Tradition and innovation sit mostly comfortably alongside each other in Cycling. The bicycle itself is inherently a very simple machine,…
I get to certain parts of my training when I begin to crave his blows, especially in winter. Winter is…
Returning to your roots can be both a rewarding and sobering experience. The nostalgia one feels for the halcyon days…
It has not escaped my attention that as I've evolved away from my original profession as a software developer and moved…
Even if you don't own an espresso machine, you might want to own one of these. It's art. It's form…
Do we love our inanimate objects too much? I don't think so. I remember getting home from yet another Sunday…
The Prophet had never been dropped by anyone in a race-threatening situation during his entire Grand-Tour career. But he was dropped on…
I pump my tires up every single day, and every day it is the only part of Cycling I don't…
The Giro ended on Sunday in Milano. Three weeks of Italian immersion have been completely worthwhile. I knew May was…
We are a sick lot. We have no morals whatsoever. I understand why others are wary of us, why café patrons reel in…
One of the best, most memorable (and repeated) lines from the movie In Bruges is "it's a shithole". Of course…
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Poor old Vinnie may have been Dutch,…
Not too many people espouse the virtues of Daylight Saving Time, much less chose to write about it every bloody year.…
Ya don't fuck with a Planckaert. Do so at your own peril. And that's any shorts length debate settled, too.
This article started off as a Reverence for the Camelbak Podium, and might still be, who knows, it's late and…
The modern day Pro cyclist has many disadvantages stacked against them by comparison to their forefathers. They have to ride…
Cyclists love socks. I know I do. I'd make a point of collecting as many pairs as I could from…
Jens Voigt is set to retire as we speak, having one final crack at a long break in some race…
Never forget your roots, they say... OK, I'm a child of the 70's, and back then bicycles were as big a…
July 13 2014 marked the 35th anniversary of the seminal 'cycling film' Breaking Away. 35 years. Nothing stays popular for…