No Loitering
You knew your goddamn seat post collar was broken. The final miles of your last ride, you hobbled home, ass slammed, legs like misaligned pistons. You had plenty...
mindfulness
N+1=0
The door swings open. Immaculately engineered bikes, tastefully lit, sit atop their displays. Music, a bit edgy, pipes in from overhead speakers. There’s rubber, of course, but also...
Respecting Your Awesomeness
“Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.” ― Lao Tzu This. Goddamn. Hill. Sucks. All of it: Its serpentine...
Lessons in Flow
Branches, bare after late-October winds, no longer shade the waving grasses tickling their trunk. Camouflaged by an amber fusion of chestnut, chocolate, and cinnamon, a chipmunk at its...
To Be Unsure You’ll Succeed
"Digging really—really—deep unearths gems about ourselves that we never knew existed." Underneath, all was well. On the other side of the quilt, though, biting coldness awaited amidst a...
Not-Riding
Sometimes, it’s the weather: blue skies beckon, but the freshly laid six-inch layer of snow disagrees. Other times, it's preparing for an ultra-important board meeting or sticking with...
Windbreakers
This magnificent boulder, perched atop a craggy peak and overlooking the valley below, was once a vision to behold. Today, after thousands of years spent enduring high-altitude sun,...
Pain & Discomfort: Pushing Through, Not Past
Pain, frustration, and failure can help us actively explore our cycling limits, discern their curves, map their landscapes, and listen to their messages. But first, we must move...
Cycling Through Perspective
“Get on the fucking sidewalk!” the person behind me yelled. After stepping off my pedals and planting my feet firmly on the ground, I turned my head over...