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Let me start by saying I don't know Karen's real name. I didn't ask. Our interaction started out polite, became fraught, and ended up polite again. The right and wrong of…

Here's a thing I wrote some years ago that I happened across the other day. I hope you like it. In the languid summer, in the rise of the hill, as we work our way up and…

A call to commerce! An unsubtle, attention-grabbing shout out! A gentle plea. Please witness the arrival of the brand-new, classic Cycling Independent Black t-shirt. …

The Truth About Cats and Dogs is an adorable little romcom from 1996, a retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story with a gender swap. It's about a woman (Janeane Garofalo)…

I love this stuff. I love the idea that any bunch of friends anywhere might hit on an idea so fun that it changes the course of a hobby, an industry, and a lifestyle. As…

In Biketopia, you don't have to drive anywhere apparently. There's a trail at the back of the house we're staying in. That trail leads to all the other trails, over 100…

They're knocking down the Middle East to put up a hotel. The Middle East is a rock club, but not just a rock club, a legendary music space that has hosted the biggest and…

A note of optimism for your Monday consumption. The bicycle is a freedom machine. Not only will it take you where you want to go under your own power, but it disdains the…

I spent some portion of the summer following Erick Cedeño (aka the Bicycle Nomad) via social media, on another of his most excellent adventures, this time retracing the route…

The sound comes high and sweet on the wind, a swarm of bees, an alarm clock summoning you from a mid-afternoon nap, gravity's slot machine paying out. It's a signifier that…