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Issue #2 of Hokem Magazine is out. It's a thing I've been working on with my friend Bob. I mentioned it here before, but with Issue #2 out in the world, I thought I'd…

A classic of the genre, a sort of Citizen Kane of taking things less seriously. This one's from IFHT Films, who have made a trove of similarly themed examinations of the…

Cyclists can be an awfully self-serious bunch. I say this as someone who has called himself a "serious" cyclist ... without irony. It's the sort of statement to which I think…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of my bike ride from San Francisco to Carlsbad. There was finally movement in the Pace Arrow, the motorhome that would be our…

A common language? Your hobby, job, region etc. often have a common language. Sadly, modern language is filled with slang, anacronyms, abbreviations and emojis, but at…

No matter what happens in the remainder of the men's pro road season, the most significant moment of the year will have been a catastrophic crash during the Tour of the…

So last weekend was Wente, the event I’ve been looking forward to since, well, since last June. My girlfriend, Jennifer, flew down from Seattle and we packed two bikes, a…

There is a paradox at the heart of human consciousness. Our time here is limited, and yet, to enjoy that time we often need to slow down. How does a person cram it all in,…

TIME does not do it like the others. Here's a backstage look at the entire process of forming, bonding and finishing a carbon fiber bike frame. You won't get this from most…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of my bike ride from San Francisco to Carlsbad. A hazy fog blanketed San Francisco Bay in a comforting, not smothering way,…