Op-Ed

It says something about my engagement in the cycling biz and the power of osmotic information gathering, that I know anything at all about the newest bikes and tech hitting…

When we take up cycling, be it as a kid, a teen or as an adult, the draw of the bike is going—seeing new places, encountering new terrain, feeling the changing land through…

I am working on an article about washing the bike and waxing my chain. It brought a memory to me from my past. It is not bike related… but think it might make you laugh, so…

I remember thinking, very distinctly, "I hope they don't come back." I'd just been dropped on a long, straight, sunbaked stretch of New Hampshire road. The mistakes had all…

If you'd asked me where I wanted to go the day I bought my touring bike, I couldn't have told you. There was no particular destination in mind, no tour route I wanted to…

My Gripe With Gravel There was a point out there when I said to myself, I’m done with travel events. You’ve been there. You train for months, take time off work, spend…

Even before I rode it, just walking into the living room in the dawn light and seeing a BMX bike on its kickstand in front of the tree, caused synapses to fire in new and…

Freestyle is what it sounds like, a departure from the rigid structure of our Monday through Friday bike banter, a chance to explore other topics, other formats, and other…

When you are riding your bicycle in traffic, you should try to concentrate. Really, everyone present should be concentrating on the job at hand, because it doesn't take much…

I've been thinking about trail days. And I’m scanning this through the lens of my own selfish past. I hate to admit it, but in my 20s and 30s I didn’t do a single trail day.…