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Part of Me
In my dream, I am riding up a steep climb on a narrow road winding through redwoods, barely able to turn the pedals. But I am happy. Ecstatic, really. I am one with my bike,…
Hey, Just Ride 52
PHOTO CREDIT: UW-Whitewater/Craig Schreiner
Trapped.
That’s what it felt like.
All eyes were focused on me, and the unnerving feeling that accompanies that situation…
Conversations with Klaus
This past July, I elected myself and a good friend for the TransAlp—a seven-day mountain bike stage race from Austria to Italy. 308 miles, 57,000 feet of climbing. If you do…
To Love and To Be In Love
I met my wife on a college camping trip in 1992. At the time I was trying not to spend the week drunk beyond imagining. A friend convinced me to sign up for this trip through…
Padraig’s eBike Explainer – Regenerative Braking
As a result of my day job, I see very few ads that are for anything other than e-bikes. I miss the days of seeing ads for crazy shoes. Recently, there has been some heavy…
Hey, Just Ride 51
Gliding along sweet singletrack under the morning’s whitewashed sky I wondered whether or not the clouds would eclipse my dream.
The last solar exclipse to cast its…
The Great Redwood Trail
Have you heard of a new long-distance trail in the works from just north of the Golden Gate Bridge all the way to Eureka? It’s called the Great Redwood Trail (GRT), and it…
Bruise Life
Bruises. There’s one on my left side, just below the ribs, from where I fell off my gravel bike, then a double on the left shin, a larger one with a scab in the middle and a…
Video – The Hinge – The Most Essential MTB Skill
I'm not posting this video on a Friday, because actually I have a lot to say about it. I've watched a metric ton of mountain biking how-to videos, and almost all of them were…