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This piece appeared originally in Hokem Magazine. The new issue (#5) of Hokem is out this week. I got my first tattoo when I was 20. We had to drive to Rhode Island,…

Racing. Training. I was in the middle of it all. I started dating someone. At some point my mileage decreased. I did not tell her. I made the choice to ride less to spend…

Once learned, riding a bike is so easy that it's part of a common idiomatic expression about something that's easy to do. Another thing that I've found it's easy to do is…

Anyone who remembers the ‘80s will have the sense that bikes cost a hell of a lot more than they used to, though someone smart once said that comparison is the theft of joy.…

What about your knees? Winter is still here in many places but in my world, spring is starting. It is cold, but today it is not bad. No need for tights, but it is not summer…

Over the years that I've been riding and writing about bikes a simple truism has emerged, if I'm not riding, then I'm not writing. Almost all of my ideas (at least about…

I concluded the last episode with a nod to deep thoughts, and so this time around I will dip into that murky pool. First however, I’ve stated before that living in the Deep…

If you are expecting an article about washing and waxing your bike - check out last week. This week is still about wax and lubricants, but not for your car, paint or carbon…

In my mind, Lachlan Morton is one of the most interesting professional cyclists on the scene today. Why? Well, he decided the pro peloton wasn't really for him, and then he…

I like to think I glide through life like an Eagle soaring on thermals when reality mostly resembles a plastic bag on a windy backwoods highway. I don’t see what’s coming…