General Cycling

To say the sport of cycling is unique is a gross understatement. The elaborate and intricate nuances of our shared passion make cycling difficult to decipher to the uninitiated. Attempting to explain the dynamics of team tactics to someone outside the sport is a good example of the complexity of cycling. Simply

I ride quite a bit. As a friend pointed out to me once, even when I don’t think I’m riding my bike, I’m generally riding my bike. In other words, just because I’m not pulling on a Lycra kit and carbon soled shoes, doesn’t mean I’m not riding. I have an old

Rolling slowly home after an extra couple of hours of post group ride bonus miles, a despondent woman on the side of the road called out for my assistance. “Do you know how to change a rear wheel flat?”, she anxiously asked. I could tell by the desperation in her voice she

Why did the bicycle lose the race? Because it was too tired! Okay, enough bad dad jokes. After back-to-back rides featuring a frustrating double puncture, I faced the inevitable. I had pushed the tires on my high mileage bike a bit too far. As a self-proclaimed tire snob, I get excited at

Buying a new bike can be a daunting experience for people who are not well versed in the cycling world. While the internet gives plenty of information about current bicycle models and how they stack up against each, this often leads to an overload of choices. People may find themselves less at

In our last blog post, I went over some of the bike riding 101 laws that cyclists in California should all be aware of. These are a good segue for today’s topic, how to ride in a group. When I started riding, I spent plenty of time out on the road, trying