TCI Friday

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…

One of the nice things about January is that the whole year looks like possibility still, a blank canvas to project dreams and goals onto. Even if you've had…

To love something is sometimes to be dissatisfied with it. You get a sense that the object of your love could be better, if only it could change in the ways…

They say love is blind, but maybe they haven't had a long-term relationship, because let me tell you, over time, love comes to have 20/20 vision. I am keenly…

Resolutions are like opinions (no, not like that), they're easy to articulate, and harder to put into practice. Though I'm skeptical of my own ability to stay…

Bikes, bikes, bikes. Bicycles. New ones. Old ones. Parts. Tire pressure. Functional Threshold Power. Head tube angle. Chainstay length. Hydration. Safety.…

What's wrong with you? I usually leave the question until the end, you know, to build some suspense, to be a little coy, maybe even flirty, but it's straight…

One conversation I've had a few times recently, with a few different bike shop owners, is about the lack of differentiation in the road bike market over the…