Useless Reviews

Over the last few years, cyclists and bike companies of all sorts have been taking it to a whole new level. This level is, evidently, not a place I have access…

When I was a young robot and not yet programmed for cycling wisdom, a local pro approached me, a new friend of mine. She leaned down and removed the valve…

We are not starting from a place where Journey is a good band or "Wheel in the Sky" is a good song. We're not doing nostalgia here. I'll go ahead and spoil the…

It's a long time since my default riding costume included white bell bottoms, but once that fashion statement comes back around, as all bad ideas must…

It is what it is. We are where we are. Ah, how humans bask in the truth and glory of a good tautology. Wait. Can tautologies be good? Can they be bad? A…

The human leg is a miraculous machine, a double pivot that creates power by levering the body's own weight against the ground, or a pedal interface, which…

There was a time when I assumed I needed a pair of fingerless gloves in order to properly ride a road bike in the United States of America. If the backs of…

Holy blessed Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Buddha, Lord Satan, and the Decepticons, I needed this mid-ride coffee. It's a caffeinated beverage and strictly speaking not…

It is interesting to me that the one piece of "equipment" integral to the completion of any long ride gets discussed so little, that we don't talk about…

It might be clear at this point that I find a particular inspiration and glee in the objects cycling takes from other walks of life (who would walk?!?!) and…