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The Truth About Cats and Dogs
The Truth About Cats and Dogs is an adorable little romcom from 1996, a retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story with a gender swap. It's about a woman (Janeane Garofalo)…
Video – The Roots of Dirt
I love this stuff. I love the idea that any bunch of friends anywhere might hit on an idea so fun that it changes the course of a hobby, an industry, and a lifestyle.
As…
Biketopia
In Biketopia, you don't have to drive anywhere apparently. There's a trail at the back of the house we're staying in. That trail leads to all the other trails, over 100…
The Middle East
They're knocking down the Middle East to put up a hotel. The Middle East is a rock club, but not just a rock club, a legendary music space that has hosted the biggest and…
No Dead Ends
A note of optimism for your Monday consumption.
The bicycle is a freedom machine. Not only will it take you where you want to go under your own power, but it disdains the…
Video – Truth and Dignity
I spent some portion of the summer following Erick Cedeño (aka the Bicycle Nomad) via social media, on another of his most excellent adventures, this time retracing the route…
Freewheeling
The sound comes high and sweet on the wind, a swarm of bees, an alarm clock summoning you from a mid-afternoon nap, gravity's slot machine paying out. It's a signifier that…
Letter from the Editors
Hello Friends,
Just us, checking in from the end of summer (unless you're one of our Southern Hemisphere readers...we're not trying to be hemispherist). It's been a busy…
Line Choice
On any surface, there is a line of least resistance for your bicycle. Let's call this the A line. On pavement, the A line may be wide and not something you need to think…
Video – Mountain Bikes and Bothy Nights
I've never been to Scotland, but I find myself deeply attracted to wild, green spaces, and the Scots seem to have a few of those laying around. This video demonstrates the…