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Hey, Just Ride 72
My head swirling from the mystical spell that Zion National Park casts upon its visitors, I yearn for an enchanting journey outside the park, where I could roll off on my!-->…
The Medieval Paradigm in Pro Cycling
In bygone days (and still sometimes at bizarre theme restaurants), kings and other royalty called local knights and other chancers to compete in martial arts tournaments,!-->…
Video – Kriss Kyle in Turkey
What is it that Reese's says, "two great tastes that taste great together?" Well here you have a real Reese's Cup of riding awesomeness. Kriss Kyle is best known for his BMX!-->…
Why Have Head Tube Angles Gotten so Slack?
It’s an interesting question for a few reasons. One reason it’s interesting is that unlike other changes in mountain bikes, like the switch from 26 to 29-in. wheels or the!-->…
The Forest and the Trees
There's a fire hydrant in the woods where I often ride. It's red, and has a flag mounted on its top that makes it appear taller than it is. And every time I come around the!-->…
Video – Micayla Gatto – Perspectives India
Gosh the folks at Freehub Magazine do a nice job with their videos. This one is beautiful and captures the stunning beauty of North India, where is juts into Nepal and!-->…
Hey, Just Ride 71
Skirting right, then left, then bouncing right over the top of lava worn down to round, smooth mounds from countless millenniums of high desert weather beating upon it, I!-->…
Solving Toe Overlap
One of the most popular posts ever on The Cycling Independent is this one, about toe overlap. In certain conditions, on certain bikes, the rider's toe may overlap with the!-->…
Progressive Nihilism
You buy a guy a Batchelor's degree in philosophy and set him loose to wander around in the woods for a while and there's no telling what he'll come up with. If you made it!-->…
Hey, Just Ride 70
Some bright spring-like sunshine warmed the day into a wonderful Saturday, leaving Thursday's snowstorm nothing more than an occasional puddle or stream rippling across the!-->…