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#206: Racing with a mask, you can be fast and not be skinny, adapting to life with masks
This week Selene takes on a listener question about whether or not she would race with a mask if she had to. As it turns out, the answer requires some thought considering…
#205: choosing a mountain bike, cycling shoes for walking, home decor
Selene is back from vacation and takes on two listener questions this week. The first concerns how to choose how much travel you need in a full-suspension mountain bike when…
#204: Streaming for the Colorado Classic, Jim Cummins departs Dirty Kanza
This week Selene looks at a fresh strategy to bring women’s racing to a broad audience with the new announcement from the Colorado Classic. By streaming the race online it…
#203: the damage sweat can cause bikes, do we need Lance Armstrong?
On a recent ride, a friend of Selene’s broke his stem. Fortunately for him he was able to avoid injury, but it got Selene’s group of riding friends talking about what sorts of…
#202: the bike as vehicle for social change, cycling and dreams
This week Selene begins by taking on a question about why, in the wake of not following a regimented training plan, our listener has notched Strava PRs on segments they have…
#201: Interview with youth and wellness activist Elizabeth Allen, skills building
Bikes are great, but it’s hard to pretend that all is right with the world currently. This week Selene sits down with her longtime friend Elizabeth Allen to ask her just how…
#200: the Giddy Up Challenge, a local challenge for friends
Selene checks in with some feedback on last week’s talk about oval chainrings. Listeners presented us with some angles on oval chainrings we hadn’t considered. We get an…
#199: Oval chainrings, using routines to aleviate anxiety
This week our intrepid duo is back with a look at oval chainrings, an idea that goes back practically as far as the bike itself. The question, of course, is do they really…
198: Bike sales jump because of Covid-19, how frame stiffness affects gravel bikes
With the massive increase in bike sales due to shelter in place requirements, there is a lot of curiosity about how that is playing out in terms of kids bike sales, adult bike…
#197: the cranky phase of SIP, the UCI's new racing calendar
We seem to have entered a new phase of our collective shelter in place, we might call it the cranky phase, Selene says. She discusses what she’s doing to stay sane, how she…