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The Confidence Game. This week we’re talking about confidence and what it does to our riding, our skating, and our work generally, where it comes from, where it goes when it…

For this episode John reads three pieces about the intersection between endurance sports and enduring life's harder moments.

This week John takes a look at how doing events with friends can change the dynamic and invokes the heretofore unknown Ringo Principle. Patrick talks about the Sea Otter…

The Fountain of Youth. Today we’re talking about bikes, skateboards and punk rock, which are the key ingredients in the elixir of eternal youth. If you don’t love these…

This week John discusses his experience at a ride called Mix Tape. Patrick takes on a listener question about going matchy-matchy with cycling clothing, be it a group, a…

When You Lose Your Body, Your Mind Is Close Behind. Today’s topic comes to us from listener Oliver.  He says, “We all get injured doing what we like most. I am recovering…

This week’s episode features my cover story from Peloton Magazine’s second issue, titled The Annus Mirabilis, the Greatest Season Ever. Digging into Merckx’s record was pure…

This week John and Patrick talk about cycling and depression, specifically, what about the bike helped and what they've learned about how particular kinds of riding help, as…

Not Everyone is Evil and Stupid. This episode is about our favorite companies in the bike industry. After we spent last week on a variety of rants about how terrible bikes…

This week John backs into a question about what sort of spare parts a rider ought to keep on hand, by way of helping a friend with his fit. Patrick considers the nature of…