The wheel has always fascinated me, and why wouldn’t it? It’s one of the oldest known inventions, with the earliest…
In the 1989 Tour de France, Laurent Fignon was on the rivet. Close to collapse. But his Directeur Sportif noticed that…
Why would the VSP use the Tour de Suisse instead of the Critérium de Dauphiné? The Dauphiné is looking like…
Where would cycling be without the malted recovery beverage? Does El Pistolero crush a few pints after the Giro? A…
Whenever something tries to be something it isn't, you wind up getting into trouble. Those Cutlass Cruisers in the 70's…
The Giro ended on Sunday in Milano. Three weeks of Italian immersion have been completely worthwhile. I knew May was…
I rode with a rider I know from work a few weeks ago. The first time we sat in a meeting together,…
We are a sick lot. We have no morals whatsoever. I understand why others are wary of us, why café patrons reel in…
I genuinely miss the eighties. Funny Bikes, which I say without thinking this though. Then again, time trial bikes today are…
@lanternerouge has been kind enough to go into the V-cave for the betterment of all, and write about it. Eating…
The Rider is the best book ever written about Cycling. I don't mean that figuratively, I literally mean that literally. I…
My lungs feel my favorite way my lungs can feel. Every breath I take tells me the whereabouts of each alveolus. They feel…
Three things define a Cyclist: their ability to crush fools, their ability to Look Fantastic, and the Magnificence of their Guns. If…
Lezyne offers a digital pump gauge retrofit that I couldn't resist. For $35 US one can pry out the old…
This is the most exciting thing that's happened in Cycling since April. Yes, that's a full two weeks with nothing…
No pavé is smooth, and to ride them well the rider must enter them à bloc and keep pushing until…
Mikael's view It seems that getting these Cogals off the ground is never without its challenges. Last year required a…
The 2015 Giro is almost upon us. Productivity in May is likely to drop off. The combination of Tivo and…
One of the best, most memorable (and repeated) lines from the movie In Bruges is "it's a shithole". Of course…
I replace my chain every year, more or less. It tends toward less as I don't have a set anniversary…