TCI Friday
On this week's Paceline we discussed the announcement from Shimano that the new Dura Ace and Ultegra groups would be 12spd and, more surprisingly, electronic only. The future is here, or will be…
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Ride the Lightning
You think too goddamned much. Don't ask me how I know. Oh, it's because I also think too much. It's a failing of the human condition, to think more than to act, to spend hours looping backwards on…
At the Bench: Stretching Cables
When I first went to work in a bike shop, other mechanics stressed to me how important it was to "stretch" the new cables on a bike during assembly. In the course of assembling a bike, I'd pull hard…
Paceline Podcast 256
This week John takes a look at a watershed event in Shimano's history. They have discontinued mechanically operated drivetrains on their Dura-Ace and Ultegra groups. The new versions of these groups…
Revolting 5 Podcast
Robot and Stevil dig into their crashes, how they felt about them when they were younger, the psychological damage that needs to be overcome, and the worthwhileness of continuing to take risks.…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Cone Wrench
I hope you don't own a cone wrench, or god-forbid, a whole set of cone wrenches. That's the cyclist equivalent of having a VCR or a landline, almost charmingly anachronistic but at the same time an…
Outspoken Cyclist #572
Guests: Justin Christopher; Dave Simmons
It’s Our Anniversary. Welcome to our show for September 11, 2021.
Of course the significance of the date is not lost on me and I’m sure not on you…
At the Bench: Cone Nuts
This morning (as I write this, not the morning you're reading this), as my eyelids fluttered me into consciousness, I had a flashback to the shop where I developed my wrenching chops. Once my…
Evangelizing Wales
Let us dispense with pretense. I am Welsh. Though I grew up in the States most of my family live in the green, hilly central part of Wales that the English sometimes refer to as "Deep Dark Wales."…
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An Open Letter to Katie Compton Fans
I know the pain you're feeling right now. I know the disappointment. I know the overwhelming conviction that she's suffering a complete miscarriage of justice. I know how you feel like the ground…
Coming Attractions
I'm back from my first no-kid, no-editorial vacation I've had since 2008. I needed an opportunity to clear my head and give some deep thought to what we are doing here at TCI.
When I launched Red…
Introducing: Turtle Wandering
A good friend of The Cycling Independent, Elizabeth Allen, has started a really cool new video blog series called Turtle Wandering. In her words, this is the description:
"It is about the places…
Non-Zero Sum Gains
I have been thinking an awful lot about cycling advocacy and inclusivity. Why? Because I dream of a self-powered world, one in which all citizens glide around on a bicycle of one flavor or another. I…
A Year of Shelter
Life changed for us 365 days ago. I doubt you or anyone you know would have been willing to guess that the life you're living today was even possible. It was certainly beyond my imagination, and I…
What We Would Say
I chose cycling because it's the only time I don't feel like a klutz.I chose cycling because I can't stick the ball. I chose cycling because I didn't play team sports.I chose cycling because I'm…
We Need You On This Ride
I'll be brief.
Our primary goal at The Cycling Independent is to make our community as large as we possibly can. Part of that is selfish. We can't continue without your financial support. This is…
Editor’s Letter
Right now you might be thinking, "How can this be an editor’s letter on a website? This isn't print!"
You very well should be thinking that because we’re not just another website with a bunch of…
The Cycling Independent: a Statement of Purpose
The way I tell the story, my love of magazines, of periodic publications, began with Skateboarder Magazine in 1977, but that’s not actually true. I can trace it further back, to Boy’s…
New York to Provincetown
A single day can feel like a month. Processing a massive ride afterwards is like staring at a Salvador Dali painting. Fifty miles dissolves into a blurry moment.
Turns out it took a village…
Paceline Podcast 256
This week John takes a look at a watershed event in Shimano's history. They have discontinued mechanically operated drivetrains on their Dura-Ace and Ultegra groups. The new versions of these groups…
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At the Bench: Stretching Cables
When I first went to work in a bike shop, other mechanics stressed to me how important it was to "stretch" the new cables on a bike during assembly. In the course of assembling a bike, I'd pull hard…
At the Bench: Cone Nuts
This morning (as I write this, not the morning you're reading this), as my eyelids fluttered me into consciousness, I had a flashback to the shop where I developed my wrenching chops. Once my…
Evangelizing Wales
Let us dispense with pretense. I am Welsh. Though I grew up in the States most of my family live in the green, hilly central part of Wales that the English sometimes refer to as "Deep Dark Wales."…
Op-Ed
TCI Friday
On this week's Paceline we discussed the announcement from Shimano that the new Dura Ace and Ultegra groups would be 12spd and, more surprisingly, electronic only. The future is here, or will be…
Ride the Lightning
You think too goddamned much. Don't ask me how I know. Oh, it's because I also think too much. It's a failing of the human condition, to think more than to act, to spend hours looping backwards on…
TCI Friday
As I have gotten older, I have learned two really critical things about myself (and probably should have learned more). The first is that getting older is a waste of time. I knew most of what I…
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Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Cone Wrench
I hope you don't own a cone wrench, or god-forbid, a whole set of cone wrenches. That's the cyclist equivalent of having a VCR or a landline, almost charmingly anachronistic but at the same time an…
Fresh Fit: Coefficient RR Handlebar
Last year I reviewed Coefficient Cycling's first offering, the Wave Handlebar. It is a bar aimed, primarily, at gravel riders (though it works fine for road use), and staked its territory on offering…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – This Starbucks Bathroom
This review is not a platform for toilet humor, so those of you who disdain that sub-genre need not click away. This review is about the intersection of a failing body and the minimal kindness of a…
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Paceline Podcast 256
This week John takes a look at a watershed event in Shimano's history. They have discontinued mechanically operated drivetrains on their Dura-Ace and Ultegra groups. The new versions of these groups…
Revolting 5 Podcast
Robot and Stevil dig into their crashes, how they felt about them when they were younger, the psychological damage that needs to be overcome, and the worthwhileness of continuing to take risks.…
Outspoken Cyclist #572
Guests: Justin Christopher; Dave Simmons
It’s Our Anniversary. Welcome to our show for September 11, 2021.
Of course the significance of the date is not lost on me and I’m sure not on you…