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Escape Velocity
Nothing was green, and now everything is green, seething with greenness. The trees breathe, their leaves holding down the warm air. A breeze flutters them. They exhale again.…
Video: A Love Letter
Crystal Haggard lives a life of bikes. She’s an eCommerce Merchandiser at Zwift as well as a Specialized Bicycles ambassador in all cycling disciplines. On top of that she’s…
A Diamond Called Independent Fabrication
All words written by Steve Elmes.
This isn’t a tell-all article; it’s simply my attempt to answer a question posed to me by a friend: “How the hell did IF become IF?”
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A Dram-edic Reenactment
My apologies for the graphic nature of this photo. I am aware that male politicians of every stripe lose their jobs for sending images like this to people who don't want…
Introducing: Turtle Wandering
A good friend of The Cycling Independent, Elizabeth Allen, has started a really cool new video blog series called Turtle Wandering. In her words, this is the description:
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Non-Zero Sum Gains
I have been thinking an awful lot about cycling advocacy and inclusivity. Why? Because I dream of a self-powered world, one in which all citizens glide around on a bicycle of…
Vertically Compliant
In your head you just followed the title of this post with, "and torsionally stiff," I'm betting. You may have rolled your eyes as you did it. If there is one more cliched…
The Impossible Route: Death Valley
An impossible route; seven-days of gravel cycling adventure over one of the most demanding courses in the world. Two riders, long-time mountain bike racing pro Jeremiah…
Grambling
This piece appeared originally at Dirt Soul Search.
Through a miasma of mom jokes and sarcasm, we made a plan to ride. It was the weekly plan, but updated for a new day.…
A Journey from His Doorstep – The Photography of Roff Smith
People send me links to articles about cycling, the way my mom used to cut things out of the paper for me. Because I am a terrible person, I usually fail to reply. Either the…