(Not) Soloing
After a lot of solo grambling, I found myself in front of Chapman’s house, one foot clipped in, the other on the road, standing there, waiting for the group to get itself…
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The Sympathy Bail and Flying Beta
New England mountain biking is low flow. Even where someone has "designed" a trail, you don't find lengths of fast, flowy dirt. The Earth literally heaves stones up from…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Boas
When I was a kid, the idea of being slowly asphyxiated by a giant snake kept me awake at nights. Never mind that such creatures are not native anywhere I lived (New Jersey,…
Revolting 30
Road Trippin. This episode is about road trips, by bike maybe, by car maybe, good ones and bad ones. We trot out our best road trip stories and discuss road trip music from…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best when you weigh in. This is a discussion topic, not a manifesto.
Last weekend Emporia KS staged the Unbound Gravel race, an event that has become the…
Video – Art of Grind
Guys, I don't know what to make of it when a company like Shimano (our site and podcast sponsor) puts out an art piece like this. I associate Shimano with a sort of…
In the Delta
The delta is the 'difference between', represented mathematically with this symbol: Δ. A river delta is the place where the flow of fresh water meets a body of stagnant or…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Kickstand
A few of you no doubt clicked on the link to this piece with a little trepidation. "Oh, hell," you might have thought. "Is he gonna crap all over kickstands now?" And you're…
Revolting 29
Hot Jorts. This episode is about performance cycling wear, by which we mean, the clothing you like to perform in. We discuss sports-specific leotards and jorts, and whether…
TCI Friday
I bought a set of rotors. Center lock, if you must know. 160mm. This isn't a story about rotors.
The shop guy said, "Do you need lock rings for those?" This isn't really…