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Expectations. They are funny, really. When was the last time you had high expectations, and actually met them? Hmmmm. Think about it. Tough question, isn't it? …

My Gripe With Gravel There was a point out there when I said to myself, I’m done with travel events. You’ve been there. You train for months, take time off work, spend…

Excuse me for getting caught up in a little nostalgia with last week’s column and this one, but if there’s a tale I tell around the campfire with a bunch of bike folks, well,…

This week John talks work, as in working in the bike biz. Patrick looks at how women hucked their way through the glass ceiling and into the Red Bull Rampage and rider Robin…

I’m finding that some saddles that used to work for me don’t anymore. To prevent numbness, and even pain, I'm finding greater comfort on wider, flatter saddles, which brings…

I am an unabashed lover of Mexico and the Mexican people. Because some of my best friends in the world are Mexican, I have been fortunate to spend long stretches of time…

She was very supportive. She came to the mountain bike races and held my muddy shoes as I washed my bike. She handed up food. She stood in beautiful but desolate places…

This week John considers evolution and extinction as viewed through the lens of bikes and e-bikes. And he asks, "Will bikes survive?" Patrick discusses his experience at a…

I’ve really been struggling with eyewear lately. So much of what I’ve been wearing for years has ceased to work for various reasons. Like, I’ve been having problems with dust…

In the spring, the big news was that Trek is aiming to cut its SKUs by 40% for 2024. People inside the industry freaked out about what that means. Giant had just released…