The Paceline Cycling Podcast

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1170" height="777" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Coed-y-Brenin-e1764878071799.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>Patrick is semi-stranded in Memphis. He’ll be back soon, but he wasn’t back soon enough to record this week’s show. We are putting up an old show to give you something to chew on until next week. Thanks for bearing with us.

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_4751-scaled-e1643208166870.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>Beyond being a vehicle for fun and games, the bicycle can be a force for change, right? John looks at how cycling infrastructure could solve at least a few different societal ills. Patrick encountered the guy who stole one of his bikes back in November. The encounter left him confused and not a little dissatisfied. […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="801" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/52806604_2238232626236210_2126330272642236416_o-e1642021645635.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>This week is a tandem episode and my guest is Miguel Crawford, the organizer of the Grasshopper Adventure Series. The Grasshopper Series began back in the 1990s as a series of monthly training rides meant to get some local riders into shape for summer racing. They would gradually ramp up in distance and climbing from January […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1408" height="1408" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg?w=1408&ssl=1 1408w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0111.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px" /></div>This week John talks winter riding. Actual winter, not the imitation stuff some folks have had this year. He looks at some of the considerations necessary to keep riding when there is frozen water on the ground. With bike events just around the corner, calendar-wise, in some places, Patrick talked to Miguel Crawford of the […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1652-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>John has come down with Covid and he did so just in time for his 50th birthday. Birthday celebration plans take a back seat to a communicable disease, as it turns out. Patrick takes a look at the year that was 2021 and considers what sorts of awards are in order. In his appraisal, another […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_2539-scaled-e1640406060465.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>Back in 2013 when my youngest son was born he almost died less than three minutes after his birth. He had a condition that would have been terminal when I was born. He was moved to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where he proceeded to spend the following 39 days. Enter the Deuce is […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="801" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/53906709_2257286290997510_2666586160037363712_o-1-e1639674773661.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>With the days getting shorter and Christmas right around the corner, the combination of less light and more family obligations has John thinking about scheduling. Patrick considers what it takes to ride in the rain and what that says about us as cyclists. Show links: Shimano XTR Pedals Salomon Fast Wing Winter Glove

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="800" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-267.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-267.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-267.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-267.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-267.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-267.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-267.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div>This week John looks at getting high, well, his version of it, which doesn’t involve any illegal or recently legal drugs. Cycling is an indispensable part of the experience, but not all of it. Patrick discusses flow and how any flow experience begins with a period of struggle. Yes, those peak experiences follow some frustration […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Paceline-266-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>The Paceline is back following its Thanksgiving break. John takes a look at bike categories and just how blurry the margins are. What’s it all mean? Patrick had an intimate encounter with a car and he takes a look at its after effects and offers a mea culpa. Links:Cycliq Fly6 Mountain Flyer Magazine

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paceline-265.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paceline-265.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paceline-265.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paceline-265.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paceline-265.jpg?resize=150%2C84&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paceline-265.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paceline-265.jpg?resize=600%2C338&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></div>John takes on a listener question this week regarding the notion of Safety 3rd. Is it foolhardy or a sound philosophy? John and Patrick ponder its implications. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Patrick takes a look at what he’s grateful for and the how and why of his increased practice of contemplating what he […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="840" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Holiday21_Bikes_overview_hero_desktop-e1636570472743.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>John wonders if Peloton riders just ride a Peloton or do they actually, you know, ride outside at all? Patrick takes on a listener question about riding in the rain. Show links: Pearl Izumi Quest AmFib Jacket Park Tool AWS-9.2

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1300" height="1300" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg?w=1300&ssl=1 1300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Merry-Bike.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px" /></div>With Halloween behind us, the retail world turns its attention to the holiday season. Patrick and John put together their Christmas wish lists which they hope listeners’ significant others will act upon because gifts involving cycling are pretty terrific. Show links: Being Gary Fisher Donnelly Cycling USH 700x40mm S&S Couplers Thule RoundTrip Pro XT Pearl […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1632" height="1224" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?w=1632&ssl=1 1632w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_1495.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px" /></div>John has been doing what we’d refer to as gravel rides since before he had a gravel bike and while he enjoys increased specialization, he thinks we don’t always appreciate just how versatile less discipline-specific bikes really are. Patrick talks to industry vet Rick Vosper about how the Dutch conglomerate Pon just purchased Dorel, one […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1534" height="1024" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/60360087_2357338114325660_415422899160088576_o.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/60360087_2357338114325660_415422899160088576_o.jpg?w=1534&ssl=1 1534w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/60360087_2357338114325660_415422899160088576_o.jpg?resize=600%2C401&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/60360087_2357338114325660_415422899160088576_o.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/60360087_2357338114325660_415422899160088576_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/60360087_2357338114325660_415422899160088576_o.jpg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1534px) 100vw, 1534px" /></div>This week John elects to take the road less traveled and concludes he’s better for it. Patrick, on the other hand, has chosen to take a break from his riding in an effort to get a reboot. Show links: American Classic Video: Chris Akrigg—In the Rough

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1920" height="1574" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg?resize=300%2C246&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg?resize=1024%2C839&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg?resize=150%2C123&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg?resize=768%2C630&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg?resize=1536%2C1259&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0348-scaled-e1634152899815.jpg?resize=600%2C492&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></div>With the arrival of fall John says the change of seasons increasingly truncates his day. To prevent the his abbreviated days from cutting into his winter riding, which will involve many hours in the dark, John says he’s instituting the practices now that will carry him through the winter. Patrick looks at trail work and […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="900" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_0172-scaled-e1633554303368.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>John is just back from doing a very hard thing. A thing that was harder than he expected. We learn things about ourselves on these occasions, and he learned a thing or two. Back from Memphis, Patrick confesses that he failed in packing for his trip. Maybe he can save you some trouble before your […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1314" height="920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Paceline-258.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Paceline-258.jpg?w=1314&ssl=1 1314w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Paceline-258.jpg?resize=300%2C210&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Paceline-258.jpg?resize=1024%2C717&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Paceline-258.jpg?resize=150%2C105&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Paceline-258.jpg?resize=768%2C538&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Paceline-258.jpg?resize=600%2C420&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1314px) 100vw, 1314px" /></div>Our not-quite-man cyclist, Robot, will be running an ultra this coming weekend. He says that there are some remarkable parallels between endurance sports and suggests we are likely to agree. Padraig takes on a listener question about his new TCI series, The Angle. It’s a fair question: Why should anyone care about bike geometry? […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1365" height="1024" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4729-1-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4729-1-scaled-1.jpg?w=1365&ssl=1 1365w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4729-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4729-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4729-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4729-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_4729-1-scaled-1.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px" /></div>We can laugh at ourselves, yes? Robot takes aim at cycling costumes, our seriousness, ridiculousness and functionality all being poked, prodded and panned. And maybe justified, too. This week Padraig takes on helmet mirrors. Are they a good idea? What does brain science have to say about them? He digs into that and discusses what […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2048" height="1152" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg?resize=150%2C84&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dura-Ace.jpeg?resize=600%2C338&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></div>This week John takes a look at a watershed event in Shimano’s history. They have discontinued mechanically operated drivetrains on their Dura-Ace and Ultegra groups. The new versions of these groups we should see before the end of the year will be electronic-only. One of the biggest retailers in the country recently announced their sale […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0793-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>John is just back from vacation in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. He went glamping with the fam and says it was better than staying in a hotel. Patrick takes on a listener question about strategies to fit more training time in preparation for some long gravel events that he hopes take place next year. Show […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1534" height="1024" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg?w=1534&ssl=1 1534w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20900979_1549514771774669_6983854548501156990_o.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1534px) 100vw, 1534px" /></div>Just what is humidity? For a cyclist, relative humidity can make the difference between a lovely day on the bike and a session of abject suffering. But what does that number really mean and how should we interpret it. Our man Robot goes full nerd. It wasn’t too long ago that most roadies were decrying […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MidLife-Cyclist-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MidLife-Cyclist-1.jpg?w=1500&ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MidLife-Cyclist-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MidLife-Cyclist-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MidLife-Cyclist-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MidLife-Cyclist-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MidLife-Cyclist-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></div>In this episode of the Paceline Tandem, we speak with Phil Cavell, author of The MidLife Cyclist, a book that shows the way forward for middle-aged riders (and athletes). Cavell is co-director of Cyclefit, an internationally known fit studio in Central London. With co-founder Julian Wall, Cavell has fit Pro Tour riders, Olympians and legions […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1200" height="800" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Meat-and-Cheese-Board-Horizontal.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Meat-and-Cheese-Board-Horizontal.jpeg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Meat-and-Cheese-Board-Horizontal.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Meat-and-Cheese-Board-Horizontal.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Meat-and-Cheese-Board-Horizontal.jpeg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Meat-and-Cheese-Board-Horizontal.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Meat-and-Cheese-Board-Horizontal.jpeg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></div>This week John considers his diet. He likes eating all the things, including kale. But is that really good for the environment, he asks. Patrick wonders what the delta variant means for doing bike events and travel. Is buying a hazmat suit the answer? Show links: The Midlife Cyclist by Phil Cavell Polymer Coated Cables […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_2939-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>John is thinking about cycling culture and just how it manifests, like who’s responsible? Is it influencers? Patrick got a question about cycling heroes and who his are (hint: it’s not who you think). Show links: Assos Summerglove

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1265" height="777" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/33447582_1831864203539723_212858175462834176_o-e1527535186711.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/33447582_1831864203539723_212858175462834176_o-e1527535186711.jpg?w=1265&ssl=1 1265w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/33447582_1831864203539723_212858175462834176_o-e1527535186711.jpg?resize=600%2C369&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/33447582_1831864203539723_212858175462834176_o-e1527535186711.jpg?resize=300%2C184&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/33447582_1831864203539723_212858175462834176_o-e1527535186711.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/33447582_1831864203539723_212858175462834176_o-e1527535186711.jpg?resize=768%2C472&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1265px) 100vw, 1265px" /></div>John has been giving some thought to the brouhaha over gymnast Simone Biles’ withdrawal from the Olympic Games and how none of us really knows what is going on in her head and how, maybe, we could cut her some slack. In response to a listener question, Patrick takes a look at what we get […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1439" height="784" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/73321910_10162598048065341_2385686309512413184_n-e1626300327779.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/73321910_10162598048065341_2385686309512413184_n-e1626300327779.jpeg?w=1439&ssl=1 1439w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/73321910_10162598048065341_2385686309512413184_n-e1626300327779.jpeg?resize=300%2C163&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/73321910_10162598048065341_2385686309512413184_n-e1626300327779.jpeg?resize=1024%2C558&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/73321910_10162598048065341_2385686309512413184_n-e1626300327779.jpeg?resize=150%2C82&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/73321910_10162598048065341_2385686309512413184_n-e1626300327779.jpeg?resize=768%2C418&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/73321910_10162598048065341_2385686309512413184_n-e1626300327779.jpeg?resize=600%2C327&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px" /></div>Our guest for this installment of The Paceline Tandem is Mark Peterman, the CEO and founder of AirFom, a new foam insert that replaces inner tubes (and air) in bicycle tires. Peterman is an industry veteran who has done it all: He was an elite level racer in Colorado where he raced against the best […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1365" height="1024" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2076-e1542323253275.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2076-e1542323253275.jpg?w=1365&ssl=1 1365w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2076-e1542323253275.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2076-e1542323253275.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2076-e1542323253275.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2076-e1542323253275.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_2076-e1542323253275.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px" /></div>Our man John is considering his good fortune. He has a home and nice bikes and friends who think he’s awesome. He also has someone who depends on him who is in a fix. What’s on his mind is how cycling teaches us to help when you can. Patrick spoke with bike industry veteran Mark […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="768" height="568" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5926-e1625684874758.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5926-e1625684874758.jpg?w=768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5926-e1625684874758.jpg?resize=300%2C222&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5926-e1625684874758.jpg?resize=150%2C111&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5926-e1625684874758.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_5926-e1625684874758.jpg?resize=600%2C444&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></div>A new shop has opened up near John, and he’s hopeful that they can make a go of it. His question is why it’s so hard to pay and keep good mechanics and why bicycle retailing isn’t a more profitable endeavor. After some soul-searching in the wake of the end of a relationship, Patrick asks […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_3778-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>Where are the bikes? Not the ones in your garage or your friend’s garage, but the ones that should be appearing on the floors of bike shops around the country. Demand has fallen off, possibly because non-bike-owning types are tired of waiting for bikes to show up from the factories. Robot digs into this question […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1920" height="1388" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg?resize=300%2C217&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg?resize=1024%2C740&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg?resize=150%2C108&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg?resize=768%2C555&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg?resize=1536%2C1110&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_4323-scaled-e1624552628826.jpg?resize=600%2C434&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></div>Why is riding bikes with friends so good? We know it’s true, but can anyone really explain why? Our man John takes on the question. Did you pick up Covid pounds? Patrick did and now he’s trying to figure out how much discipline he’s willing to live by, how much of his diet he’s willing […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0182-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>The show is back now that Patrick has returned from his visit to Memphis. John takes on the subject of gravel riding and where it may go next. Could Redbull get interested in gravel racing? Should there be some sort of Protour? Patrick had the opportunity to ride some mountain bike trails he last rolled […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1170" height="777" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Coed-y-Brenin-e1764878071799.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></div>This week Robot follows up on threads from several previous episodes. He’d like us to believe he’s a short, bad human. We know that’s not true; he’s a robot. Patrick takes on a listener question in the form of what kind of mountain bike to buy. This isn’t a brand question, it’s a type question. […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1365" height="1024" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?w=1365&ssl=1 1365w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bottom-4.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px" /></div>This week our man about the gravel town, John Emlyn “Robot” Lewis, gives us an inside look at what happens when ego overrides good decision-making. For some it makes for comedy. For our hero, less so. Patrick received a listener question about when the best time is to visit California for a summer mountain biking […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="2048" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C120&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C614&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1638&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C480&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5614-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>John has a gravel event coming up this weekend, and he was wishing for something that would give him instant base miles, which he’s lacking. Instead, he managed to find a way to make the coming weekend more challenging, not less so. It’s not uncommon for our non-cycling friends to come to us for advice […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1280" height="960" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_3046.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></div>John may have talked his wife into another bike for their household. He’s not sure he’s at Wizard Level 10 yet, but she seems to agree with him. Tandems are back into Patrick’s rotation of riding, or at least one tandem is back in rotation. He looks at why a bicycle built for two is […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1280" height="960" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0762.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></div>This week John talks about beginning to put together a calendar of events that he will enter. He’ll be fully vaccinated soon and the upshot is that he may actually have to get in shape. Patrick has been thinking about the letdown that can come at the end of a crisis. Once the danger is […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1365" height="1024" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?w=1365&ssl=1 1365w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5737-rotated.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px" /></div>Before we get to this week’s episode, there were a few problem’s with last week’s episode; they’ve been fixed and we’ve replaced the file. This week John “Robot” Lewis returns as guest host and he talks about what it means to have less than stellar fitness and to be the weakest link on a ride. […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5721-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>This week we’ve got another guest host on deck. Mike “Cush” Cushiobury, TCI’s editor-in-chief steps up to the mic (literally, right?) to talk trail etiquette. Padraig is back from his trip to gold country and the Tour de Placer Roubaix. Holding the event in April made for a significantly different day. And there were other […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1800" height="1440" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg?resize=150%2C120&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg?resize=768%2C614&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/143841717_10160618859962588_3134372734525643237_n-e1618270375223.jpg?resize=600%2C480&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px" /></div>Guests: Tim Jackson; Max Pratt This week’s show started out a lot differently from the way it has ended up. We do have a fabulous conversation with Max Pratt, a young and very talented frame designer/builder from Providence, RI. And, I think you’ll find his perspective about frame building and the other projects he supports […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5556-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>This week the Paceline welcome a guest host. John “Robot” Lewis joins the podcast for the first time and discusses the phenomenon known as spring in the Boston area. Patrick is just back from two days of riding in Mendocino County and in addition to talking about the riding he did, he discusses what it’s […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="960" height="640" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12049176_10207747014894420_4857556031597242127_n.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12049176_10207747014894420_4857556031597242127_n.jpg?w=960&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12049176_10207747014894420_4857556031597242127_n.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12049176_10207747014894420_4857556031597242127_n.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12049176_10207747014894420_4857556031597242127_n.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12049176_10207747014894420_4857556031597242127_n.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></div>This week we say goodbye to Patrick’s cohost, Patria. Unfortunately, things have gotten so busy at Ride Studio and Ride Headquarters that she has to devote herself fully to the business and bid us syonara. We devote this week’s show to many of Patria’s passions and favorites within cycling. Show links: Patria’s Instagram www.skinnytires.com Harriet […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5458-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>We all know we need to have our bike serviced, right? But sometimes we don’t do it as frequently as we’d like. But everything seems to work out, right? What happens if we wait longer than we should, though? How bad can it really get? Patria explains. Patrick looks at bike fit and how nerve […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1534" height="1024" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/42B0CB26-CDDE-4284-B8E3-5BC7ED8B6609.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/42B0CB26-CDDE-4284-B8E3-5BC7ED8B6609.jpeg?w=1534&ssl=1 1534w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/42B0CB26-CDDE-4284-B8E3-5BC7ED8B6609.jpeg?resize=600%2C401&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/42B0CB26-CDDE-4284-B8E3-5BC7ED8B6609.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/42B0CB26-CDDE-4284-B8E3-5BC7ED8B6609.jpeg?resize=1024%2C684&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/42B0CB26-CDDE-4284-B8E3-5BC7ED8B6609.jpeg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1534px) 100vw, 1534px" /></div>This week Patria takes a look at what makes for a good rider, and what constitutes good ride leadership. This is a great time to look at this as we all prepare to start doing group rides again. Patrick is deep in the cool and the wet of spring. He considers when a membrane jersey […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_5321-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>With some workplaces beginning to make the shift back to in-person work in actual offices, Patria suggests it’s a good time to consider making the shift to commuting by bike. She looks at a number of strategies to make it simpler. Patrick has been logging in steady base miles but Northern California has been receiving […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1333" height="1000" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg?w=1333&ssl=1 1333w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7468.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px" /></div>This week Patria discusses the need to be able to address a broken chain or derailleur hanger effectively while on a ride. She also shares a most unusual tip for how to help another rider get home when all else fails. Patrick tackles the subject of base miles. He observes that a lack of big […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2770" height="1370" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?w=2770&ssl=1 2770w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?resize=300%2C148&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?resize=1024%2C506&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?resize=150%2C74&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?resize=768%2C380&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?resize=1536%2C760&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?resize=2048%2C1013&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?resize=600%2C297&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-3.34.02-PM.png?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2770px) 100vw, 2770px" /></div>This week Patria takes a look at some of the safety concerns women cyclists face when out on a ride. From dogs to bears to men, there are valid reasons to think about safety. Patrick wrenched his back on a ride and he considers what so many people have lost in terms of activity by […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1280" height="720" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nzBikeAssembly.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nzBikeAssembly.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nzBikeAssembly.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nzBikeAssembly.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nzBikeAssembly.jpg?resize=150%2C84&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nzBikeAssembly.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nzBikeAssembly.jpg?resize=600%2C338&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></div>Travel is on the minds of our hosts this week. Patria opens the show recounting a trip that she and her husband did to New Zealand with travel bikes. Patrick takes a look at considerations for selecting a travel case for a bike and whether to consider getting an existing bike retrofitted with S&S Couplers. […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2560" height="1920" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=86%2C64&ssl=1 86w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_5224-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></div>This week Patria take a deeper look at gearing on gravel bikes, especially now that SRAM has announced a new mid-cage Red Etap AXS rear derailleur, which will allow riders to run a cassette with up to a 36-tooth rear cog. It may be winter, but Patrick is thinking about tan lines. And socks, and […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="2030" height="1172" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png?w=2030&ssl=1 2030w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png?resize=300%2C173&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png?resize=1024%2C591&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png?resize=150%2C87&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png?resize=768%2C443&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png?resize=1536%2C887&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-4.15.57-PM.png?resize=600%2C346&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2030px) 100vw, 2030px" /></div>Snow arrived in Boston and Patria finally got to participate in the Jay Petervary Fat Pursuit Challenge. She took part in the 60km length and reports that more than 80 percent of her riding was on snow. She reports on her experience as well as a few fresh insights she gleaned from her effort. Patrick […]

<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="1920" height="1222" src="https://cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg?resize=300%2C191&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg?resize=1024%2C652&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg?resize=150%2C95&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg?resize=768%2C489&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg?resize=1536%2C978&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cyclingindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5053-2-scaled-e1611613239664.jpg?resize=600%2C382&ssl=1 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></div>This week Patria discusses why the winter is the perfect time to see a professional fitter and either be fit for your bike for the first time or to have your fit updated. She points out a number of details to consider and explains how a fitting can be done by video while socially distanced. […]