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The Last Rider & the 1989 Tour de France
Churchill (might have) said, "History is written by the victors." I doubt sincerely he had bike races in mind, but I think the truism holds. Most American people understand…
Video – Missy Giove
People who weren't paying attention remember Missy Giove for the big pot bust she was caught up in after she stopped riding fulltime, and that's a shame, because there was a…
TCI Friday – New Adventures
One of the nice things about January is that the whole year looks like possibility still, a blank canvas to project dreams and goals onto. Even if you've had an inauspicious…
Freestyle: King of the Fells
I love to run up hills. I know, it's a weird thing to say. If the weather is cold, and the hill is steep, I love it even more. There's something about landscapes like these…
Video – Nowt Daft
I don't know who these guys are, and I don't care.
Here are the things I love about this one. First, just a couple chuckleheads making videos of their riding. No…
TCI Friday – Your Ideal Bike
To love something is sometimes to be dissatisfied with it. You get a sense that the object of your love could be better, if only it could change in the ways that seem obvious…
TCI Friday – Save Me the Sonnets
They say love is blind, but maybe they haven't had a long-term relationship, because let me tell you, over time, love comes to have 20/20 vision. I am keenly aware of my…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Human Body
I won't even start with the knees. The knees are terrible, but that's too easy. The back is also awful. The ankles? Sketchy at best. Eight billion primates careening around…