A Horrible Sense of Belonging
Conformity. The pressure to fit in. And once we fit in, the pressure to stay there, evolving with the in-group’s ideas. If I rewind to the very beginning, the…
Llamas, Donkeys and Sage
The Wuanita loop in Saguache (“Saw–watch”) County, Colorado was my third bikepack, but my first without the handholding provided by a 2021 “Bikepacking 101…
Revolting 183
We Are Just Bad VHS Copies of Our Younger Selves. The cells in your body regenerate every 7-10 years, although some actually stay the same. You’re not a…
TCI Friday – Unleashed
Pedaling down the California coast just south of Carlsbad along the famed PCH, I rolled up on whom I christened without question as the biggest dumb duck bike…
Video: 1996 Classique des Alpes
From 1991 to 2004, immediately before the Criterium du Dauphiné, there was a one-day race, a kind of modern classic (think on that for a moment) held in…
Floating Zero
Where even is the bottom? I have looked. I have rooted around deep in the bucket of myself and never quite gotten there. Oh sure, I've emptied the bucket,…
Paceline Podcast 419
Here we are, five years down the road from the lockdown, and the bike world is still in a state of flux. John wonders how shops might evolve their business…
Ebikes: a Confession
I’ve been working on a book proposal about how ebikes developed in the U.S. market, put more simply, the story of ebikes in the U.S. for several months now,…
either / or
If you are currently reading, and enjoy this site, my guess is that you enjoy the bike. Duhhh, you say? Well, I know not everyone reading this rides a bike,…
Ebullition/Doubt 22: Spectacular Noggin Revelations
We discussed eyewear previously and now we are going to look (see what I did there?) into it related factors. I plan to delve into sports eyewear challenges…