A Useful Review – The SKS Raceblade Pro XL Fenders
Well, last week, with the way we’ve been getting rain, I realized that I needed to either get comfortable riding in the rain or get fat. For a couple of days of rain, I don’t…
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Anachronistic
This post originally appeared at Red Kite Prayer in 2016. We're reposting now, because we talked about it on The Paceline this week, and because the geometry nerds among you…
Enter the Deuce 15
With a full year of life under Matthew’s belt, I take stock of how far he has come as well as some lingering after effects of his time in the NICU.
Paceline Podcast 312
Conditions are wet in many parts of the country, making mountain biking a terrific way to damage trails. John proposes a solution. Patrick received a great many questions in…
Enter the Deuce 14
In this episode we take the Deuce home and begin actually living with our son. Not lost on us is the fact that he was released on Easter Sunday. Certainly we felt like he’d…
At the Bench: Outsmarting Myself
It was the spring of 1991 and I was determined to be good enough to be on the "C" squad for the UMASS bicycle racing team. I've often alleged that spring is a season unknown…
Enter the Deuce 13
You’d think that having your child’s doctor tell you he’s ready to go home would be cause for exhilaration and joy. Honestly, my sense of him was that he was still so fragile…
Enter the Deuce 12
With the Deuce safely back from surgery, you’d think we would breathe a sigh of relief. I was surprised to find that the accumulated stress weighed on me more than prior to…
The NICA Miracle
I signed my 13-year-old, Philip, up for the middle school program of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, also known as NICA. Now, I’m not the dad who is the…
Paceline Podcast 311
While having a mid-ride coffee, a friend asked John what he thought of internal cable/hose routing. There's no simple answer to this, so he discusses it with Patrick, who…