Grammering
There was no announcement. We never agreed. At some point the pace just went up, and I found myself at the (off the) back. A long, straight stretch of dirt and someone got…
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A Useful Review – The Defeet Wooleator 5″ D-Logo
When I talk about the DeFeet Wooleator 5” D-Logo sock, I am talking specifically about the charcoal gray version, and here’s why: I prefer my cycling stuff to do double,…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Panniers
A pannier is a hot Italian sandwich, filled with all sorts of impossible fresh ingredients, that's been pressed in a very special appliance made just for that purpose. A…
Revolting 25
The Tour of France. This episode is about the Tour of France’s influence on cycling and us as cyclists. I know. I know. We broke down and talked about bikes for a change. As…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best when you chime in, in the comments below.
I felt attacked, and I got defensive. My wife sat at the kitchen counter across from her mother. I had just…
Video – North Shore Betty
This short film from Patagonia fills me with joy and admiration. It's the story of Betty Birrell, a pioneering mountain biker and all-around bad ass still getting after it at…
Be F*#ing Cheerful
It’s a tall goddamned order, being cheerful, but what are you going to do? Sulk around all the time? Make everyone else miserable? Make yourself miserable? Left to my own…
A Useful Review – The Spy Optic Bounty
You don't need a pair of glasses with clear lenses, unless maybe you do. I bought these originally as riding glasses for darkness and low light. I prefer to ride with glasses…
Let the Record Show
This is a thing I wrote a couple years ago that never saw the light of day. I hope you enjoy it.
Let the record show that at precisely 12:07pm today, my oldest son said to…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Coffee
Listen, if you're not a coffee drinker, I understand fully that other people's preoccupation with this bitter, hot water gets pretty tiresome. You might even feel a little…