The Fog of (Trade) War
I have hesitated to write anything about the economic state of the bike business lately, for two reasons. First, most of our readers aren't that interested. They wanna ride…
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Just a Couple of Dirty Words
In the superlative-heavy world of bicycle marketing there are two words a copywriter tries to avoid, and those words are 'heavy' and 'compliant.' Take those crayons out of…
The Fun Mix
A bike will do a lot of things for you. It’ll move you from one place to another. It’ll give you an adventure. It’ll make you healthier. It’ll help you connect with other…
Paceline 413
This week John takes a look at just what we need when we head out for a ride. A helmet seems a given ... usually ... but what about that water bottle? Eyewear? Do you really…
How (Not) to Wrap Your Handlebars
Here's a thing I'm bad at and can help you be bad at too. This is no false modesty either. One time I asked my friend Matt for some help replacing a headset. He had a headset…
Barry Hoban
My cousin Cerys messaged me to say Barry Hoban, one of the very brightest lights of British cycling in the '60s and '70s, had passed away. They were neighbors.
I…
TCI Friday – The Peeves
I am, mainly through the passage of time, a more patient person than I used to be. Maybe it's all that headwind, streaming over my shoulders that's abraded the harder edges…
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?
I…
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…