Op-Ed

Historically, the most valuable things in the world have been useful things, like copper, saffron, good steel, nuclear fissile material, etc. I count myself wealthy in as…

I know a few people who ride one kind of bike in one kind of way, their whole lives, like they've found a sweet spot so sweet they never want anything else. I think that must…

For much of the last year I’ve been researching the development of ebikes here in the U.S. Yes, I’m grateful for ebikes, but that’s not where this is going. The development…

It's a classic trope of the tough-guy genre of film. The bad guys jump the good guy, and one of them holds him while the others work him over. It's not personal, you…

The funny thing about cargo pants is that very seldom are they actually transporting any cargo. What a strange flex it is indeed to walk around flaunting your capacity for…

The primary rule of storytelling: Make it interesting. I’m reminded of that as I laugh at its folly on our recent visit to ride the Weiser River Trail in…

It was late in the ride, the section that follows the last sprint when the ride slows down enough that you can once again have a conversation. My friend Mo turned to me and…

There’s just something about bridges that send my imagination into overdrive. Absolutely nothing in the woods will lift my spirits more than coming upon a wooden…

Ahh, what can I say? There’s just something about bike shops, am I right? I’m guessing most of you probably drifted off there for a moment or two, savoring fond memories…

I wasn't especially tired, but the battery had died on my ebike as I was heading home, a mistake I capably repeat because I can't read all the numbers on the display without…