TCI Friday

I hate driving my bike anywhere. HATE IT! There was a time when it seemed like such a simple thing to do, and over the years, it was. Sorta. It began for…

I suppose out there on the Internet somewhere, there are instructional videos that I could be watching to help me along in my cycling life, but I hate…

I suppose everyone has taken their own personal approach to preparing for their future. In my case my future being the time (now) when no one will ever hire…

Back in the day I wrote a weekly outdoor column where readers took me on their favorite outdoor adventures. A fella wrote me that he had the best bike…

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…

I am, mainly through the passage of time, a more patient person than I used to be. Maybe it's all that headwind, streaming over my shoulders that's abraded the…

You have experienced this. You're at a cookout or a party or a business function, and someone has ratted you out as a "serious cyclist" to some civilian type…

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…