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I'm not sure how long it was that NASA worked on the Snot Rocket after the success of the Apollo missions. Someone there knew they would never have more political capital…

Someone once told me that when you focus on one aspect of a design, to the exclusion of all others, you end up with the engineering equivalent of a flaming turd. I'm…

Recently, on The Paceline, we were talking about cycling books, and then we had a TCI Friday on the topic. Herewith, let me say a few words about the book that begat all that…

GoreWear (that's their name now) sent me these gloves for review. It was a strange thing. I got an email, because apparently I'm on their media list. The email asked what…

There are two types of panic training. The kind where you have an event, and the kind where you have just become alarmed by the state of your current fitness. Either way, you…

The Cafe du Cycliste Albertine Thermal Jacket is like a warm hug even in the most inclement weather. It also costs $318, so if that's just beyond the realm of the reasonable…

In ancient times, when humans still scurried about in the bushes arguing over whether disc brakes were really better than rim calipers, we didn't really yet know about the…

Well, last week, with the way we’ve been getting rain, I realized that I needed to either get comfortable riding in the rain or get fat. For a couple of days of rain, I don’t…

People get all hung up about nipples, because people get all hung up about things. We all have two nipples, unless they've been removed for medical reasons. My dog has ten of…

The Patagonia Houdini Jacket is a real basic windbreaker, but there are a few things I love about it. First, it’s not skintight like many cycling jackets. It’s just that…