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Squirrels Shoaling on Crack
Once upon a time I traveled for work. In one particular city, I would call a friend and we would ride. It was great. She knew the roads, I did not. She rode well. I could!-->…
Fetishizing Refinement
A flash back: I'm at home. On the couch. The kids are in bed. The wife is watching TV. I'm combing through eBay's endless stupidity for things I don't need and probably won't…
Video – Merckx
Mark Cavendish won his 35th Tour de France stage during this year's event, passing Eddie Merckx as the biggest ever stage winner. There is an odd feeling that in some way,!-->…
Aunque la Mona
My fitness is a bird in hand. It twitches and frets and wants to fly free. I hold it, while I can, but I know I have to let it go, to fly or roost, to feed on whatever scraps!-->…
Video – Jumping Over the Tour de France
You might have seen this. It went viral. At first, I thought, "Yeah, bro. Good one." But then as I thought harder about it, I thought, "Hell yes." This is exactly the sort of!-->…
Hey, Just Ride 83: Old School
Time flies when you’re climbing a mountain, right?
Of course not.
Each pedal stroke feels as though it robs you of at least a minute of your life, and that spot up!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Click, Click – RACK!
Many years ago, I raced. Those were the days of Italian Steel bikes. The pattern was that periodically (depending on your riding habits and geographical location), you needed!-->…
Women’s Giro d’Italia – Three Takeaways
It's over. Elisa Longo Borghini defied (my) expectations and closed out her Giro win on Stage 8 with a dominating performance to distance the incredibly powerful Lotte!-->…
Misjudged
Here are various vignettes regarding misjudgment. Some physical, some mental—some funny, some just plain judgy misjudgments.
The Conversation: I’m riding along!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Josh Lewis Orange Section
The riding in this video is dumb, and that's why I love it. For the most part, the mountain bike short edit form is dead. Brandon Semenuk killed it. And now we're just seeing!-->…