TCI Friday

Gravel! Gravel! Gravel! Today's standard road bikes have 28mm tires and disc brakes. That would have been a gravel bike ten years ago. There is a new…

Last week I wrote this thing, and I wasn't completely honest in it. Reader Alan said in comments, something that struck me as entirely true, which is to say I…

I promise you I'm not a glove fetishist, although if you went through the gear bins in my basement you might reasonably come to that conclusion. For a time, I…

Here it is, your weekly discussion topic. Please contribute, so we can get to know you better or learn something from you. My mother buys stuff, gadgets and…

You know how this goes. I outline a scenario, set up a question, and then you swoop in and opine. It's how we make a community here. Please participate. …

TCI Friday is a participation game. Read the topic below. Then throw in your two cents. Or ten. I don't think I could be a lot happier with the bikes I have…

You know how this works. It's an audience participation thing. I set a scene, ask a question, and you answer below. It's how we get to know each other. It's…

Having sold bikes and components for a living I have visited bike shops near and far. And despite having been in so, so many of them, I'm never not interested…

You know the deal. Read the paragraphs below. Express your opinions. It's like a test with no wrong answers. There are a lot of ways to buy a bike. The…

Piggybacking on a conversation we had on The Paceline this week, I'm curious how you feel about the various incarnations of bike riding available to us, riding…