TCI Friday

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…

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…