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Video – Windfell

Emlyn Lewis
I keep tabs on Gee Atherton, mainly because his eponymous bike company is based in Machynlleth in Wales, near my family home. Basically, I'm a fan of anyone who is investing in that area of the…
Talk

Paceline Podcast 443

Padraig
This week Lori and Patrick talk to Bob Radke of Creative Trails. With decades of experience building mountain bike trails Bob shares some of his insights into what goes into great mountain bike trail…
Talk

Revolting 207

Robot and Stevil
It Only Hurts When I Exist. Oh, we’ve all had our share of boo-boos, but a few stand out, and today we’re gonna tell our best injury and mishap stories and try to figure out which pain was the most…
Talk

Paceline Podcast 442

Padraig
Lori and Patrick take a look back on what they feel grateful for and Patrick admits being surprised by something he has to grant a grudging gratitude for. Show links:Giordana G-Shield…
Op-Ed

Thanksgiving

Padraig
For much of the last year I’ve been researching the development of ebikes here in the U.S. Yes, I’m grateful for ebikes, but that’s not where this is going. The development of ebikes here in the U.S.…
Talk

Revolting 206

Robot and Stevil
The Sunk Time Fallacy. People have a funny way of plowing their energy into bad ideas, and once they’ve made that initial investment, they keep going just to prove to themselves that the original…
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Video – Seven Serpents 2025

Emlyn Lewis
Well, this looks hard, but there IS a ferry transfer, maybe two of them, and I'm a sucker for a ferry. Starting in Slovenia, riders get rolling views of castles, lakes, and forests. There is a…

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,…

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Video – Windfell

Emlyn Lewis
I keep tabs on Gee Atherton, mainly because his eponymous bike company is based in Machynlleth in Wales, near my family home. Basically, I'm a fan of anyone who is investing in that area of the…
Page One

Video – Seven Serpents 2025

Emlyn Lewis
Well, this looks hard, but there IS a ferry transfer, maybe two of them, and I'm a sucker for a ferry. Starting in Slovenia, riders get rolling views of castles, lakes, and forests. There is a…

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Thanksgiving

Padraig
For much of the last year I’ve been researching the development of ebikes here in the U.S. Yes, I’m grateful for ebikes, but that’s not where this is going. The development of ebikes here in the U.S.…
Op-Ed

TCIF – The Face or the Stomach

Emlyn Lewis
It's a classic trope of the tough-guy genre of film. The bad guys jump the good guy, and one of them holds him while the others work him over. It's not personal, you understand. It's business. So the…

Classified

Classified

Reading the Bike

Padraig
You can tell a lot about how someone rides by looking at their bike. One of the ways I cemented my reputation as a knowledgeable fitter was to examine signs of wear at the contact points. I'd set up…

Talk

Talk

Paceline Podcast 443

Padraig
This week Lori and Patrick talk to Bob Radke of Creative Trails. With decades of experience building mountain bike trails Bob shares some of his insights into what goes into great mountain bike trail…
Talk

Revolting 207

Robot and Stevil
It Only Hurts When I Exist. Oh, we’ve all had our share of boo-boos, but a few stand out, and today we’re gonna tell our best injury and mishap stories and try to figure out which pain was the most…
Talk

Paceline Podcast 442

Padraig
Lori and Patrick take a look back on what they feel grateful for and Patrick admits being surprised by something he has to grant a grudging gratitude for. Show links:Giordana G-Shield…

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