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This is decidedly the wrong time of year to tout a product meant to keep your indoor riding game going, but sometimes stuff doesn't arrive in time for the…

This week Lori and Patrick talk to pro gravel rider Whitney Allison of Bike Sports in Fort Collins, Colo. Following an impressive career as a pro on the road,…

Of the many facets in my life that give me reason to feel gratitude, cycling keeps coming up for me. Who I was as a young person—deeply neurodivergent, madly…

I like to think I am good at taping handlebars. Not pro-mechanic good—I don’t have the speed that comes from the muscle-memory developed from hours, days and…

Nature, Nurture, Geography, Chemistry, Luck. We are all bags of DNA and chemicals, raised in petri dishes, by decaying life forms in urban and suburban and…

We don't normally share content created by brands here. It isn't how we see our editorial mission. But. When I began working to build The Cycling Independent,…

Lori and Patrick take a look at the pros and cons of group rides and the reasons why or why not a rider might consider doing them, if they aren't already.…

I know a great deal of people that have been diagnosed with assorted degrees and combinations of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). I do not necessarily…

This or That, and No Other. This week we’re just gonna play a fun little game that threatens to expose our weird preferences and wrong-headed ideas about…

A better bike fit doesn’t just improve comfort. It transforms how your bike handles.— Patrick Brady I’ve worn many hats in the bike industry, but…