Video – Big Jim’s Boozy Bike Trip (1976)
I mean, I love a hyped- up mini-documentary about the birth of mountain biking in Marin County or the wilds of Colorado, but here is some dispositive evidence that the…
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Ebullition/Doubt 21: Wait, Where am I?
You aren’t wearing that banana shirt again, are you? No, I guess I am not. I mean if I was like most of my peers going to the study club dinner, I would be in a polo shirt…
A New Minimalism
My house has a front door, a back door, a basement door and a garage door. We have ample egress. But you know there are times when I just don't know how to get out of the…
Rolling Meditations
In 2025, I started meditating. It's a thing I'd attempted many times before but was never able to stick with. I could never shake the feeling that I was doing it wrong, that…
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…
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…