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This week John takes a look at just what we need when we head out for a ride. A helmet seems a given ... usually ... but what about that water bottle? Eyewear?…

Bike racing and snow go together like ... well, stuff that never gets put together deliberately, but ought to. Bike racing in awful weather makes for…

I was at work and speaking with a friend. He is fit and active but not a cyclist. He tells me that he signed up for a triathlon. I encourage him. He says – may…

Here's a thing I'm bad at and can help you be bad at too. This is no false modesty either. One time I asked my friend Matt for some help replacing a headset.…

Mona Lisa Wasn’t Wearing Pants, That’s What She Was Smiling About. Go in any art museum and you’ll find paintings, drawings, sculptures and photos of people in…

Maybe it’s just me, or the folks in my orbit, but it feels as though this year 2025 already has taken its toll on us. In my particular case it began by getting…

Any time I see a very old bicycle, my mind has this habit of telling myself that back in the day it didn't appear so primitive. I want to give those crafters…

My cousin Cerys messaged me to say Barry Hoban, one of the very brightest lights of British cycling in the '60s and '70s, had passed away. They were neighbors.…

Bike riding is fun, right? John considers how much of his fun has been Type 1 (fun right now) vs. Type 2 (fun in the retelling) and suggests that he will be…

When I first learned what a flow state was, I thought it was just a fancy-pants name for feeling good, which is to say I dismissed the concept within a minute…