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Revolting 251

Robot and Stevil
He’s a Mouth Breather. Some people are nice. Some people are smart. Some people are funny. Some are none of the above, but we still like them. What is the alchemy of friendship? Music Picks:…
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The Pull: Kristen Ulmer

Padraig
On this week’s show, my guest is teacher, author and creator Kristen Ulmer. In the early 1990s Ulmer rose to international prominence as the world’s foremost female big mountain extreme skier. It’s a…
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The Saddest Stat in Cycling

Padraig
Because I have been a true believer in the power of bicycles to enhance and unlock life since before seatbelts were made mandatory in cars, working in a bike shop gave me the opportunity to make…
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Revolting 250

Robot and Stevil
OK, Fine. Bikes. It’s hard to imagine it now, but this started as a podcast about bicycles and bicycle riding. Fortunately, we agreed almost immediately that was going to be really boring, which…

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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,…
Talk

The Pull: Kristen Ulmer

Padraig
On this week’s show, my guest is teacher, author and creator Kristen Ulmer. In the early 1990s Ulmer rose to international prominence as the world’s foremost female big mountain extreme skier. It’s a…

Page One

Op-Ed

Op-Ed

The Saddest Stat in Cycling

Padraig
Because I have been a true believer in the power of bicycles to enhance and unlock life since before seatbelts were made mandatory in cars, working in a bike shop gave me the opportunity to make…
Op-Ed

Poison or Cure?

Padraig
Here's a little secret I never tell non-cyclists: At times, the bike can be both the poison and the cure. I want to explore this, in part, because I and several people I know are suffering with a…
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Hot Take: Bikes Are Too Good Now

Emlyn Lewis
I just wanted to crack the passenger side window, like one-and-a-half cranks of the old lever that did the job when you could actually "roll down the window." But we don't roll the window down…

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A Useful Review: Dirt Baggies

Padraig
It seems unlikely that I sweat more than the average cyclist, but I have avoided baggy shorts for the simple reason that I've had issues with my skin becoming irritated because the baggies didn't…

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Revolting 251

Robot and Stevil
He’s a Mouth Breather. Some people are nice. Some people are smart. Some people are funny. Some are none of the above, but we still like them. What is the alchemy of friendship? Music Picks:…
Talk

The Pull: Kristen Ulmer

Padraig
On this week’s show, my guest is teacher, author and creator Kristen Ulmer. In the early 1990s Ulmer rose to international prominence as the world’s foremost female big mountain extreme skier. It’s a…

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