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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of my bike ride from San Francisco to Carlsbad. The true essence of cycling, like life, lies in discovery. The first bike…

Last week I wrote about language and terms. Specifically, some terms that I personally use to describe a bike ride and the environment. To review: Butter Smooth. Used…

Last week I mentioned my Welsh grandfather, the dairy farmer. He was a gardener in his later years. That was his real passion, rows of peas and beans, a bed of potatoes, some…

Issue #2 of Hokem Magazine is out. It's a thing I've been working on with my friend Bob. I mentioned it here before, but with Issue #2 out in the world, I thought I'd…

A classic of the genre, a sort of Citizen Kane of taking things less seriously. This one's from IFHT Films, who have made a trove of similarly themed examinations of the…

Cyclists can be an awfully self-serious bunch. I say this as someone who has called himself a "serious" cyclist ... without irony. It's the sort of statement to which I think…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of my bike ride from San Francisco to Carlsbad. There was finally movement in the Pace Arrow, the motorhome that would be our…

A common language? Your hobby, job, region etc. often have a common language. Sadly, modern language is filled with slang, anacronyms, abbreviations and emojis, but at…

No matter what happens in the remainder of the men's pro road season, the most significant moment of the year will have been a catastrophic crash during the Tour of the…

So last weekend was Wente, the event I’ve been looking forward to since, well, since last June. My girlfriend, Jennifer, flew down from Seattle and we packed two bikes, a…