The Gift of Bikes
Last week I mentioned my Welsh grandfather, the dairy farmer. He was a gardener in his later years. That was his real passion, rows of peas and beans, a bed of potatoes, some…
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Just a Vacuum Cleaner
Issue #2 of Hokem Magazine is out. It's a thing I've been working on with my friend Bob. I mentioned it here before, but with Issue #2 out in the world, I thought I'd…
Video – How to Buy a Mountain Bike
A classic of the genre, a sort of Citizen Kane of taking things less seriously. This one's from IFHT Films, who have made a trove of similarly themed examinations of the…
Critérium du Dauphiné 2024 – 3 Take Aways
No matter what happens in the remainder of the men's pro road season, the most significant moment of the year will have been a catastrophic crash during the Tour of the…
TCI Friday
The song "With a Little Help from My Friends" is a horrible earworm, and I kinda never want to hear it again, even though it expresses one of the great truisms of being a…
Paceline Podcast 374
Who do you ride with? Are you a solo artist or a social animal, and how does that evolve over time. Patrick tells us about a jour sans, and how he processes coming up short…
On Tootling
There is a paradox at the heart of human consciousness. Our time here is limited, and yet, to enjoy that time we often need to slow down. How does a person cram it all in,…
Video – Carbon Manufacturing at TIME
TIME does not do it like the others. Here's a backstage look at the entire process of forming, bonding and finishing a carbon fiber bike frame. You won't get this from most…
Video – Ultimate Saddle Comfort
This fella is a friend of a friend of mine and a real mover and shaker in the parts of the bike fitting world that get talked about not enough. It's also a good basic review…
TCI Friday
Nearly every bike you see in a bike shop or on a website has been spec'd by a product manager, a person who takes the frame the company produces and decides what parts should…