We are bipedal creatures. Fact. Bipedal locomotion sucks. Also a fact. This makes being a human somewhat challenging in the sense…
I genuinely miss the eighties. Funny Bikes, which I say without thinking this though. Then again, time trial bikes today are…
Three things define a Cyclist: their ability to crush fools, their ability to Look Fantastic, and the Magnificence of their Guns. If…
If the only kind of wind they have in Belgium is a headwind, then the only kind of flats they have…
Northern Europe is supposed to have crap weather in the Spring. By crap, of course, I mean wet. I call…
Why is it that all the greatest riders look strangely happy when they are suffering the most? Hinault says he…
Rule #12 is a luxury of passion; the #1 for good weather and epic rides or races, the Nine Bike…
I'm struggling with how to open this conversation without sounding like what I'm assuming my grandparents did when I was…
I'm not a good dancer. I've come to this conclusion not through study but through ridicule and injury. Apparently it…
I think it would be hard for anyone to make the case that Eddy Merckx was Roger de Vlaeminck's Cycling Sensei, but I…
White is a troublesome color; hard to keep clean. I have a white dress shirt that I never wear because…
It doesn't take a genius to see what's going on here. Rule #5, Rule #9, Rule #10; every rider in…
One of the things that strikes me most about the English is they don't appear to have developed any sort…
Whenever you see one of those yellow cars or motorcycles laden with spare wheels and manned by efficiently deliberate young…
I'm not saying I'm Batman; if I was Batman it would be a foolish thing to admit to and if I wasn't Batman…
There is nothing more disappointing than discovering the truth behind a myth or spotting the mortal behind a legend. This is why I…
A great unknown awaits the young men, bound by a common entity of steel, flesh and passion rolled together. Do they…
Doing things the hard way is a luxury. It says to the world that we've beat evolution; intelligence is no match for…
The modern day Pro cyclist has many disadvantages stacked against them by comparison to their forefathers. They have to ride…
I hesitate to file this in the Guest Article category. It would be better filed under fellow un-rewarded pirate cycling-site…