Zooming In
I don't remember a lot about the first hour. We'd been side-by-side on a stretch of old rail bed, one of the few corridors like it that hasn't been paved, moving at a…
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One of my stock bike jokes is this: Every year I like riding with one fewer companion than I did the year before, and last year I was at two. That makes me sound much…
Video – Beyond the Binary
Shimano North America sponsors our site, and that's a nice thing. As our readership grows, our subscriber base grows too, and between the two we're able to begin to fulfill…
Paceline Podcast 285
This week John is trying to learn new (and possibly better) ways to ride a mountain bike, and Patrick is sick and ruminating on all the days he spent trying to get faster…
On Skill and Technique
If you listen to today's Paceline you'll hear about my current project, learning to handle my new mountain bike with flat pedals rather than clipless. It's a new bike, so…
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…
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…
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I felt attacked, and I got defensive. My wife sat at the kitchen counter across from her mother. I had just…