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…
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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.
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Video – Queens of the Classic
Holy week is over, the seven days from the Tour of Flanders to Paris-Roubaix. If you missed those races and/or their highlights, I'll just say they seldom disappoint, and if…
Video – The Path Less Pedaled – Svein Tuft
I don't know about you, but I assume all pro-racers were child prodigies consumed by the dream of riding on far flung continents. As it turns out Svein Tuft was not that kid.…
TCI Friday
Here is my premise: We all belong to a union of bike riding people. And no matter what kind of bike we ride, we benefit from the work of an advocacy group trying to make our…
The Phil Collins Paradox
Phil Collins is probably a real nice guy. He's obviously supremely talented. That he happens to be the avatar of soulless, corporate pop hits is just happenstance. Someone…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Kid-a-Pult
As you might know I put too much time into thinking about the names of things. The actual name of this product is a "front mount bike seat for children," but I think you can…
Revolting 121
Don’t Wear Sandals to a Bar Fight. Life is full of rules, both useful and made to be broken. There are bike rules. There are rock show rules. There are a million reasons to…