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I put things together, and I take them apart. Both processes are fraught with peril. The first, because I'm not a great put-things-togetherer, and the subsequent function and…

When Giro first introduced the Empire lace-up road shoe, I'll admit, I scoffed. There may have been a hearty guffaw as well. Not that I tend to dislike Giro products, mind…

Like WKRP in Cincinatti's Herb Tarlek with his matching white shoes and belt, a bike with a white saddle and the obligatory, complimentary bar tape says one thing, and one…

In the year plus that I've been writing RUR, I have had an array of amusing conversations with my riding friends which begin with the question, "Hey, what's dumb about…

I'm going to level with you about something: Where road tires are concerned, review criteria are mostly peripheral: Did the tire flat easily? Did the tire weigh lots? Was it…

I'll be honest. I'm not sure whether this creaking sound is real or just in my head. I'm pretty sure it was real at some point. I'm also reasonably certain I have heard it in…

The way I got the nickname Robot was from riding to work on the coldest winter days. My incredulous officemates would ask, "Don't you get cold?" to which my brother, who…

Last night, I logged into the site editor to make some TCI magic for you and discovered that we had 90 new, unapproved comments, just waiting to be released onto the live…

Rabbits, by design, hop well. They have short femurs wed to long tibias via a reverse, spring-loaded knee, which makes them great hoppers. They have extra-long metatarsals,…

The collar bone is an S-shaped, structural member of your upper-thorax. Some people call it the clavicle, which sounds like a meeting of priests pre-Reformation, e.g., "the…