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Video: Bicycles of the 1800s

Padraig
Any time I see a very old bicycle, my mind has this habit of telling myself that back in the day it didn't appear so primitive. I want to give those crafters the benefit of much doubt and pre-concede…
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Barry Hoban

Emlyn Lewis
My cousin Cerys messaged me to say Barry Hoban, one of the very brightest lights of British cycling in the '60s and '70s, had passed away. They were neighbors. I discovered this last time I was in…
Talk

Paceline Podcast 412

Padraig
Bike riding is fun, right? John considers how much of his fun has been Type 1 (fun right now) vs. Type 2 (fun in the retelling) and suggests that he will be better served by more of the former and…
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Finding Nirvana

Padraig
When I first learned what a flow state was, I thought it was just a fancy-pants name for feeling good, which is to say I dismissed the concept within a minute or two of finishing the article, written…
Talk

Revolting 175

Robot and Stevil
Go Ahead and Call It a Comeback. 2025 is the year we both return from physical setback to reestablish ourselves as defiantly mediocre athletes. This time it’s different, but also probably exactly the…
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Video: 1985 Paris-Roubaix

Padraig
Some of us aren't really ready to be finished with Paris-Roubaix, so back to the archive for this look at the year Greg LeMond came closest to standing on the podium at the Queen of the Classics.…
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TCI Friday – The Peeves

Emlyn Lewis
I am, mainly through the passage of time, a more patient person than I used to be. Maybe it's all that headwind, streaming over my shoulders that's abraded the harder edges of my psyche and smoothed…

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For Los Angeles

Padraig
The wildfires in Southern California will go down as the most expensive natural disaster in the state's history. Combined, the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Auto fires, have burned more than 40,000…
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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

Paceline Podcast 412

Padraig
Bike riding is fun, right? John considers how much of his fun has been Type 1 (fun right now) vs. Type 2 (fun in the retelling) and suggests that he will be better served by more of the former and…

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Video: Bicycles of the 1800s

Padraig
Any time I see a very old bicycle, my mind has this habit of telling myself that back in the day it didn't appear so primitive. I want to give those crafters the benefit of much doubt and pre-concede…
Page One

Barry Hoban

Emlyn Lewis
My cousin Cerys messaged me to say Barry Hoban, one of the very brightest lights of British cycling in the '60s and '70s, had passed away. They were neighbors. I discovered this last time I was in…

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
You have experienced this. You're at a cookout or a party or a business function, and someone has ratted you out as a "serious cyclist" to some civilian type with questions about bikes. You get…
Op-Ed

It’s Not About the Wrenches

Padraig
When people ask me why cycling occupies such a central, dare I say dominant, role in my life, I've taken to beginning with a somewhat cryptic reply. It's certainly not direct, anyway. "You say…

Classified

Classified

A Useful Review: Clik Valve

Padraig
Valves for bike tires come in exactly two flavors: Presta and Schrader. It's binary, either/or, and both types have strengths and weaknesses. That is, until now. Clik Valve is the first new valve in…

Talk

Talk

Paceline Podcast 412

Padraig
Bike riding is fun, right? John considers how much of his fun has been Type 1 (fun right now) vs. Type 2 (fun in the retelling) and suggests that he will be better served by more of the former and…
Talk

Revolting 175

Robot and Stevil
Go Ahead and Call It a Comeback. 2025 is the year we both return from physical setback to reestablish ourselves as defiantly mediocre athletes. This time it’s different, but also probably exactly the…
Talk

Revolting 174

Robot and Stevil
Like a Piano Down a Flight of Stairs. We all want to age gracefully…physically, mentally and emotionally…but the likelihood is we’ll be just as annoying as our parents every step of the stupid way.…

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