The Paceline

This week we're talking about all the fantastic, surprising and unexpected places the bike has taken us over the years. It might not be where you think. All…

Who do you ride with? Are you a solo artist or a social animal, and how does that evolve over time. Patrick tells us about a jour sans, and how he processes…

ICYMI on The Paceline last week. I am not an economist. You know that, but I’m saying it now, because I’m going to remind you I said it in just a minute.…

Last week on The Paceline, Padraig and I had a long conversation about depression. If that's a thing you want to hear more about, give it a listen. What…

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…

TCI Friday is a question and answer thing. We pose the question. You give the answers. I tried to do research and couldn't. Patrick had asked, on The…

Today we discuss the discussions that come before rides. Very meta. Then we get into whether or not it's ok for bike riders to wear earbuds while riding. Are…

What is fast, and why do we care about it? First, let's sort fast from speed, because they're not the same thing. Fast is a relative value. It's a judgment.…

I have felt my heart break half way up a gray, dirt, hillside in the freezing rain. I have bonked, the energy leaving my legs/face/soul on sun-baked pavement…

I accused my wife of being un-coachable. This is not, as you might imagine, a great conversational ploy, but we have been married a long time and our…