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I think this one will probably trigger some people, but I'm posting it because, on some level, I get what this guy is saying, and just watching him ride you get a sense of a…

This being a cycling site, we are bound to talk about aerobic fitness from time to time, and as Robot brought up our aerobic engines on a recent episode of The Paceline, I'm…

They say that in war, the victors write the history, but I'm not sure that's confined to war. Ask any dyslexic kid, any "weird" kid, anyone who maybe doesn't conform the way…

THUMP-bump! THUMP-bump! THUMP-bump! THUMP-bump! My highly-elevated heart-rate pounded vehemently in my head, my temples throbbing and my eyes stinging from being popped so…

In the 45 or so years I've been riding bikes, I've ridden a hell of a lot more than some people and a hell of a lot less than some others. I've been writing about bikes for…

Deep in the grips of a Wisconsin winter when summer feels an eternity away, the daydreamers emerge from their hibernation and gaze off into space. That trance hits…

Legendary cyclist, speedskater, and race announcer Dick Ring Dies at Age 89 For generations of cyclists in New England, race announcer Dick Ring calling your name at…

This one snuck up on me. Normally, I have a sense of downward spiral, or darkening mood, maybe a persistent frustration over things that are not worth the bother. But on…

Friends, We have not communicated with you for a while, mainly because we've both been busy trying to keep all the plates spinning, all the balls in the air, and all the…

Life’s mysteries tend to whip my imagination into frenzies, which pretty much can be expected for a writer, dreamer and obsessive optimist like me. Mother Nature’s…