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I found out the hard way that mid-ride bonks come in more flavors than I would have guessed. I've had ones that snuck up on me, arriving in between two efforts. One minute…

Here we have a missive from friend Bence Balla in Budapest, which is alliterative. He's sharing an experience some of us "hardcore" cyclists have learned over time, that you…

We don't normally share content created by brands here. It isn't how we see our editorial mission. But. When I began working to build The Cycling Independent, I swore that I…

I’ve spoken with coaches across several junior programs, and the concern is consistent. Not every rider—but enough to matter. Kids with cycling parents tend to land in a…

As I work with the aerodynamic fitting system AiRO, a consistent result is emerging: For improved aerodynamics on bikes with drop bars, raising the bar yields the result we…

For those of you who listened to Lori and Patrick's interview with BMX god Taj Mihelich, he talked about his animation and art and we figured we would share some of his work.…

Prior to the advent of fat bikes, riding on the snow was much more an oddity, an exception. Racing in the snow, is ... amazing. This is the Mountain of Hell three-day enduro…

Just Jibber Jabber. Sometimes you have a whole podcast planned, but then you get talking with your friend, and you keep talking, and one thing leads to another, and you blaze…

When I was a relatively new roadie, and one who thought he knew more than he did, I fetishized the Cinelli 66 handlebar. The Cinelli 66 Campione del Mondo was often referred…

We go through phases in life where on occasion we get served up the same topic repeatedly, sometimes for weeks on end. In my life, of late, trust has been a recurring theme:…