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Revolting 220

Robot and Stevil Mar 8, 2026
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Taj Mihelich: Amazing Moments in Bicycle History, Part I

Padraig Mar 5, 2026
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Paceline Podcast 456

Padraig Mar 4, 2026
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The Fits: the Consequences of a Bad Fit

Padraig Mar 3, 2026

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In-Person Bike Fitting With Padraig

Padraig Feb 23, 2026

Improving the relationship between the rider and their bike—it's not just about improving their comfort, but making a bike fit better makes the bike handle better. - Patrick Brady Of the many…

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Llamas, Donkeys and Sage

Maureen Gaffney Jun 16, 2025

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 Oct 25, 2023

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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The Fits: the Consequences of a Bad Fit

Padraig Mar 3, 2026

Editor's note: The Fits is a new series of pieces we will publish concerning bike fit and the needs of riders. We will be examining everything from what constitutes good fit to new products that have…

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Taj Mihelich: Amazing Moments in Bicycle History, Part I

Padraig Mar 5, 2026

For those of you who listened to Lori and Patrick's interview with BMX god Taj Mihelich, he talked about his animation and art and we figured we would share some of his work. As good as the art and…

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Video – Mountain of Hell

Padraig Feb 26, 2026

Prior to the advent of fat bikes, riding on the snow was much more an oddity, an exception. Racing in the snow, is ... amazing. This is the Mountain of Hell three-day enduro held at Les Deux Alpes.…

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Revolting 217

Robot and Stevil Feb 17, 2026

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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Ebullition/Doubt 35: The Cheap Seats

Raymond Epstein Mar 2, 2026

I was flying into RIC. This in and of itself was not strange but having been a previous resident of RVA for nearly a half a dozen years I cannot recall ever flying to or from there. I must have at…

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The Protected Heart

Padraig Feb 25, 2026

A cold wind blew off the Hudson River and into our faces. Even as I buried myself within the pack of 80 or so riders, I could feel the damp air move through the pack like water through fork tines. We…

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The Interruptor

Padraig Feb 23, 2026

I’ve had several conversations in the past six months or so with cyclists who have had life get in the way of their riding. The reasons have been all over the map: travel—both work and for…

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The Fits: the Consequences of a Bad Fit

Padraig Mar 3, 2026

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Fit5 Pedals

Padraig Feb 17, 2026

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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Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable by Andy McGrath

Emlyn Lewis Feb 10, 2026

If you're 27-years old and someone writes your biography, then you must have done some pretty remarkable stuff, and thus appears this first attempt to understand the Pogačar phenomenon, based on…

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Revolting 220

Robot and Stevil Mar 8, 2026

What It Is About the Thing. We have a pretty specific set of stuff we really like to participate in, and if you’ve listened for the last 219 hours, then you’re crystal clear on what those things…

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Paceline Podcast 456

Padraig Mar 4, 2026

For those immersed in the world of BMX and/or freestyle riding, Taj Mihelich is an icon. Former World Champion and founder of the brands Terrible One and Fairdale Bicycles, Mihelich is also an…

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Revolting 219

Robot and Stevil Mar 1, 2026

It’s Raining Bowling Balls. Life, like the weather, is pretty unpredictable. And sometimes, no matter how ready you are, the feces strikes the fan. In those moments, what are you gonna do? No.…

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