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Away
It only happened once or twice. I made a sort of kamikaze effort to get off the front of the group, the result of some combination of my own recklessness and everyone else's!-->…
Video – History of BMX Racing
Sit yourself down. Class is in session. The Dutch invented BMX, bicycle moto-cross, not the Californians, even if On Any Sunday did herald its arrival as a cultural!-->…
Groping for Fitness
'Groping,' as a word, has seen better days. It came into English from the Old English grapian, "to feel about (as in darkness or drunkenness)." Shortly after, Shakespeare!-->…
Video – Juli Furtado – A Race Against Suicide
You know we try to keep it real here at TCI, and there are few of us who haven't been touched by mental health struggles and suicide. So many of the people I've admired in my!-->…
What You Wish For
I asked my wife if she wanted to go mountain biking, not in a generalized way, but at a specific time and date. She's the sort of person who likes to know what to expect. She!-->…
The Value of Now
Brittney asked where Steve was. He was a regular at our group fitness sessions, but then he disappeared. “He got a hip replacement,” I said. She made a pained face and!-->…
Video – This is Home: Henrique Avancini
This week's video comes to us from Brazil and Shimano. Brazil is a big, beautiful place that produces many outstanding athletes across all the cycling disciplines. This video!-->…
A Shadow of My Former Self
We all get older, what with time remaining steadfastly unidirectional, and wear and tear eventually becoming worn and torn. The photo above is of me, on this morning's gravel!-->…
Phases of the Game
In order to get better at enduring (life) I've been trying to break down the various mental phases of any run/ride/long hike. Somehow being able to identify where my head is!-->…
Video – Unbound Gravel XL w/ Lael Wilcox
Lael Wilcox is, arguably, the world's best ultra-endurance cyclist. She's humble. She's nice. She loves to ride her bike. This is, I think, what sports heroes, if such a!-->…