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Padraig and Patria
The Paceline is hosted by Patrick Brady and Patria Vandermark.
Patria is the co-owner and manager of two Boston-area bike shops, Ride Studio and Ride Headquarters. The Colorado native raced at an elite level before chucking it all to go to the land of her forebears. She moved to Italy, learned the language and then began leading bike tours for American visitors. At CU Boulder she earned a degree in mechanical engineering; she says working on bikes is both more fulfilling and more fun.
Patrick is the publisher of The Cycling Independent.
This week we say goodbye to Patrick's cohost, Patria. Unfortunately, things have gotten so busy at Ride Studio and Ride Headquarters that she has to devote herself fully to!-->…
Paceline Podcast 232
This week Patria takes a look at some of the safety concerns women cyclists face when out on a ride. From dogs to bears to men, there are valid reasons to think about safety.!-->…
Paceline Podcast 230
This week Patria take a deeper look at gearing on gravel bikes, especially now that SRAM has announced a new mid-cage Red Etap AXS rear derailleur, which will allow riders to!-->…
Paceline Podcast 229
Snow arrived in Boston and Patria finally got to participate in the Jay Petervary Fat Pursuit Challenge. She took part in the 60km length and reports that more than 80!-->…
Paceline Podcast 227
It's warm in Boston and the Bay Area, warm being a relative term. Patria takes a look at the new phenomenon of "mullet gearing," which offers especially low gearing!-->…
Paceline 226
This week Patria takes on the performance road bike purchase and examines the factors that need to be weighed if the rider wants to use the bike for gravel riding in addition!-->…
Paceline Podcast 225
Patrick and Patria are back after their holiday break and ready for the new year. Probably. Patria takes on the logistics involved in a winter challenge that hard man Jay!-->…
Paceline Podcast 224
This week Patria takes a look at bikepacking and the gear needed as well as how to think about packing.
Patrick says his motivation to ride has been hampered by short,!-->!-->!-->…
Paceline Podcast 223
Despite a broken rib, Patrick has been managing to get out for rides and has begun exploring roads he's unfamiliar with.
Patria takes the end of the season to look at!-->!-->!-->…
Paceline Podcast 222
With Thanksgiving out of the way we can focus on the rest of the holidays, right? Well, it's Cyber Monday and there are companies running some pretty terrific deals today.!-->…