TCIF

I am in favor of performance-enhancing drugs, as long as the performance is mine, and the drugs are coffee and another cup of coffee. Some of my friends don't…

Any shoe is a bike shoe once you slap it on a pedal, so in effect, I have a closet full of cycling shoes. That said, I'm a devotee of the tippy-tappy variety…

I made a critical mistake. In bailing on a planned ride, I said, "I forgot I made a plan with my mom." It was true. I'd committed to helping my mother with a…

We are very near the beginning of meteorological spring now. Time to throw the windows open and let the fresh air in. In cycling terms, a spring tune up is in…

I got a new car, which is an odd way to open a column about cycling, but here we are. I got a new car, and that necessitates the acquisition of a new bicycle…

I have a single-speed (currently fixed) bike with a basket, that I use for errands. You know the winter is wearing thin when you fantasize about riding to the…

Here we are half-a-year into this crazy TCI experiment, a web site, a publication, a community weekly of sorts, and so we've been talking over what's gone…

Where I live, the snow is deep, and that occasions much discussion about tire selection. Actually, for most cyclists, virtually any combination of temperature,…

As with most sports, cycling's portrayal in "civilian" cinema has almost always lacked the notes of authenticity that would convince a "real" cyclist they were…

I have become that most elusive and chimeric of characters in the professional world, a consultant. What do I do? Who do I do it for? Some days it mystifies…