The Forever Bike
As a person who sells bikes and bike parts in the other parts of his life, I am very likely arguing against my best interests here, but we're friends, you and I, and I…
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Video – MTB in the Streets with Christian Rigal
I'm sharing this on a Saturday, because it might just be too much for some of you on a weekday. What this is, is...basically a skate video, but on a mountain bike. Why do I…
The Marshmallow Test
The Marshmallow Test is said to be predictive of a person's lifelong success, an indicator of self-discipline, forward thinking, and common sense. The basic principle of the…
Paceline Tandem: Andy McGrath on Frank Vandenbroucke
Andy McGrath's book God Is Dead, The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling's Great Wasted Talent, chronicles the chaotic life and early death of one of the doping…
Video – Road Cycling Tips – Nobody talks about this.
I stumbled upon Juergen Beneke's YouTube channel the way I stumble on most things, by having the supreme-lord-algorithm pipe it directly into my eyeballs. Fortunately,…
Zombies Among Us
The bike industry is full of brands with long, storied histories. Dig beneath the surface though, and you'll find that few of them are run by their founders, offer designs…
Paceline Podcast 369
Are trail running and mountain biking the same thing? Well, no, but maybe also yes. Patrick watches his son careen off a cliff toward a creek, and we sift through some recent…
Video – The Underdog Story
Here's a nice, little feel-good story about a rag-tag bunch of bike racers with a mission, trying to establish themselves on a level they're maybe not all the way ready for,…
How to Get Better at Bikes
A friend asked me this question, tongue firmly planted in cheek, and then I decided to take it seriously and talked about it on last week's Paceline. In the interim, I've…
The Things We Can’t Control
Sometimes I come here not knowing exactly what I want to say. I sit down at the keyboard with a feeling and start to type. Today I'm thinking a lot about acceptance.
It's…