Op-Ed

You know how this works. There are questions here. It's best if you answer them, below, in comments. The way I work on my bikes has changed. I don't tune derailleurs much…

You know how this works. Read. Comment. It's an interactive thing, a give and take. In my basement, in the rack I have there, the road bikes are on the left nearest the…

Every month or so, we collect the questions submitted to our friend Stevil and present them to him for his oracular pronouncements. And pronounce he does. Wisdom.…

I did a gravel ride recently where I crossed a low-lying bridge as well as something that wasn’t quite a stream, nor was it a marsh, but it was wet, and water went flying.…

TCI Friday is a question and answer thing. We pose the question. You give the answers. I tried to do research and couldn't. Patrick had asked, on The Paceline, about…

There are things I'm not good at. I know. I know. It's hard to believe, but it's true. And not only am I not good at some things, but I'm actively trying to be good at them,…

TCI Friday only really works when you participate by reading and commenting below. Cycling can be an expensive sport/hobby/obsession. I don't think that's a controversial…

It's dark and cold these mornings, which makes it the perfect time of year for a hot cup of coffee and good book. I used to read a lot of cycling books. In fact, there was a…

TCI Friday is an open forum wherein I pose a question, and you posit an answer, below, in comments. The last time I rode a fat bike was at my friend Bob's shop, Wheel…

It was the spring of 1991 and I was determined to be good enough to be on the "C" squad for the UMASS bicycle racing team. I've often alleged that spring is a season unknown…