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A long time ago I worked with a little woman named Celinda, who, in her youth, had been a ballerina in Peru, where she grew up. Celinda liked to say to me, "Una papa, a la…

Is it funny that one of the iconic, cultural touchpoints for Americans of several generations is a board game called Monopoly, the chief aim of which is to drive your…

There are those days that don't just define a man or even a race, but an era, days that rise to the status of myth even as they are happening. June 5, 1988, was one of those…

If you're a Paceline listener, much of what I'm about to say will sound familiar to you. It's an immodest proposal, one that puts the bicycle at the center of a lot of…

The biggest news in the bike industry last week was how Specialized, the second-largest bike company in the world, announced that they would be launching a direct-to-consumer…

Yesterday, I stopped in my local independent bike shop to say, "Whassup," and Jim, the owner, said, "You wanna see something cool?" I replied, "I'm a real fan of cool…

Winter is like a spin-off from your favorite TV series. It shares some characters and themes with the original, but it's not the same, and frankly, you're not sure you like…

Whether it goes without saying or not, I'm going to say it: The bike industry does not always attract the most professional of individuals. During my time I heard any number…

Hopefully you caught our interview with Miguel Crawford yesterday, svengali of California's Grasshopper Ride Series. The Grasshoppers are at the forefront of modern gravel…

Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a trail all the way around the entire San Francisco Bay? Through all nine counties, 47 cities, across toll bridges, over hill and through…