Groping for Fitness
'Groping,' as a word, has seen better days. It came into English from the Old English grapian, "to feel about (as in darkness or drunkenness)." Shortly after, Shakespeare…
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Revolting 22
Single-speeding. This episode is about single-speed bikes, riding, racing, etc. The hardcore of cycling. One note. Purity. The guys talk about their personal histories with…
Video – Juli Furtado – A Race Against Suicide
You know we try to keep it real here at TCI, and there are few of us who haven't been touched by mental health struggles and suicide. So many of the people I've admired in my…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday is meant to be a participatory activity. I do a little dance here at the beginning, and then I pose a question. The game works best if you put your thoughts in the…
What You Wish For
I asked my wife if she wanted to go mountain biking, not in a generalized way, but at a specific time and date. She's the sort of person who likes to know what to expect. She…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Cantilever Brakes
The first clue is in the name. Cant. Can't. Cannot. And levers are involved. The whole contraption is a lever that cannot do what it was designed to do. Brake, in this…
Revolting 21
This episode is about Attention Deficit, both the diagnosed kind and the undiagnosed kind. It's also about embracing the kind of thinking people who think this way do. The…
The Value of Now
Brittney asked where Steve was. He was a regular at our group fitness sessions, but then he disappeared. “He got a hip replacement,” I said. She made a pained face and…
Video – This is Home: Henrique Avancini
This week's video comes to us from Brazil and Shimano. Brazil is a big, beautiful place that produces many outstanding athletes across all the cycling disciplines. This video…
TCI Friday
When it comes to bikes, I have these competing impulses. On one hand, I'd like the industry to be a bit more of a Wild West, more companies doing more creative work, pushing…