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Fit5 Pedals

Padraig
I've known a few folks who have had a Peloton, Stages indoor bike or Wahoo Kickr bike and experienced some, uh, familial unrest due to different riders using different pedals. Fit5 is a pedal that…
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Revolting 217

Robot and Stevil
Just Jibber Jabber. Sometimes you have a whole podcast planned, but then you get talking with your friend, and you keep talking, and one thing leads to another, and you blaze right through the ad…
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Requiem for the Deep-Drop Handlebar

Padraig
When I was a relatively new roadie, and one who thought he knew more than he did, I fetishized the Cinelli 66 handlebar. The Cinelli 66 Campione del Mondo was often referred to the Merckx bar, one of…
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TCIF: Trust

Padraig
We go through phases in life where on occasion we get served up the same topic repeatedly, sometimes for weeks on end. In my life, of late, trust has been a recurring theme: The trust I place in…
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Paceline Podcast 453

Padraig
This week Lori and Patrick welcome former pro cyclist and multi-national champion Brad Huff. Brad was part of the early success of Jonathan Vaughters Slipstream team that led to Team Garmin, which…
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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…

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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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TCIF: Trust

Padraig
We go through phases in life where on occasion we get served up the same topic repeatedly, sometimes for weeks on end. In my life, of late, trust has been a recurring theme: The trust I place in…

Page One

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Revolting 217

Robot and Stevil
Just Jibber Jabber. Sometimes you have a whole podcast planned, but then you get talking with your friend, and you keep talking, and one thing leads to another, and you blaze right through the ad…
Page One

Requiem for the Deep-Drop Handlebar

Padraig
When I was a relatively new roadie, and one who thought he knew more than he did, I fetishized the Cinelli 66 handlebar. The Cinelli 66 Campione del Mondo was often referred to the Merckx bar, one of…
Page One

TCIF: Trust

Padraig
We go through phases in life where on occasion we get served up the same topic repeatedly, sometimes for weeks on end. In my life, of late, trust has been a recurring theme: The trust I place in…

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…

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Fit5 Pedals

Padraig
I've known a few folks who have had a Peloton, Stages indoor bike or Wahoo Kickr bike and experienced some, uh, familial unrest due to different riders using different pedals. Fit5 is a pedal that…
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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

Paceline Podcast 453

Padraig
This week Lori and Patrick welcome former pro cyclist and multi-national champion Brad Huff. Brad was part of the early success of Jonathan Vaughters Slipstream team that led to Team Garmin, which…
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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