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This week John takes on product names. The good, the bad, the ridiculous. He and Patrick may expose a foible or two of their own. Patrick examines a recent NY Times piece…

Solo Breakaways. We’ve both been on trips this last week, and while we met up with and even stayed with friends while we were away, the travel part was all solo, the…

Last weekend the MADE custom frame builder show was held in Portland, Ore. John and Patrick spend the show talking about what they saw, who impressed them, what the scene was…

One Bike, Two Bike, Red Bike, OK, That’s Enough Bikes. So this is a weird one, because we’re recording it BEFORE the MADE bike show, which we are both attending, but it is…

Some Regerts. In Alcoholics Anonymous they say, “We shall not regret the past, nor seek to shut the door on it.” Why they need to use such fancy words is not clear, and the…

This week Robot takes on the ideas of durability and sustainability. Patrick looks at how autonomous cars are going to change not just cycling, but society. …

Do You Have to Breathe So Loud? This week is about roommates. Good ones. Bad ones. The collaborative chaos of cohabitation, and maybe, the joys of living alone, either as the…

John takes on the subject of innovation. New features are meant to make bikes better, but there have been so many tiny and incremental improvements that sometimes we can be…

Where the F*%$ is Waldo? Most of us are home bodies who also crave adventure. We hate leaving home a lot of days, but if you’ve got plane tickets, we’ve got backpacks. Today…

This week John takes on the issue of road users on things that are not cars. Not limited to e-bikes, there is a degree of education and cooperation that seems needed in our…