Op-Ed

Overcast mornings with a pinch of dew on the ground, just enough to soak through sliver thin running shorts, withstand the test of time. Small talk typically recounting…

As a kid was there anything as fun and fulfilling as riding around with no hands on the handlebars? In the earliest days of riding it provided the best way to freak out…

Here is my premise: We all belong to a union of bike riding people. And no matter what kind of bike we ride, we benefit from the work of an advocacy group trying to make our…

Humans love stuff. No other animal pays rent on storage spaces to keep stuff that doesn't fit in their first stuff storage building. Obviously, as with most things, our…

I learned to skate ski back in the 1990s, when I was on the front side of my first 40 years. At the time, I was still relatively new to cycling, too green to consider myself…

We're just never satisfied. From the time Tullio Campagnolo (above) invented the derailleur, we were like, "Two is great, Tulio, but can I have more?" And we've spent lots of…

I’ve spent countless hours commuting on my bike through Oregon winters and have learned more than a thing or two about cycling in the rain. Things like don’t ride with…

It is late afternoon on a workday in Lucca, Italy. I'm wandering the narrow city streets after leading a bike tour up into the mountains outside of town. The buildings,…

If you’ve tuned in late, I was last talking about the No. 1 item that is non-negotiable on my bikes, which is rather bizarre since I don’t really dig much into equipment and…

We talked about this on the Paceline last week, but I want to bring it to you today for your input. The topic is mud season etiquette, and I bring it up for two reasons. The…