Biological Imperatives
My body continually lets me down. Oh, yeah. Sure. It’s amazing. It can do all sorts of things. I can ride a very long way sometimes, but why do I always have to pee?
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TCI Friday
You have experienced this. You're at a cookout or a party or a business function, and someone has ratted you out as a "serious cyclist" to some civilian type with questions…
The Continuum
I rode with my friend Fez the other day. Fez has written for the site. He’s a yoga and meditation teacher, a two-time cancer survivor, a musician, and he came back to bike…
TCI Friday – Your Ride and/or Die
Yesterday on the Paceline, we discussed the bikes we've put the most miles on. You have one, too, obviously. Maybe yours was a matter of necessity, like you were young, and…
TCI Moving to AI for All Cycling and Cycling Adjacent Activities
There was a time when, if you had an idea that you wanted to communicate to people who weren't in the same room as you, you might resort to pen and paper, "writing it down"…
TCI Friday – The Pedal and the Metal
My taste in music runs to the heavy, the loud, and the chaotic, but don't worry; I'm not going to make you listen to any of it. This is really more about the music in your…
That’ll Leave a Mark
This piece appeared originally in Hokem Magazine. The new issue (#5) of Hokem is out this week.
I got my first tattoo when I was 20. We had to drive to Rhode Island,…
10 Ways to Ruin a Ride
Once learned, riding a bike is so easy that it's part of a common idiomatic expression about something that's easy to do. Another thing that I've found it's easy to do is…
TCI Friday – The High and the Low
My friend Thatch, who I played in a band with back when people played in bands, used to say, "Thou shall not play mid-tempo. You may play fast, or you may play slow, but…
What Is a Bike Worth?
Anyone who remembers the ‘80s will have the sense that bikes cost a hell of a lot more than they used to, though someone smart once said that comparison is the theft of joy.…