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#49: Austin McInerny (ex) of NICA
My guest this week is the former executive director of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, the organization that oversees, administers and fosters mountain bike…
#168: the gravel scene, the non-cycling gifts of cycling
Selene takes on a reader question regarding fasted riding for women riders because her previous advice didn’t entirely jive with the advice of another expert on training for…
#48: Sports Psychologist Dr. Kristin Keim
This week my guest is sports psychologist Dr. Kristin Keim. Keim came to my attention several years ago when I began to see her posts on social media reshared by friends of…
#47: Sociologist Ben Brewer
This week I’m taking a slightly different tack and am interviewing an academic. My guest is sociologist Ben Brewer of James Madison University. Brewer picked up the cycling…
#167: Teaching girls to MTB, keto diets, body work
This week Selene takes on another reader question, this time about keto diets and their value, as well as their downsides. She also shares her experience teaching teen girls…
#166: Riding across PA, power falloff in a long ride, dating a cyclist!
Selene is back from PPARC where she and her comrades across Pennsylvania raised more than $300,000. That works out to more than $4000 per rider, which is a staggering sum. She…
#46: Mike Desalvo of Desalvo Custom Cycles
My guest this week is frame builder Mike Desalvo of Desalvo Custom Cycles. That’s Desalvo on the left with Sacha White (center) and Paul Sadoff (right), both of whom get…
#165: Pennsylvania Perimeter Ride Against Cancer, the not-so expert
Selene is about to ride clear across Pennsylvania in the PPRAC: The Pennsylvania Perimeter Ride Against Cancer. This is the 18th edition of the ride and Selene, along with her…
#45: Rudi Jung of Black Magic Paint
My guest this week is painter Rudi Jung of Black Magic Paint. Jung caught my eye in 2017 with a frame he painted for Chris Bishop. It was a mostly black frame and fork, but…
#164: a live coach vs. an AI one, Jim Cummins of Dirty Kanza
This week Selene takes on coaching and the difference in interacting with an actual human coach vs. an AI one like with VeloPro, which Patrick just reviewed this week. It…