thing. You gotta give it to get it. Patrick and Lori discuss trust and where it intersects with their cycling lives, and how cycling has informed how they build trust with others. …

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