TCI Friday

Yesterday on the Paceline, we discussed the bikes we've put the most miles on. You have one, too, obviously. Maybe yours was a matter of necessity, like you…

My taste in music runs to the heavy, the loud, and the chaotic, but don't worry; I'm not going to make you listen to any of it. This is really more about the…

My friend Thatch, who I played in a band with back when people played in bands, used to say, "Thou shall not play mid-tempo. You may play fast, or you may play…

My first pair of cycling shoes were some budget Shimano road shoes. They were not good, but it was the '90s, and I didn't know any better. Once I started…

If there have been times in my life when I've been fit and fast, then it was mainly by accident. I have never subscribed to a real training program, and I lack…

A spontaneous bike ride is a nice thing. Get a wild hair, grab your bike, head out the door. It's amazing how few of my rides are spontaneous. Is that because…

The fitter I get, the grosser I tend to be, and the greater my tolerance for being gross becomes. Before I go further, let me suggest that our modern standards…

I'm not sure I ever learned anything from watching pro cycling, at least nothing I could apply to my own riding. The race tactics the pros employ to put…

On the Paceline yesterday, Patrick and I talked about how the people in our lives either encouraged or discouraged us from riding our bikes. I'm fortunate in…

The human mind loves contrasts, light and dark, left and right, here and there. Digital. We deal far less well with shades of gray, despite the world we live…