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Two Legs Bad, Four Legs Good. We can be reasonably certain that no cat ever crashed the economy. If you took a random Israeli dog and a random Palestinian dog, they’d…

Hugs Are Better Than Drugs, But Drugs Are Also Pretty Good. Don’t do meth, you’ll lose all your teeth. Don’t do coke, you’ll lose your whole bank account. Don’t do Molly,…

This week John takes a look at just what we need when we head out for a ride. A helmet seems a given ... usually ... but what about that water bottle? Eyewear? Do you really…

Mona Lisa Wasn’t Wearing Pants, That’s What She Was Smiling About. Go in any art museum and you’ll find paintings, drawings, sculptures and photos of people in various states…

Bike riding is fun, right? John considers how much of his fun has been Type 1 (fun right now) vs. Type 2 (fun in the retelling) and suggests that he will be better served by…

Go Ahead and Call It a Comeback. 2025 is the year we both return from physical setback to reestablish ourselves as defiantly mediocre athletes. This time it’s different, but…

Like a Piano Down a Flight of Stairs. We all want to age gracefully…physically, mentally and emotionally…but the likelihood is we’ll be just as annoying as our parents every…

This week John takes a look at how we talk about the qualities we value in a bike. Patrick takes a look at a fresh stance one chapter of the Sierra Club has taken with regard…

Will the Rhombus Be Unbroken. If you follow the current laws of science through to their logical conclusions, then it’s hard to escape the idea that we are living predestined…

This week, John poses a question: What bike have you spent the most miles or time on? Beneath that is the real question: Why? What made that bike so indispensable? …