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The Builder is a new series being written by a US-based, custom bike builder. We agreed to keep their identity hidden, so that this regular column doesn't present as an ad…

Here's another one from our sponsors, Shimano. This one struck a chord for me, because I'm currently tangentially involved in a local effort to build a pump track and small…

The accidents and injuries recounted here took place a long time ago. We're healed now, but we're different than before. I've been thinking more about this because I've been…

There’s a Sisyphean task to being a writer bent on trying to use words to articulate the ineffable experience of riding a bike. As a reviewer I’ve often talked in fairly…

For the most part Oregonians never allow weather to derail adventure. But every now and then, Mother Nature spits out a bit too much rain with the temperature just a pinch…

Here's an SAT question for you: C can ride, but not until 9. B wants in, but he's got a client call at 10. J is down for whatever time, but doesn't have a mountain bike. The…

Oh, Italy, cut it out. You're just too goddamned cute. For those unaware of L'Eroica, it's a sort of OG gravel event. Riders are required to ride period bicycles and…

Data science has made massive strides in the last decade. It's the evil magic that allows retailers to buttonhole you wherever you go, and the good magic that lets us…

Growing up fourth in a family of five kids in the late ‘60s — the third boy, no less — my life pretty much revolved around hand-me-downs. Not so much in clothes, but rather…

Does riding a bike make me a better person? Not better that you. That's not what I'm suggesting, even if I have, on occasion, dabbled in self-righteousness. No. What I'm…