(Pictured: The author, racing a bike again. It’s been a while.) It’s been a little while since I raced a bike. In the intervening years I realized that I don’t have a great deal of useful stuff to say about cycling and racing and this “Gradually Faster” project dried up. I was okay with that;Continue reading “It’s Been a Minute”
Tag Archives: mountain bike
If The Gravel Bike Didn’t Exist
If the gravel bike didn’t exist, it’d be necessary to invent it. In fact, I believe that’s what we’ve seen occur over the last several years of frenzied gravel innovation. Speculation The reason that we didn’t really have something we called a “gravel bike” before was because we had the venerable and (recently) often-referenced 90sContinue reading “If The Gravel Bike Didn’t Exist”
Long Cycle
I didn’t spend too much time on the mountain bike in 2022. Mostly, this was a result of hunting for and getting a significantly better job. This both disrupted my schedule and meant I had to settle into something new, and it entirely consumed my competitive drive. However, I did pick up something new andContinue reading “Long Cycle”
Accidentally Road Biking
This past year I found myself doing more miles on the road than I ever have. Well, specifically on a bike, but you get the idea. This is notable because, historically, I’ve had almost no interest in tires narrower than two inches. The only material worth riding on is dirt, as far as I couldContinue reading “Accidentally Road Biking”
Singlespeeds: Further Conversations
After the last I article, I still was dissatisfied with the available answer on “Why would one ride a singlespeed bike?” I have a very useful resource to help answer this question: this site’s co-founder, Luke. Even before he spent time in Tempe, riding South Mountain as often as he could, he was very interestedContinue reading “Singlespeeds: Further Conversations”
Weekly Stuff!
Welcome back to even more stuff! This week, Luke discusses Rampage and a few apps that he’s itching to try out. Meanwhile, I talk about a gravel bike and some personal updates that are potentially too short for an article of their own. I missed out on the normal, non-recurring article this week but IContinue reading “Weekly Stuff!”
Weekly Stuff!
Welcome back to Weekly Stuff! At this point, I steadfastly refuse to provide a better title. This time, Luke has joined me to contribute whatever he found most interesting over the last week. He’s provided the first three links this time, and it’s helped me out significantly because he consumes a lot more cycling-related mediaContinue reading “Weekly Stuff!”
Why Singlespeeds, Really?
Sometime in the last two weeks, I set out to write an article with the thinking that I might examine what compels certain kinds of personalities to ride a singlespeed bike. I’m well disposed to answer this question because, for whatever reason, the vast majority of my riding time over the last decade has beenContinue reading “Why Singlespeeds, Really?”
Weekly Stuff!
There wasn’t as much I found interesting this week, so this is a shorter entry. This is the way of things this week! Blog Updates Oh how exciting, updates about the blog itself! Well, maybe. I’ve been casting about for new tools to make an effort towards making the site more interesting looking, so IContinue reading “Weekly Stuff!”
Every City Should Have a Pump Track
If you’ve never ridden a pump track, and you are any sort of mountain biking enthusiast, you have to give it a shot. They are great at making you gradually faster because they teach you useful things about cornering, momentum, and free speed off anything that resembles a roller. But those benefits deserve their ownContinue reading “Every City Should Have a Pump Track”
Gradually Faster 