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This week John considers his approach to fitness as a "multisport" athlete. Patrick takes on a question about whether or not aerodynamics matter for mortals and regl'r folk.…

Other Things We’re Not Good At. We try to stay humble. We’re not great at podcasting, mountain biking, skateboarding or orthopedic surgery, but actually, there’s a ton of…

This week, John talks about the difference between bike fit and bike design, but not until he explains the difference between the two. Patrick takes on the question of why…

Coffee and Sugar, Cigarettes and Weed. Everyone loves drugs, even the people who say they’re against drugs, and we love them too, even if only pretty specific ones. Today…

This week we try to see the forest for the trees in American cycling culture and then discuss the merits of giving another rider a pull, versus sitting on their wheel. Then…

The Joys of Being Single. It takes a special kind of bike rider to ride a single-speed, the kind of rider who really only likes to pedal going uphill, the kind who…

This week John discusses answers a question a friend asked him: "How did you get from being a roadie to mountain biking?" The journey is maybe more obvious and less obvious…

The Year Punk Rock Went Broke. I don’t know what happened, but it was probably Green Day’s fault. Everyone went from making fun of us for listening to weird music to elbowing…

How's your mud game? Or, more specifically, how is your mud etiquette. John takes on the issue. Patrick takes a look at something most of us have experienced, and none of us…

The Unbearable Lightness of the Corrosion of Conformity. Life has this odd tension between wanting to fit in, go along and get along, be a good teammate or co-worker or…