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The Bucket of Truth
The first thing to know is that the bucket leaks. That's the first truth. Pour yourself into it. Give it everything you've got. It won't stay long. Evaporation is an issue.!-->…
To Burn Off the Madness
I'd been full of piss and vinegar the night before, but when I woke up, I felt as flat as a train track penny. The couch drew me in, and two cups of coffee did little to!-->…
Just To Be Alive
I know just enough about bikes to know that I don’t know s#*$ about bikes. And I don’t want the mountain of what I don’t know to ruin the truth of what I do know … which is I!-->…
Video – Becoming Ruby
I was aware of Brooklyn Bell as a backcountry skier, but this is the first time I've seen her mountain biking highlighted and gotten a deeper dive on her creative side.!-->…
Soloing
I came upon an old woman pushing her bike. We were near the place where the secondary bike path, the one most people don't use, turns into a trail. We were the only ones out!-->…
(Not) Soloing
After a lot of solo grambling, I found myself in front of Chapman’s house, one foot clipped in, the other on the road, standing there, waiting for the group to get itself!-->…
The Sympathy Bail and Flying Beta
New England mountain biking is low flow. Even where someone has "designed" a trail, you don't find lengths of fast, flowy dirt. The Earth literally heaves stones up from!-->…
Unbound Race Report 2022, 200 Mile Edition
What follows is an abridged version of Patria's Race Report. For the unabridged version go here.
Unbound started for me back in January of 2020, when I entered the lottery!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Art of Grind
Guys, I don't know what to make of it when a company like Shimano (our site and podcast sponsor) puts out an art piece like this. I associate Shimano with a sort of!-->…
What Have You Done for Me Lately? – Understanding Advocacy
Do you get constant, borderline harassing e-mails from your local bike coalition apprising you of the moral hazard of a) not being a member, b) not donating, c) not!-->…