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Face First
The last time my wife, Sam, and I rode Porcupine Rim Trail in Moab was 22 years and 11 months ago. Back then, we were much fitter, a full suspension mountain bike was rare,…
A Good Day
It’s a good day, well, probably a great one, when you can meet your friends at 6:30am for a dirt ride, when your legs don’t scream and your lungs don’t hurt as the group…
At the Bottom of the Well
At the bottom of the well, you hope to find more water, but it’s not always there. You’ve been throwing your bucket down, hoisting up what you need all day. But at some…
Video For Your Weekend Motivation: Kriss Kyle Out Of Season
BMX freestyle and park phenom Kriss Kyle from Stranraer, Scotland, has created a legacy though comp wins and stunning videos. His first major competition victory came at The…
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…