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I feel certain I've asked this one before, but it's been a while and my memory isn't what it used to be. I went for an MTB ride with some friends the other day. There were…
TCI Friday
We'd been climbing this hillside in gradual, swooping switchbacks when Koop's chain popped. There at the ridgeline was a boulder with a wooden ladder granting entry to its…
TCI Friday
Gravel! Gravel! Gravel!
Today's standard road bikes have 28mm tires and disc brakes. That would have been a gravel bike ten years ago. There is a new sub-category called…
TCI Friday
Last week I wrote this thing, and I wasn't completely honest in it. Reader Alan said in comments, something that struck me as entirely true, which is to say I do NOT always…
The Corrections
A thing I wrote years ago for Red Kite Prayer. On this Monday, when the words are all stuck in between my ears, refusing to find my fingertips, a good reminder that sometimes…
TCI Friday
I promise you I'm not a glove fetishist, although if you went through the gear bins in my basement you might reasonably come to that conclusion. For a time, I was deeply…
TCI Friday
I'm looking out the window. I think it's a good place to start. The weather app on my phone (Wunderground) has already told me that it's 48F, with an 8mph wind that makes it…
TCI Friday
Here it is, your weekly discussion topic. Please contribute, so we can get to know you better or learn something from you.
My mother buys stuff, gadgets and cheap nonsense…
TCI Friday
You know how this goes. I outline a scenario, set up a question, and then you swoop in and opine. It's how we make a community here. Please participate.
Last weekend I…
Ask Stevil – April ’23
Every month or so, our resident sage opens his mind and his heart to deliver advice to you, our readers.
Stevil, I spend a lot of time on the internet, either YouTube or…