Podcasts by The Paceline Cycling Podcast
The Paceline is a cycling podcast aimed at roadies, mountain bikers, commuters, cyclocross enthusiasts , those who grind gravel—indeed anyone who claims cycling for their own. The bicycle is more than a thing, it’s an issue. The Paceline also discusses the bike’s place in society. The hosts love bike gear so expect some banter about what works and what does not on the road and trail. The show is backed by the Fatcyclist and Red Kite Prayer. The podcast on two wheels. No training wheels needed. The Paceline is hosted Patrick Brady and John Lewis, and is a production by The Cycling Independent.
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#253: diet and the environment, the Delta variant and riding from 2021-08-13T19:00:22
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 ...
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#252: cycling culture, cycling heroes from 2021-08-05T07:00:11
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 thin...
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#251: athletes under pressure, the why of doing hard things from 2021-07-29T22:01:56
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 ...
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Tandem: Mark Peterman from 2021-07-22T19:00:35
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 industr...
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#250: Helping others, industry vet on supply chain from 2021-07-15T19:00:06
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 cycl...
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#249: bike mechanics, giving in relationships and in cycling from 2021-07-08T07:00:07
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...
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#248: where are the bikes, dogs on trails from 2021-06-30T21:42:13
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 becau...
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#247: Riding with friends, post-Covid diet reform from 2021-06-24T17:31:48
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 ...
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#246: the growth of gravel racing, revisiting old trails from 2021-06-17T21:12:27
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 ...
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#245: Recaps, choosing the right mountain bike from 2021-06-03T08:00:20
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...
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#244: making bad choices, when to go mountain biking in California from 2021-05-27T22:43:46
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 ...
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#243: getting ready for a gravel event, what bike to recommend to a non-cyclist from 2021-05-20T22:58:29
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 wee...
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#242: new bike negotiations, tandeming from 2021-05-13T23:06:30
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, ...
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#241: planning a post-pandemic calendar, returning ride life to normal from 2021-05-07T00:41:29
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...
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#240: being the weakest link, allergies and antihistamines from 2021-04-29T16:37:49
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 ...
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#239: etiquette, Tour de Placer Roubaix from 2021-04-23T01:27:24
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 ...
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Tandem: Allen Lim from 2021-04-15T20:33:46
This week we have our first tandem episode in, well, forever. Last summer Skratch Labs released a new product, Superfuel, that is a high-calorie drink for endurance athletes. It's a drink mix built...
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#238: spring in New England, gravel riding in Mendocino from 2021-04-09T17:57:42
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 d...
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#237: Saying goodbye to Patria from 2021-04-01T19:28:43
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 ...
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#236: spring maintenance, nerve pain from 2021-03-22T21:35:27
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...
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#235: ride leadership, rain apparel from 2021-03-15T20:46:18
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. Pat...
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#234: commuting, keeping your hands warm from 2021-03-11T23:38:23
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 ...
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233: chain and derailleur hanger issues, base miles from 2021-03-01T23:14:19
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 ...
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#232: safety for women, lower back trouble from 2021-02-22T21:06:42
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 b...
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#231: Travel to New Zealand, selecting a travel case from 2021-02-15T22:27:20
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 sele...
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Paceline Podcast 230 from 2021-02-09T02:00:27
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...
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#229: Fat Pursuit Challenge, suspension designs from 2021-02-01T22:25:37
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 ...
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#228: bicycle fitting, illegal trails from 2021-01-25T22:31:08
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...
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#227: Mullet gearing, introducing riders to new places to ride from 2021-01-18T21:34:57
It's warm in Boston and the Bay Area, warm being a relative term. Patria takes a look at the new phenomenon of "mullet gearing," which offers especially low gearing combinations. Patrick introduced...
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#226: New road bike, traffic with self-driving cars from 2021-01-11T23:19:53
This week Patria takes on the performance road bike purchase and examines the factors that need to be weighed if the rider wants to use the bike for gravel riding in addition to road riding. Patric...
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#225: Jay Petervary's Fat Pursuit, New Year's Resolutions from 2021-01-04T22:39:20
Patrick and Patria are back after their holiday break and ready for the new year. Probably. Patria takes on the logistics involved in a winter challenge that hard man Jay Petervary dreamt up. Patri...
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#224: bike packing and what to do when motivation to ride flags from 2020-12-14T23:55:37
This week Patria takes a look at bikepacking and the gear needed as well as how to think about packing. Patrick says his motivation to ride has been hampered by short, wet and cold days.
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#223: goal setting, exploring new roads in the off season from 2020-12-07T21:34:47
Despite a broken rib, Patrick has been managing to get out for rides and has begun exploring roads he's unfamiliar with. Patria takes the end of the season to look at goal setting and how to summon...
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#222: Holiday gift giving from 2020-11-30T22:39:44
With Thanksgiving out of the way we can focus on the rest of the holidays, right? Well, it's Cyber Monday and there are companies running some pretty terrific deals today. Even if you aren't seeing...
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#221: winter commuting strategies, Thanksgiving gratitude from 2020-11-23T22:46:20
This week Patria takes on a listener question about winter commuting as a substitute for no gym time. She runs down equipment choices, bike maintenance, route choice and more. With Thanksgiving thi...
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#220: When we recommend new gear, caring for trails from 2020-11-17T07:32:36
We here at TCI are receiving the usual pre-Christmas suggestions from PR agencies for wish lists. Rather than focus on what they are suggesting we suggest to you to buy, Patrick has elected to disc...
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Paceline Tandem: Michael Gamstetter from 2020-11-13T21:44:49
For those who haven't worked in the bike industry, Michael Gamstetter's name may well be unknown. He is, however, one of the more endlessly fascinating people the bike industry has sucked into its ...
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#218: Cold-weather wardrobe versatility, features to look for in a gravel bike from 2020-11-02T23:35:27
This week Patria takes a look at gravel bikes and what someone shopping for a gravel bike ought to look for. From frame material to gearing, she covers all the salient points. With fall firmly in p...
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#217: choosing the right tire size, getting into gravel riding from 2020-11-02T17:52:04
This week Patrick takes a look at how tire size affects rolling resistance, grip and comfort, as well as how changes in tire width will affect a bike's handling. Patria takes a look at what riders ...
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#216: what to carry in a hydration pack, gear and apparel for fall from 2020-10-28T22:10:05
Hydration packs: they aren't just for mountain biking. Patrick takes a look inside his and discusses how what he carries shifts some for fall, especially due to fallen trees. Patria says fall is a ...
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#215: using fall to work on skills, fat biking from 2020-10-19T21:31:31
It's fall, which means the days are getting shorter and your rides may be, too. Patrick's pull concerns how fall can be the perfect time to work on skills. From riding off ledges and jumps to worki...
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#214: The best time of year to visit destinations, bike shop supply chain from 2020-10-19T21:26:36
A little heads-up: we are changing our posting day from Thursday to Monday. You'll now find us earlier each week. The Paceline is back with our new co-host, Patria Vandermark. As a shop-owner in th...
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#213: Selene's Farewell from 2020-09-11T00:25:45
This week we say goodbye to Selene and take a little survey of some of her personal high points and faves. We are bummed to see her go, so this episode is little other than the best send-off we can...
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#212: adaptation to hot and cold climates, buying a used bike from 2020-09-03T23:44:04
A reader question, and a science-y one at that, is on deck with Selene this week. She takes a look at adaptation to hot and cold conditions: why it's hard, what it takes to aid adaptation, and the ...
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#211: Exercise and Covid, where to go on vacation from 2020-08-27T23:33:49
We return to talk of Covid-19 this week because important new data is coming out about how exercise can affect someone's recovery from the disease as well as how hard exercise can cause an asymptom...
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#210: ride variety, bike fit from 2020-08-21T00:20:47
This week Selene considers how we've all been cooped up to one degree or another and often riding the same loops over and over, so she considers strategies for how we can work variety back into our...
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#209: Octogenarian Tom Philips, the miracle of barrel adjusters from 2020-08-13T23:43:14
This week Selene shares a bit of an interview with 84-year-old cycling Tom Philips. Philips is an avid rider, and has been since he was 38. And while he may have slowed down a bit due to age, he ha...
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#208: questions about gravel, from tires to whole bikes from 2020-08-07T16:08:25
We've got questions about gravel this week. Selene takes on several listener questions about riding gravel, including being the last up a climb and making your bike wear a mullet, not to mention a ...
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Paceline Podcast 207 from 2020-07-30T23:29:34
Selene is back from her visit to a socially distanced gravel camp and she says it was huge fun for all involved. We will hear about the riding, the education and her take on how event promoters can...
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#206: Racing with a mask, you can be fast and not be skinny, adapting to life with masks from 2020-07-16T23:48
This week Selene takes on a listener question about whether or not she would race with a mask if she had to. As it turns out, the answer requires some thought considering there are so many forms of...
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#205: choosing a mountain bike, cycling shoes for walking, home decor from 2020-07-09T23:53:37
Selene is back from vacation and takes on two reader questions this week. She takes on two listener questions this week. The first concerns how to choose how much travel you need in a full-suspensi...
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#204: Streaming for the Colorado Classic, Jim Cummins departs Dirty Kanza from 2020-06-26T00:34:38
This week Selene looks at a fresh strategy to bring women's racing to a broad audience with the new announcement from the Colorado Classic. By streaming the race online it keeps risk down for the a...
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#203: the damage sweat can cause bikes, do we need Lance Armstrong? from 2020-06-18T23:19:26
On a recent ride, a friend of Selene's broke his stem. Fortunately for him he was able to avoid injury, but it got Selene's group of riding friends talking about what sorts of inspections and clean...
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#202: the bike as vehicle for social change, cycling and dreams from 2020-06-11T23:34:58
This week Selene begins by taking on a question about why, in the wake of not following a regimented training plan, our listener has notched Strava PRs on segments they have ridden upwards of 50 ti...
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#201: Interview with youth and wellness activist Elizabeth Allen, skills building from 2020-06-04T23:44:32
Bikes are great, but it's hard to pretend that all is right with the world currently. This week Selene sits down with her longtime friend Elizabeth Allen to ask her just how she got into this predo...
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#200: the Giddy Up Challenge, a local challenge for friends from 2020-06-01T02:20:51
Selene checks in with some feedback on last week's talk about oval chainrings. Listeners presented us with some angles on oval chainrings we hadn't considered. We get an update on how last weekend'...
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#199: Oval chainrings, using routines to aleviate anxiety from 2020-05-22T01:27:57
This week our intrepid duo is back with a look at oval chainrings, an idea that goes back practically as far as the bike itself. The question, of course, is do they really confer any benefit. Well,...
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198: Bike sales jump because of Covid-19, how frame stiffness affects gravel bikes from 2020-05-14T23:26:54
With the massive increase in bike sales due to shelter in place requirements, there is a lot of curiosity about how that is playing out in terms of kids bike sales, adult bike sales, ebike sales, t...
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#197: the cranky phase of SIP, the UCI's new racing calendar from 2020-05-07T23:54:10
We seem to have entered a new phase of our collective shelter in place, we might call it the cranky phase, Selene says. She discusses what she's doing to stay sane, how she views the different take...
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#196: Iron Cross, Reveal trade show, leg-strength imbalance from 2020-05-01T00:14:40
Ever considered doing Iron Cross? If so, you're not alone. This week, Selene, Iron Cross' winningest racer, addresses a listener question about what sort of preparation is required to do the event....
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#195: dealing with fatigue, protein for recovery, bike maintenance from 2020-04-23T23:55:30
We're all looking for fresh ways to deal with being hunkered down in these new lives we lead. Selene takes a look at fatigue and how stress (like that which could be caused by having all your tradi...
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#194: buddy system, scouting new routes from 2020-04-16T23:12:09
With Covid-19 still dominating life, Selene takes a look at how, despite the need for social distancing, having a workout buddy is more important now than ever before. She considers strategies for ...
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#193: Getting out there on the hard days, keeping upbeat in a weird world from 2020-04-10T00:32:24
This week Selene explores what cycling means to her and how those rides that we don't want to do make the rides we want to do that much better. Patrick addresses the impact Covid-19 is having on li...
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#192: What makes a business essential? Metal water bottles, vintage bike events from 2020-04-02T23:48
There's been a lot of talk about what constitutes an "essential business" as more and more communities are put on a diet of shelter in place. For many people, bike shops are an essential business d...
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#191: Staying sane, canceling plans and making new ones with Covid-19 from 2020-03-26T23:26:40
We're talking about Covid-19 this week. Kinda hard to do anything else, huh? First we look at riding outside and whether or not that's the right thing to do. By now it seems obvious that the Covid-...
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#190: The Mid South, Shimano GRX in use from 2020-03-19T23:36:43
Selene is back from The Mid-South and managed to avoid getting sick and breaking her bike. Patrick is not so much back from spring break as still here; he canceled his trip with his boys. Selene ta...
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#189: Selene readies herself for The Mid-South, sights and smells of spring from 2020-03-12T17:55:56
This week we take on Daylight Saving Time and sleep. Selene talks about her coming trip to Oklahoma for The Mid-South (formerly Land Run), and a quote from her boss, Bill Strickland, about sufferin...
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#188: Grasshopper Adventure Series, negotiating ride time for couples from 2020-03-06T00:10:41
Last weekend Selene rode her first Grasshopper, Super Sweetwater, so now she can report to everyone who isn't already in Northern California (most of the world, honestly), just what it is Patrick h...
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#187: Game Changers documentary and diet, improvements in road bike design from 2020-02-21T00:58:37
This week Selene takes on a reader question on diet and how it squares with the Netflix film "Game Changers." Given how passionate people can be about their diet, this isn't an easy one to tackle, ...
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#186: Ketamine update, The Mid-South gravel event, basal metabolic rate from 2020-02-13T20:26:48
This week we begin with a bit of an update on Patrick's treatment with Ketamine. His in-office sessions have come to a close and he relates the magnitude of recovery he has experienced. Selene talk...
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#185: Cautionary tales, Tour de Placer Roubaix from 2020-02-07T04:14:59
Selene and Patrick are back after a week off. Selene has a cautionary tale sure to raise the hairs on your ... saddle. Patrick recounts his recent trip to Auburn for the fifth annual Tour de Placer...
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#184: Zone 5 in the winter, how long does a gravel event need to be? from 2020-01-24T00:53:49
This week Selene takes on a listener question regarding some of the online training challenges that cause competitors to go into zone 5 with each installment. Is that a bad thing? How does it affec...
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#183: New Year's intentions, mountain bike design from 2020-01-09T23:44:52
It's a new year, and hopefully not a new you. You're fine. But what do you want to change from years past and how should you think about it? Selene takes on that question, suggesting maybe we think...
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#182: Andy Pruitt, Christmas from 2019-12-19T18:39:20
This week Selene looks back at the career of sports physiologist Andy Pruitt and his work with Specialized and his leadership in bicycle fit. Pruitt is retiring from his work with Specialized, and ...
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#181: Reader questions, an eMTB ride with Mark Weir from 2019-12-13T00:29:20
This week Selene takes on a bevvy of listener questions that were intriguing, but not quite meaty enough to carry a whole segment. She covers artificial joints, diabetes, gravel events and more. Pa...
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#180: Planning the season, Christmas gift ideas from 2019-12-06T00:13:04
It's the time of the year for planning the next season and Selene has been marking up her calendar with her schedule. She shares where she's headed, along with a few whys. With Christmas around the...
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#179: Thanksgiving from 2019-11-28T01:24:59
This week Selene and Patrick talk Thanksgiving. The talk turns from turkeys to the real occasion of the holiday, what we are grateful for and they run down some of the things for which they are gra...
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#178: end of season reboot, working on bikes from 2019-11-22T00:40:49
The end of the season is a great time to reboot the system. No, we're not talking your computer. Selene considers just what downtime should be at the end of the season and just what we are trying t...
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#177: a sense of purpose in cycling, clothing for cold/wet conditions from 2019-11-14T23:56:57
With the end of the season here (except for everyone racing cyclocross), Selene has taken a step back to think about what she did this year, what she achieved this year and what she wants to do nex...
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#176: aging as a cyclist; bike touring in Costa Rica from 2019-11-08T00:41:33
Patrick is back from Costa Rica, so the show is back on schedule now. This week, Selene takes on a reader question about aging. Her answer is as much about psychology as it is about strength traini...
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#175: Iron Cross, the Outride Foundation from 2019-10-25T15:44:58
This week Selene discusses her experience with Iron Cross, the gravel/cyclocross/insanity event that takes place in Central Pennsylvania. This is her tenth anniversary of doing the race and she has...
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#174: unPAved, Levi's GranFondo from 2019-10-17T23:30:21
After a week off due to a power outage in Northern California, the show is back. Last weekend unPAved, the event Selene's husband Dave promotes, took place and Selene rode it but did not race it. S...
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#173: Bicycling Magazine Fall Classic, Arthritis Foundation Ride from 2019-10-03T22:32:29
Selene and Patrick have been away riding. For Selene, last weekend was the nearly annual Bicycling Magazine Fall Classic. Unfortunately, even in organized rides, things don't always go according to...
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#172: weight loss, new treatment for depression from 2019-09-20T05:17:01
This week Selene takes on weight loss once again. She addresses the problems with seeing that as necessary as well as seeing cycling as a vehicle for it, rather than an end in itself. And yet, she ...
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171: post-ride alcohol, using a gravel bike to race 'cross from 2019-09-12T22:14:29
This week Selene takes on a reader question about how exercise affects alcohol and how alcohol affects hydration. It turns out that this is a more complicated interaction than most folks understand...
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#170: 'Cross is coming, when to buy your new bike from 2019-09-05T22:10:05
We've gone from "'cross is coming," to "'cross is here." In a fair number of locations around the country, the season's first cyclocross races were held last weekend. Selene is excited for her loca...
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#169: finding an MTB coach, flow states from 2019-08-29T22:54:40
This week Selene takes on the subject of finding a coach specifically for mountain biking. What should you look for? Coaches aren't all the same and it's important to find the right coach for you. ...
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#168: the gravel scene, the non-cycling gifts of cycling from 2019-08-23T00:28:53
Selene takes on a reader question regarding fasted riding for women riders because her previous advice didn't entirely jive with the advice of another expert on training for women, and there's an i...
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#167: Teaching girls to MTB, keto diets, body work from 2019-08-15T23:26:44
This week Selene takes on another reader question, this time about keto diets and their value, as well as their downsides. She also shares her experience teaching teen girls mountain biking skills ...
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#166: Riding across PA, power falloff in a long ride, dating a cyclist! from 2019-08-09T17:48:04
Selene is back from PPARC where she and her comrades across Pennsylvania raised more than $300,000. That works out to more than $4000 per rider, which is a staggering sum. She talks about the ridin...
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#165: Pennsylvania Perimeter Ride Against Cancer, the not-so expert from 2019-07-25T22:41:12
Selene is about to ride clear across Pennsylvania in the PPRAC: The Pennsylvania Perimeter Ride Against Cancer. This is the 18th edition of the ride and Selene, along with her husband Dave, have do...
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#164: a live coach vs. an AI one, Jim Cummins of Dirty Kanza from 2019-07-18T23:18:29
This week Selene takes on coaching and the difference in interacting with an actual human coach vs. an AI one like with VeloPro, which Patrick just reviewed this week. It turns out, Selene does bet...
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#163: The value of CPR training, talking eMTBs and trail use from 2019-07-11T18:37:48
It's summer in Pennsylvania! This week we tackle a Paceline-style PSA in the form of CPR training. Selene has quite the story. Riding eMTBs on singletrack is an activity that can elicit some strong...
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162: Riding at altitude, do you deserve that bike? from 2019-06-29T04:15:47
Say you're going on vacation, because it's summer, and say you're taking your bike, because duh bikes. And say you're going someplace mountainous. Also, say you live at sea level. Will the altitude...
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#161: Event challenges, vacation, the implosion of SpeedX from 2019-06-21T00:15:44
We begin with a reader question about how to rescue a day that doesn't seem to be going according to plan. You're not as fast as you thought, don't have the power you anticipated, your gut rots or ...
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#160: Tulsa Tough, recovery after a big event from 2019-06-14T01:09:30
Selene is tough. We all knew that. But last weekend, she went to Oklahoma for an event known as Tulsa Tough. The question of the day? Which is tougher: Tulsa, or Selene? Patrick's idea of a hard ri...
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#159: max heart rate formulas, Patrick's race at Dirty Kanza from 2019-06-06T00:53:55
This week we begin with a reader question regarding max heart rate. Will that "220 minus your age" formula accurately predict your max? And if not, does it matter? And if it matters and it's not ac...
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#158: Winging it, Dirty Kanza equipment from 2019-05-30T01:14:13
This week Selene admits that she's been taking a fresh approach to some of the events she's doing. And it's not some new training regiment guaranteed to make you kick butt. Instead, she's decided j...
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#157: Keystone Offroad, the wisdom that comes from cycling from 2019-05-23T23:18:25
It's been said that predicting a bad future is a way to set a negative intention. Last week Selene suggested she might not be 100 percent ready for the Keystone Offroad. It might not have been her ...
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#156: Packing for events, trash on the course from 2019-05-17T19:53:17
Selene isn't ready. In a good quarter of a century she says she's not quite ready for this coming weekend's race. Yeah, we had the same reaction. After all, if Selene isn't ready, who is? But that'...
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#155: Exercise personality, Shimano GRX from 2019-05-10T01:27:21
This week we shake things up a bit and Selene takes the reins of the show. Patrick talks about his longest ever day, mileage-wise, on the bike. Selene recently reported on a new study on personalit...
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#154: Lu Lacka Wyco, Super Skaggs Grasshopper from 2019-05-03T01:49:24
Last weekend, Selene rode the Lu Lacka Wyco Hundo, a 100-mile ride in northeaster Pennsylvania with its share of dirt roads, steep hills and, on this day, plenty of cold weather and rain. Let's jus...
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#153: underground races, lightweight vs. aero from 2019-04-25T23:46:02
Pennsylvania in spring is a good place to be a cyclist. The landscape glows in technicolor and the events can be unusual with equal doses of nutty, fun and camaraderie. Selene shares some of the un...
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#152: Sea Otter, do you even stretch? from 2019-04-18T22:22:46
Patrick is back from the Sea Otter Classic so we are back on our normal schedule. This week he reports on a new gravel bike, one that happens to be fully suspended, to be released later this year. ...
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#151: Training advice, dealing with drivers seeing cyclists as subhuman from 2019-04-05T04:05:37
This week Selene takes on a couple of training questions, and prepares Patrick for some of the hard work he's going to need to do as he gets ready for this year's Dirty Kanza. She discusses the use...
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#150: How many matches do you have? What makes for a great travel bike? from 2019-03-29T00:09:28
We're gratified to report that we've been hearing from listeners who have been getting health issues checked out as a result of Mark Weir and Jess Cera's stories. Selene just did the Hell of Hunter...
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Tandem #13: Bill Humphreys from 2019-03-21T20:35:20
Before Lance and LeMond, and 7-11 and Motorola, there was a group of cyclists paving the way for American racing on the International level. They were the Raleigh Boys of the 60s and 70s. The Ralei...
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Tandem #11: Jess Cera of JoJe Bar from 2019-03-14T13:04:39
Chef and racer Jess Cerra is the brain behind one of the newest bars on the market, JoJé Bar. With her knowledge of nutrition, the needs of elite racers and her understanding of food as a chef, she...
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#149: eMTB world championships, Jim Cummins and Dirty Kanza from 2019-03-08T01:25:34
The UCI has announced the first-ever eMTB world championships. There will be multiple categories for both men and women and the prize money will be equal. Of course, there are people who think that...
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#148: Selene begins her season, pad placement in shorts and bibs from 2019-02-28T23:47:47
It may be February and she may live in Pennsylvania, but Selene has started her season with the first of the season's races. It was cold and reasonably wet, but she says all in all, this year's edi...
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#147: Riding at night, post-work ride and meal timing, establishing routine from 2019-02-22T01:03:53
Again, we take on some listener questions this week (you guys are killing it!). Selene takes a look at night riding and how to get past the fear of not being able to see all that much, even with th...
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#146: Planning training for a long season, introducing a runner to cycling from 2019-02-14T23:29:02
It's reader questions once again this week. Selene was asked how to structure a training plan so that a racer can maintain a high level of fitness year around, especially if there are six "A" event...
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#145: Selene tweets for bike school, what ever happened to Fisher, Klein and Bontrager? from 2019-02-08T02:15:50
Selene was recently a guest for Lovingthebike's Bike School. She was asked a number of questions, but two memorable ones were: what is the lowest temperature you will ride in? How cold can you take...
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#144: Reader questions: clydesdales, chain lube, where to ride, body composition from 2019-02-01T02:02:03
This week we take on a veritable buffet of reader questions. Selene opens with oval chainrings, moves on to whether or not frame material matters, why there aren't more Clydesdale categories in rac...
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#143: Eating on the bike, picking a custom frame, visiting NAHBS from 2019-01-25T01:26:52
You'd think eating is easy. We've all been doing it longer than we can remember. But eating on the bike while pedaling hard enough to make people miss the couch isn't easy. If it was, we wouldn't b...
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#142: Katelyn Ohashi and body image, buying a new mountain bike from 2019-01-18T01:50:09
This week Selene veers into gymnastics. Don't worry, she's got a good reason. Perhaps you've seen the video of UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi's perfect-10 performance. Selene muses on body image, what...
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#141: flow states, fasted riding, Zwift, the Rise of Superman from 2019-01-10T22:09:13
This week Patrick and Selene take on two reader requests. First up is an explanation of flow states; Patrick begins with a definition of what constitutes flow and how to identify the experience as ...
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#140: the New Year, touring the Mendocino Coast from 2019-01-05T00:42:42
It's the new year and it's a time to establish what the next 12 months will bring. Selene took a look at her year-end summary from Strava and was amazed by her totals. Nearly 8500 miles ridden, mor...
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Paceline Tandem: Judi LoPresti of Spun Bicycles from 2018-12-27T18:05:37
"Spun" was an antidote to the driest of eyes. It was the story of Judi (nee Rothenberg) and Dominic LoPresti, two ex-junkies who had cleaned up, relapsed, cleaned up again and against the longest o...
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#139: riding in the winter and the rain, skin care from 2018-12-22T01:18:33
Winter is here, huh? Selene takes on some of the challenges of winter riding, lot least of which is staying warm on rides. She talks skin care, cloverleaf routes and something that may not seem lik...
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#138: Colorado Classic women's race, the economy pounds the bike industry from 2018-12-14T01:05:49
The Colorado Classic has announced a big change. It's a women's race now. Only a women's race. With a new course and new prize list and a plan to livestream the race on Facebook, the Colorado Class...
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#137: Paul Sherwen, Mark Weir and unPAved winner Matt Turbeau from 2018-12-06T23:34:47
Selene and Patrick open the show with an appreciation of broadcaster Paul Sherwen who passed away earlier this week. Sherwen was more than just a broadcaster; he was a pro rider in the 1980s as wel...
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#136: back to the gym, Christmas gift giving from 2018-11-29T23:15:18
Unless you're racing cyclocross, the off season is here. Selene says she's done her last event of the year and has recently returned to the gym for strength training. He gym routine may surprise yo...
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#135: finding motivation, the off-season and Seasonal Affective Disorder from 2018-11-21T21:03:39
It's November (you may have noticed) and that means that unless you're at the height of your cyclocross season, November can present challenges in terms of motivation for workouts, and is the point...
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#134: Taiwan, 'crosser lives her best life from 2018-11-16T00:48:31
Patrick is back from his trip to Taiwan. While there he attended a trade show, rode a few ebikes, did a bike tour down the eastern coast of Taiwan and then visited a series of factories. He even ma...
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Tandem #10: Veteran Sarah Lee from 2018-11-08T17:06:58
Veteran Sarah Lee says she faced a choice. Figure out how to reconnect with her nation following her military service ... or kill herself. Fortunately for her, and her many compatriots and fellow v...
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Tandem #09: Shannon Bufton and Everesting Everest from 2018-11-01T17:00
How hard would it be to climb the height of Mount Everest in a single ride? That is, riding until you climbed 29,029 feet. So what about Everesting on Mount Everest? If there's a more difficult way...
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#133: dressing for the cold, Taiwan from 2018-10-26T16:06:20
Let's talk about dressing for cold weather riding. How important is humidity in how you dress? Should 45 degree weather result in the same kit selection regardless of where you live? Maybe not. Sel...
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#132: What should a gravel event be and how does one become more rad? from 2018-10-18T21:23:23
So just what is gravel? What should a gravel ride be? Should it include singletrack? Should there be creek crossings? What is reasonable for a person to expect when they sign up for an event and ju...
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#131: EF Education First-Drapac, Marathon World Record and Zone 2 training from 2018-10-11T18:35:57
For pro teams, finding sponsors and keeping said sponsors happy is more difficult than ever before. This week Selene takes a look at the new strategy from EF Education First-Drapac-Rapha. They have...
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#130: Sarah Lee's cross country ride, dealing with off-the-bike depression from 2018-10-05T00:05:25
Have you ever ridden across the country? It is one of those things that many of us have considered, and most of us haven't found either the time or the motivation to do it. Selene encountered a vet...
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#129: Everesting Everest, Interbike from 2018-09-27T16:14:36
Everesting. It's a thing now, as we say. And Selene is a bit obsessed with the idea of doing one. Then she ran across a group that went to Everest Everest. How meta. How quintessential. How unbeata...
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#128: Motivation to ride, Interbike from 2018-09-13T21:59:37
Selene has a dilemma. She lives in a town with amazing riding culture and plenty of people to ride with. However. (There's always a however, isn't there?) Her favorite riding buddy is injured. He h...
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#127: 'Cross is here, and periodization without a goal from 2018-09-07T00:02:20
Forget 'cross is coming. 'Cross is here. Last weekend, Labor Day Weekend for crying out loud, the first big race of the season was held in Delaware—Granogue. And yet, it was hotter than than the se...
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Tandem #08: Chef Hannah Grant from 2018-08-31T00:07:11
Selene is away at Rebecca's Private Idaho, competing in the event's new stage race that runs from August 30 to September 2. So rather than our usual show, we're taking the opportunity to give you t...
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#126: the perfect home, heartrate as a useful tool from 2018-08-23T20:19:15
How neat a home do you keep? Do you do it all—cook, clean, ride 12 hours a week and write poetry before bed? As it turns out, we don't either. This week Selene takes on the notion of doing it all, ...
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#125: Author Hannah Grant, the Mendo Hopper from 2018-08-16T23:26:01
How do you eat? This isn't a question about whether or not you chew, but what do you fuel with? Selene talked to Hannah Grant, the author of Eat. Race. Win. a book all about fueling for cyclists, a...
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#124: Passing pedestrians, the Copper Triangle and choosing the right event from 2018-08-10T02:41:17
Selene has a dilemma: Some people don't much like cyclists. What to do? You're riding on a bike path where pedestrians and cyclists need to coexist, hopefully peacefully, but you need to pass. Do y...
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#123: Crashing, CrossFit Games from 2018-08-02T19:25:18
Our man Patrick fell down this past weekend while on a mountain bike ride. Slid out and has the road rash souvenir. As crashes go, it's a minor one, but it has encouraged a bit of reflection. How s...
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#122: Optimal hours of training, going for a ride with someone from 2018-07-26T21:42:22
This week Selene poses an interesting question: How much riding do you need each week to be healthy both mentally and physically? Researchers at the University of Sydney published a study tracking ...
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#121: Tour de France, podium girls, doping, Red Kite Ronde et Vous from 2018-07-20T00:14:54
This week we take a look at the women and racing. There are some high points worth celebrating—Trek has created a new women's pro team—and a whole lot of low lights, like podium girls. Selene and P...
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#120: Tour de France watching, trade war and tariffs on the bike from 2018-07-12T17:08:57
Selene has a dilemma. She's watching the Tour de France. And enjoying it. She's concerned that maybe she shouldn't be enjoying it or that she should be more concerned about the doping or how awfull...
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#119: dealing with the heat and author Daniel de Vise from 2018-07-06T02:00:34
It's summer, irrevocably so. Unless you live in Honduras, you may be struggling to deal with the heat. For all the talk that cycling is the perfect thing to do on a summer day, it is, as we say, ea...
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#118: CrankTank, Hunter Allen, Cycligent Physical eSports, The Comeback, Topical Edge from 2018-06-29T19:42:59
Patrick is just back from several days in Ketchum, Idaho, where he attended a new media event called CrankTank. There were presentations by a number of exhibitors on everything from socks to ebikes...
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#117: a visit with Enduro Bearings, post-event depression from 2018-06-21T14:51:26
How much do you know about bearings? This week Patrick went to Oakland to visit the folks at Enduro Bearings and talk about how precision bearings have improved how a bicycle performs. He got an ap...
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Tandem #07: Alison Tetrick from 2018-06-14T20:04:24
Our guest for this episode is Alison Tetrick who finished third this year at the Dirty Kanza 200, inarguably one of the world’s toughest gravel events. This is the full interview we excerpted on la...
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Paceline Tandem #06: Yuri Hauswald from 2018-06-12T18:01:14
We knew even before the race was over that we would be talking to Yuri Hauswald the new extra-long version of Dirty Kanza, known as the DKXL. How could we not? The 2015 winner of Dirty Kanza is as ...
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#116: Dirty Kanza from 2018-06-08T02:27:20
Last weekend's Dirty Kanza introduced a new length, the DKXL, a 350-mile version of the unofficial world championship of gravel racing. In this episode we talk about both the 350 and the 250 and ex...
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#115: goal setting, ebikes from 2018-05-31T18:49:32
Cycling is a great way to both enjoy the journey and the destination. Put another way it makes getting there fun. But how important should goals be? Are goals like finishing an event or standing on...
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#114: Michigan Coast to Coast, King Ridge Grasshopper from 2018-05-25T07:01:33
After a brief hiatus, the Paceline is back in a slightly different format. Fatty has a new Leadville podcast he's producing, and as one of only eight people to complete Leadville 20 times, there is...
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Tandem #05: Selene Yeager from 2018-05-10T07:01:05
I first read Bicycling Magazine editor Selene Yeager's work in the 1990s. Having edited the work of health and fitness writers, I knew what good work looked like and hers was exemplary. She did a r...
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#113: weight loss, Breck Epic, when your legs are no good from 2018-04-26T17:31:06
Down is up and up is underground. Our man Hottie, formerly the leanest man in masters bike racing has portlied himself up to a whopping 165 lbs! What to do! He confesses that without all the group ...
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#112: packing, cramping and evolving from 2018-04-19T14:35:25
Hottie took off with Mrs. Hottie for a bike-packing trip. Only they didn't camp out and sleep in sleeping bags. They stayed in a hotel. He thinks Mrs. Hottie brought too much stuff. But just how mu...
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#111: craziest race stories, getting back into riding after time off, rain riding from 2018-04-12T18:16:43
What's the craziest experience you've had in a bike race or event? Hottie puts this question to Fatty and Patrick and while they share some stuff you might not want to duplicate, their experiences ...
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#110: dog attack, quiver-killer bikes, the source of amazing from 2018-04-05T16:22:52
Fatty had an unfortunate encounter with another cyclist recently. Actually, the unfortunate part of the encounter was between his big dog Duke and one of the dogs following behind the other ride at...
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#109: Travel with bike, bike beacons, affiliate programs from 2018-03-29T22:33:06
Vacation. It's such a loaded term. Is it time away from work? Time away from home? Is it recreation? Can it be a vacation without a bicycle? Hottie recently reviewed four different bike travel case...
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#108: Argonaut, Eliel and new bike love from 2018-03-22T17:00:29
It's a podcast about bikes, so it's no surprise that our hosts like to ride new bikes. And great bikes. And sometimes crazily expensive bikes, like the $15,300 Argonaut that Hottie had a chance to ...
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#107: Cycling origins, if not cycling then what, hardest events, Selene Yeager from 2018-03-15T16:58:22
Where do you come from? Not, where were you born, or where did you grow up, but how were you birthed as a cyclist? This week Fatty tells how he got into cycling and asks Patrick and Hottie what got...
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#106: wrenching, early road bikes, Nick Legan from 2018-03-09T17:40:31
How much work do you do on your bike? Are you the type who doesn't let anyone else touch your bike and it gets a tune-up monthly, or do you turn it over to a trusted mechanic tipped in hoppy bevera...
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#105: Yuri Hauswald, the boycott, remembering great ideas from 2018-03-01T18:42:25
This week Fatty, Hottie and Patrick are joined by a special guest. Yuri Hauswald is a former winner of Dirty Kanza, a Camelbak-sponsored athlete and a marketing pro with GU Energy Labs. He joins th...
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#104: NAHBS, terminology, an international guide to gravel from 2018-02-22T18:01:33
Our man Patrick is back from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show and has stories to tell. As chief judge he, with the help of fellow judges Tom Kellogg (yes, that Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycle...
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The Paceline Podcast #103 from 2018-02-15T00:52:16
Maybe it’s the gloominess of February, but the Paceline hosts — Patrick, Hottie, and Fatty — have some pretty serious topics this week…though they don’t necessarily approach those topics in a serio...
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The Paceline Podcast #102 from 2018-02-08T23:52:34
Let’s talk dogs. No, not those furry lumps of love that drool on (or sometimes eat) your shoes. We’re talking feet. Do you have problems with your feet? Do cycling shoes give you troubl...
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#101: Bike regrets, riding ugly, taking on the Boston PD from 2018-02-01T18:40:32
The boys are back with another three-pull episode. Up first is Hottie and he asks, have you ever regretted a bicycle purchase? Not the money you spent, but the bicycle itself? Have you ever decided...
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Paceline Tandem 04: Peter Flax from 2018-01-30T19:03:19
Peter Flax is the editor in chief of The Red Bulletin, the 11-times-per-year magazine from energy drink maker Red Bull. He is also the former editor-in-chief for Bicycling Magazine, features editor...
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#100: Burnout, Close Calls, Peter Flax, the Cycling Vacation from 2018-01-25T19:32
Someone smart told the boys that most podcasts don't ever produce 100 episodes, so this one is a bit of a milestone. We're not sure if they're too determined to quit or too clueless to know when to...
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#99: USAC, the constantly attacking rider, Ben Serotta from 2018-01-19T05:45:03
This week we switch our format up a bit with each of the guys taking one hard pull. Up first is Hottie with a confession. For the first time in roughly 20 years he isn't taking out a USAC license. ...
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#98: Awful riding conditions, from 2018-01-11T20:32:58
It's winter time and conditions aren't exactly fun for riding in many parts of the country.
For this week's Very Important Question we asked, "Which of these is the absolute wo...
#97: A Weekend of Misadventure from 2018-01-09T22:45:20
Fatty has been vacationing and says his kits don't fit. In the spirit of truth in advertising, we're actually pretty relieved. A skinny Fatty is not a fatty, right? Recently, he went with the Hamme...
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#96: Aaron Gulley, weight loss from 2018-01-02T17:12:01
Hottie is away this week so Fatty and Patrick or holding down the fort, so to speak. For our big interview this week, Patrick interviewed Aaron Gulley of Outside Magazine about his recent essay abo...
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#95: Weight loss (and gain), best bike-themed songs, interview with Yann Bertaud from 2017-12-21T21:51:27
With the holidays looming, we look at the spirit of the season. Fatty interviews Yann Bertaud who is an ambassador for World Bicycle Relief. He recently made a trip to Africa on behalf of the organ...
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#94: Peter Sagan, Christmas, Chris Froome, doping from 2017-12-14T20:13:37
Even thought the racing season is over, pro cycling is back in the news. Peter Sagan is even more amazing than we knew and Chris Froome (finally?) tested positive.
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#93: Stinner Frameworks, being sick, Sagan's elbows are okay from 2017-12-07T18:15:10
Cold and flu season. That's what we call it, right? As if it were restricted to a few months of the year like maple sugaring or Nordic skiing. No matter how long it's meant to last, it's here once ...
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#92: The off season, Peter Sagan, Niner files bankruptcy from 2017-11-30T22:40:39
Now that it's the off season the boys are dreaming of bike purchases. Fatty wants a full-suspension cross-country bike for when he does Breck Epic next year. Hottie finally purchased a gravel-orien...
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#91: Thanksgiving traditions, head hitting, bucket list rides from 2017-11-24T21:36:30
Thanksgiving is here and with it the need to preemptively burn calories. Of course, before they get to that, Fatty has a wound to clean. Hottie is back on the bike and Patrick wonders if his number...
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#90: Running, Moab, helmets and giving away cycling gear from 2017-11-16T17:54:41
Running. On a cycling podcast. What is the world coming to? Well, it is that time of year, thanks to cyclocross and, in some places, inclement weather. Hottie and Fatty admit they've turned to the ...
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#89: Halloweed, Sonoma fires update, interview with Jeremiah Kahmoson, ED of the B-Rad Foundation from 2017-11-02T20:16:46
We discuss Halloween and costumes, and how cycling clothing is a costume of its own. Friends of Fatty's (FoF) used some bike tubes to make a killer Thor costume. Fatty dressed up as Superman (or so...
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Tandem #02: Decker from 2017-11-02T20:16:40
In the Paceline Tandem episode #2, Fatty has two great conversations with people who are doing amazing things with bikes.
First, he talks with Decker -- a high school senior w...
#88: Sonoma Fires, vacation, relief efforts from 2017-10-20T04:03:11
We open with discussion of the Santa Rosa fires and how they are affecting the local cycling community. Our man on the scene reports he is back home after a week in West County, and nearly everythi...
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#87 Phil Gaimon Guest Hosts from 2017-10-11T00:31:32
Phil Gaimon sits in on this edition of the Paceline. He plays along with all our normal antics: The Very Important Question and Paceline Picks. But what he's really hear to do is to talk about his ...
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#86: Wahoo Fitness, VIQ: clipless pedals, injured high school athlete returns to cycling from 2017-10-06T04:09:20
After a difficult week in which schedules just didn't meld (Vulcan or otherwise), the boys are back at it. This week's Very Important Question concerns clipless pedals.
On ave...
#85: Interbike, book on gravel riding, Sarah Hammer retires, Marin Bikes from 2017-09-21T07:01:40
We've got our results from last week's Very Important Question: would you still ride if you forgot your helmet at home and drove to the ride start.
Patrick checks in from Las V...
#84: Which foot forward? Interbike, 100 Miles of Nowhere from 2017-09-14T16:29:19
In our first VIQ (Very Important Question) we asked you, our audience, which foot you place forward when descending. We assumed most riders would indicate they put their left foot forward. We got a...
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#83: Memphis, heat, gloves and Base Cartel from 2017-09-09T19:58:30
Patrick is away in Tennessee working on a feature for Bicycling Magazine on Memphis. Memphis' fortunes have changed in the last few years and the city has made a huge investment in infrastructure f...
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#82: The Punisher, a colonoscopy, Floyd's of Leadville from 2017-08-31T15:30:09
Fatty had a meeting with a doctor that gave him an unusual frame of mind for this show. The colonoscopy made him hungry and maybe a little freer with his opinions. Some of those opinions regard his...
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#81: Gerard Vroomen, customer service, the eclipse from 2017-08-24T17:53:27
So what do you do at the end of the season when you have massive fitness and all your goals achieved or finished? Fatty is busy compiling a new late-season race schedule now that he's flying, post ...
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#80: Leadville, Annadel, Canyon opens for biz from 2017-08-18T02:49:34
Hottie and Fatty are back from Leadville. Are they ready to stop talking about it? Heck no. The talk about how their races went, how that's different from the result they expected, and their best g...
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#79: Leadville, Leadville, Rapha and Leadville from 2017-08-11T03:12:35
Fatty and Hottie (it's like Laurel and Hardy, only not) are in Leadville for the annual Leadville 100. They've unpacked, done some course recon and have taken their final rides ahead of the race. A...
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Tandem #01: Dream Chaser from 2017-08-04T21:21:56
The idea behind the bonus Paceline “Tandem” podcast episodes is pretty simple: longform one-on-one conversations with people who love bikes. In this first episode, Fatty talks with Adam Lisonbee – ...
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#78: Leadville, Tour Divide, Saddle Drive, Interbike from 2017-08-04T21:13:32
Fatty and Hottie are busy packing for the looming rendezvous of each of their seasons: Leadville. Yep, it's that time once again. Fatty has a whopping six people in his contingent. The boys break d...
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#77: Crashing, road diets, Dirt Rag celebrates 200 issues, ADHD from 2017-07-29T14:59:10
Fatty crashed and got a big raspberry on his hip. Went down on a wet descent right by a spot cyclists call Hamilton Falls because Tyler Hamilton fell there during the Tour of Utah. The staff here t...
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#76: The Tour, Froome, ratatouille, Garmin, Speedplay and ratatouille from 2017-07-22T15:30:08
The Tour de France is into its final days and Chris Froome looks likely to win. With Fatty away on a job interview, Patrick and Hottie hold down the fort and discuss Froome, Team Sky, (Sir) David B...
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#75: Crusher in the Tushar, children's book author Scott Fitzgerald from 2017-07-13T16:19:33
Fatty and Hottie went to Beaver, Utah, to partake in the wonderfulness known as the Crusher in the Tushar. Good suffering was had by all. Imagine an event that goes uphill more than downhill. Or do...
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#74: Sagan's expulsion, stolen bikes, Armstrong's new blog/podcast from 2017-07-06T21:04
With Peter Sagan's recent expulsion from the Tour de France, all of social media has blown up with whether or not he caused Mark Cavendish's crash and what the appropriate action, if any, was warra...
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#73: PressCamp, interview with author Jacques Devore, suspension lockout—do you use it? from 2017-06-29T15:37:33
PressCamp took place in Park City last week and our man Patrick was in attendance. We open the show with his reporting on a few of the bikes he rode there. He checked out the new to the U.S. brand ...
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#71: Dirty Kanza, Topanga Creek Outpost, new Ultegra from 2017-06-08T16:40:01
Patrick is back from Dirty Kanza and while there may be no place like home, he says there's no place quite like Emporia. Fatty is away on business, so it's the duo of Pattie and Hottie (Patrick/Pad...
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#70: Dirty Kanza, Sean Weide and Bruce Gordon from 2017-06-02T03:49:08
This week the Paceline is down to two, with Hottie and Patrick trading pulls. Patrick is in Emporia, Kansas, for Dirty Kanza. He'll be riding the 100 with the intention of getting back and then gre...
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#69: poop, Allied Cycle Works and Bentonville, Arkansas from 2017-05-26T03:41:08
This week we tackle every young boy's favorite topic. We discuss the struggles Tom Dumoulin experienced at the Giro, where he suddenly hopped off his bike and ran out of sight to respond to the cal...
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#68: sleep, power meters and a group ride app from 2017-05-18T17:50:28
Are you feeling tired? We are, but not of doing this show. We talk sleep, ingredients of better sleep and the value of a good nap. We also discuss a few hormones that are involved and how much we d...
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#66 Commuting, soup spitting and lasers from 2017-05-04T15:56:59
In this week's episode we discuss bike commuting because our man Hottie is now working for a radio station and his duties require him to be up at 3:00 a.m. to be able to make his eight-mile ride in...
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#65: Japan, Sea Otter and an interview with Sage Titanium from 2017-04-27T20:01:48
We got the band back together. Patrick is finally back from Japan and the Sea Otter Classic and tells tales of tiny roads, crazy descents and lots of hot water, not to mention a new mountain bike t...
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#64: A forgotten Camelbak, Easter Miracles with Dan Wuori and full suspension gravel bikes from 2017-04-20T13:24:35
This week we talk vows—wedding vows and how they might be tested if one of you forgets your Camelbak. Patrick is back from Japan but at a bike launch for Marin Bikes while Fattie and Hottie hold do...
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63: Dirty Kanza Primer Part II from 2017-04-13T16:41:37
Fatty is back and he has an update on his Jonathan Vaughters intervention training. It's a basement-trainer session beyond belief.
We take a look at an interesting study on why and where ...
#62 The Dirt on Dirty Kanza from 2017-04-06T15:00:13
We kick things off with some Tour of Flanders talk. The brave move, the crashes, the mechanicals and the U.S. national anthem played during ONE of the podium ceremonies.
As part of our Fl...
#61: Fatty's sub-five-hour century, Patrick heads to Japan and Wiggins runs his mouth from 2017-03-30T16:47:57
What's the best part of being on a team? Fatty has a favorite feature, and it's not going fast or the camaraderie. Though they haven't yet named their team, their quartet knocked out a stunningly q...
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#60: Milan-San Remo, Grasshopper, Eric Bruins, Rob Taynton from 2017-03-24T15:07:59
To say we're a man down isn't quite enough. Hottie just started a new job and Fatty is buried under mountains of software code, or something. So our man Padraig took this one mostly on his own. We ...
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#59: NAHBS, Fatty DNFs, Allied Bicycles' Sam Pickman from 2017-03-16T18:44:10
Fatty went on vacation and his weight went up in equal proportion to his fun. What’s up with that? And after getting back he went to St. George and the True Grit Epic … and his race end...
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#7: Super Sweetwater Grasshopper, Sustainable Trails Coalition, NAHBS from 2017-03-10T01:55:51
Just as we thought the rain was past tense, it comes roaring back for another good soaking. We discuss conditions at last weekend's Super Sweetwater Grasshopper, which is to say wet the way the sun...
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58: Lennard Zinn and Litespeed Interviews from 2017-03-09T07:01:07
This week we've got two great interviews with guys who know their way around the manufacturing of bikes. First up, though, we recap last weekend's sogtastic (ultra-soggy) Super Sweetwater Grasshopp...
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#6: Ted Stroll of the STC and Patrick Band of Napa Bike from 2017-03-02T19:47:46
In #6, we discuss some new legislation that has been introduced at the state level, including one for an Idaho stop—which would allow cyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield, provided the intersec...
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#57: Interviews with Team Rally from 2017-03-02T16:56:29
Fatty and Patrick are back with a trio of interviews Patrick conducted at the recent Team Rally training camp in Oxnard. They are the second-longest-running team in the U.S. and arguably the most s...
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#56: Leadville training, Jonathan Vaughters interview, trade events pull out of Utah from 2017-02-23T19:39:36
Fatty has identified a new disorder, one for those with too many goals and no ability to prioritize. We name the syndrome and then discuss how there's no known treatment. That said, it's a questio...
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#5: The Tour de Placer Roubaix, KQED Forum and an interview with Bike Monkey's Carlos Perez from 2017-02-22T22:26:15
Next, Patrick and Jake discussed the recent episode of KQED's show Forum in which the subject of mountain biking and trail access in Marin County was examined by host Michael Krasny and a cadre of ...
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#4: Rain, rain, rain from 2017-02-18T16:05:10
In this week's show we talk about all the rain Northern California has been experiencing and how that's creating problems not just for those who want to ride off road but even for road riders. Slid...
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55: Rebecca Rusch, Lance Armstrong from 2017-02-16T17:41:24
We start with ass pain, the kind of pain that comes early in the season when your hind quarters are sensitive to long rides. But then we shift to a genuine pain in the keister, with Lance Armstrong...
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#3: REMBA, advocacy and rain from 2017-02-10T05:41:35
In our latest episode we discuss the evolution in bicycle advocacy from something that was strictly about facilities on the road for commuters to the rise of IMBA and to today and the rise of advoc...
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54: Ideal race weight from 2017-02-09T17:34:48
In this week's show we take on a universal question: What is Fatty's ideal weight? Okay, maybe that one isn't quite universal. But this one is: What is YOUR ideal race weight. Fatty talks to Jonath...
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53: Women in Cycling Special from 2017-02-02T22:25:16
This week we take on one of cycling's thorniest issues: women. Why is it that a sport so loved by women is served by an industry so bad at understanding and serving women? We're going to dig in. El...
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#2: Old Caz from 2017-02-02T19:28:17
In our second episode we discuss the first Grasshopper of the season, Old Caz. Conditions were wet and messy and it resulted in a more difficult than usual race. Nick Nesbitt, the chairman of Redwo...
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52: Sagan Saves a Hydration Company from 2017-01-26T21:01:05
Padraig has migrated south for the winter .. Winter Press Camp that is. He has the latest and greatest in road and gravel, including an eye-catching bike from a new company with a new approach to t...
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#1: Introductions from 2017-01-26T18:17:02
Welcome to a new podcast we are launching, called the Redwood Empire Pedalcast. The Pedalcast is a regional podcast that focuses on riding in Northern California. We figured that the area is rich e...
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51: Fat as Fuel-Caffeine and Kids from 2017-01-19T17:13:08
Fatty needs a detective. He is having a problem with theft. Someone is taking bike clothes from the Fatty household. It's a Lycra whodunnit and it maybe an inside job.
Michael is back on ...
North American Handmade Bike Show Preview from 2017-01-12T07:01:20
One of the first interviews on The Paceline was with Velofix. The mobile bike shop company was just getting started. In matter of months, Velofix and the concept of roaming bike repair facilities h...
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Coffee Talk with Former Pro Aaron Olson from 2016-12-28T23:49:05
We decided to take the final show of the year and have some fun. We hand out some awards, and they are not your standard awards. There's no "Best Rear Derailleur" or Best Performance by a Rider, Do...
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The Paceline Podcast #47 from 2016-12-23T02:09:31
Fatty's World Bicycle Relief fundraiser is becoming a worldwide success. He has a major update on his progress and is offering some major prizes as incentives.
British Parliament shakes d...
Getting to School from 2016-12-15T16:51:13
Santa has come early to Padraig's chimney and he has left behind the new Dura Ace. We go over the bright and shiny parts. We also take a look at the vast array of gruppos making a run for dominatio...
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The Most Important Saddle Study from 2016-12-08T17:52:03
It is one thing to decide not to ride, it's another to be forced off the bike by illness or injury or whatever. Fatty vents on his period of no riding.
It's not all complaining. We set so...
Baggies vs Lycra from 2016-12-01T18:04:12
The Grand Tours and the UCI are headed for a showdown over team size. The Tour de France, Giro and Vuelta have decided to reduce the number of riders per team from nine to eight. The problem is, th...
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Catching up with Tyler Hamilton from 2016-11-25T06:53:43
Fatty and Padraig talk about their merger. RKP+FC=Big Fun.
Padraig had a nice run in recently with Tyler Hamilton. We get an update on the cyclist who played a pivotal role in righting so...
The Fall Classic Show from 2016-11-16T22:50:34
Fall is a great season for riding and enjoying. The fitness is still hanging in there and the calendar is full of rides and events. Fatty takes us on a fall tradition that has been a part of his li...
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Fast Wheels from Zipp from 2016-11-10T20:07:58
Bicycles were part of an historic night in american politics. Billions of dollars were at stake at the polls. The Paceline has election results on some important measures that direct money to bike ...
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Dream Bike from 2016-11-03T22:30:31
Results from the Dream Bike Survey are in and The Paceline has concluded that we are just a tad obsessed with bikes, especially ones that capture the imagination. An impressive number of dreamers r...
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We Want to Pump You Up. Tire Pressure Special. from 2016-10-27T13:06:36
It was Meatloaf who sang "Two out of Three Ain't Bad." The Paceline knows the feeling. We are missing a wheel for show #39. Check out the pic above, one of us is there. Apparently the bandwidth ain...
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Politics and the Bike from 2016-10-18T23:06:15
Padraig talks to Charles Pelkey about politics, his days covering the pro peloton and a trip to Iceland.
In addition to talking to Charles about his political aspirations, we talk about h...
Gay Pride Deserves a Pro Ride from 2016-10-13T16:45:56
We have a few more thoughts on our big "Out of the Closet" segment from show #36. Plenty of you provided feedback and we address your thoughts and concerns. This is a topic the guys are committed ...
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In Search of Gay Pride in the Pro Peloton from 2016-10-06T07:01:49
Padraig wraps up his trip around western Sonoma County with thousands of other riders. Levi's GranFondo is always one big rolling party with a little pain sprinkled in.
Fatty takes us thr...
Lance's twitter tussle and more Interbike from 2016-09-29T15:05:07
Lance Armstrong is a giver. There, we said it. He gives like no other to the Paceline. He gives us great material to talk about. This week, he gave again.
Interbike overload part deux is...
Interbike Special from 2016-09-22T21:44:41
The Paceline goes full geek with an Interbike special. Padraig and Michael host from the annual bike bonanza in Las Vegas. This episode is dedicated to the gear head in all of us.
FSA mak...
Feed Zone Fun from 2016-09-15T15:34:56
We hang out in the feed zone to see what it takes to do a proper hand up. Padraig and Michael offer their experiences on both the receiving and giving end of a feed.
Specialized has made ...
What's in Your Bottle? from 2016-09-08T17:10:27
How to get your Mojo back. Dr. Fatty has a prescription. The medical board of Padraig and Hottie will review this clinical trial. Really, this is about racing your way back to a level of self worth...
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Leadville hangover and Counting Calories from 2016-08-25T14:00:10
Fatty drank too much Leadville and now has a figurative hangover. The Paceline looks at how to keep riding when the rides fail to measure up.
The Rio games ended in the dirt. The mountain...
Leadville Finish Line from 2016-08-18T15:04:46
The Pro-Roadie turnout at the Leadville Trail 100 got a lesson in altitude and fortitude. The Paceline breaks down how the boys who favor skinnies did in the thin air of the Rockies.
Fatt...
Leadville Trail 100 Special Edition from 2016-08-11T17:03:30
Leadville! Fatty and Michael do the show from the place they mention at least once per show. Michael talks to Race Director Josh Colley about the state of the Leadville series and its future. Then ...
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Sagan signs with a German Team. Felt bikes Rock! from 2016-08-04T16:53:41
We don't often hear of trouble in the ranks of women's professional cycling, but the recent case of the current road world champ has resulted frustration and some meltdowns on twitter.
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Tour de France top moments. Advocacy Rocks! from 2016-07-29T05:58:11
The dash down Peyresourde. The run up Ventoux. There is plenty of Chris Froome highlights to choose from, but which one tops them all? We take a stab at picking the top Froomey moment and a couple ...
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We are Froomey Fans from 2016-07-21T21:27:23
The Paceline officially joins the Chris Froome Fan Club. Yes, we have concluded that the data-driven, calculating, Kenyan turned Brit, has become someone we can root for. How has this happened? We ...
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Going to the Sun Rd. and Crusher in the Tushar from 2016-07-14T07:01:37
Show #25 opens on a high note, and we mean that literally. A Paceline host takes us to the top of the "Going to the Sun Road" in Glacier National Park to get the show going. Of course, it's all dow...
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Watching the Tour. Most Embarrassing Moments on the Bike. from 2016-07-07T21:48:18
Host Michael "Hottie" Hotten is away, becoming bear food in Montana. So the inmates are running the asylum. We talk the Tour de France, watching the Tour, and how enthusiastic we are to watch it. P...
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Rockwell Relay. Floyd Landis cannabis. from 2016-06-30T07:01:05
The Rockwell Relay headlines our show. In the end, Team Fatty rocked their category. But for a few minutes, it looked like their perfectly executed plan was about to come undone. This is not a bik...
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Special Guest Rebecca Rusch from 2016-06-16T22:51:15
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash that killed five cyclists and injured four in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Paceline talks about driver-rider conflict and whether the...
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Dirty Kanza and Urban Adventure Riding from 2016-06-09T16:36:05
The Paceline has cramped up again. We have some follow up information to our discussion on muscle spasms. It's the Nerve has officially launched its product and Michael did some more digging on the...
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Summer Travel and Cramps from 2016-06-02T16:20:31
The Paceline responds to a listener request for some road trip-ride planning tips. Padraig, Fatty and Michael share the ways they find out about rides when headed to places they have never been.
Secrets of the Chamois from 2016-05-26T16:37:46
Fatty is back and has stories of keeping up with his training while training for a new job. He was on the road, in hotels, and wonders if those stationary bikes he rode did anything for his fitness...
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Euro Pro is California Dreamin' and Bike Tools from 2016-05-19T07:01:49
A Dutchman turned Californian is racing around his adopted home state in the Amgen Tour of California. Laurens ten Dam is an interesting case of work-life balance. He has kept a spot in the pro pel...
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Bikepacking from 2016-05-09T18:37:07
Disc brakes could be back in the pro peloton in time for the Tour de France. The Paceline breaks down the latest on the back-and-forth fight over brake technology. And the incident that caused the ...
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Flow State and Functional Threshold Power from 2016-05-05T15:23:49
The Paceline is going with the flow, Flow State that is. Padraig has penned a feature article for Bicycling magazine and we take the opportunity to discuss that magic, yet elusive, moment when it a...
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More disc brake discussion and Cycling's "Safe Word" from 2016-04-28T15:45:24
The Paceline continues to chase the road disc controversy. Padraig has some additions to his post "The Debacle". We have reaction from manufacturers. They are in a pickle. USA Cycling clarifies roa...
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Disc Brake Reversal and E-Mountain Bikes from 2016-04-21T16:52:24
The UCI puts the brakes on disc brakes in the pro peloton. The Paceline goes over the claim of one rider that is at the center of this reversal and the lack of spine within the power structure of p...
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Paris-Roubaix Shocker and Mountain Bike Speed Trap from 2016-04-14T15:26:29
The Hell of the North was a helluva surprise. An Aussie is the unlikely winner of Paris-Roubaix and he did it on a bike better suited for criteriums than cobbles. The Paceline covers the podium, th...
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An Embrocation Education and Dura-Ace Reavealed from 2016-04-08T19:53:40
The Paceline is really embracing spring. And spring means bergs, cobbles and second guessing. Our hosts put on their director sportif hats and breakdown the decisive moment at the Tour of Flanders...
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Pro Peloton Safety. SRAM 12 Spd Eagle Group. Hard rides. from 2016-03-30T18:41:36
The Paceline focuses on safety in the pro peloton as the calendar turns to one of the most important, crowded and aggressive races of the season-The Tour of Flanders. The week prior, a Belgian pro ...
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Milan-San Remo and Peter Sagan's Legs from 2016-03-24T14:55:47
The first monument of 2016 has ended with the winner being accused of cheating. And his Strava file is part of the argument. How did a sprinter get the KOM on the second to last climb of the day at...
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Michigan Cyclist Beats a Ticket. Paris-Nice. Polar and Strava. from 2016-03-17T07:05:34
The Paceline has some sore legs but satisfied souls after a weekend of competition. Race recaps from the True Grit Epic, Chileno-Grasshopper Adventure and a Kenda Cup XC race. Paris-Nice was full o...
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Lance Armstrong Lecture from 2016-03-10T16:57:36
Stage eight of the Paceline starts in Malibu with Padraig throwing down attacks in a two day Gran Fondo. Lance Armstrong speaks to students at the University of Colorado. We play back some of what ...
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Bike Mechanic Tipping. Shimano and SRAM Cassette Wars. from 2016-03-04T01:03:31
The Paceline entertains its first listener response. It's a topic we covered about riding with the one you love. An email to the show offers a perspective that the hosts simply did not have.
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Mavic and Enve. Relationship Riding. from 2016-02-25T16:52:45
Major wheel news tops the Paceline. Mavic and Enve are joining forces. Why the old school, french company is buying the "carbon kid" with much less experience in the wheel world.
Strava Times and City Hall from 2016-02-18T18:27:45
Old Cazadero 2016 is in the books. Padraig encountered a star studded field, perfect conditions and put his new found fitness to its first test.
Fatty, Padraig and Michael discuss the ben...
Cyclocross Worlds Bike Doping from 2016-02-11T17:37:09
A member of the Paceline is under the weather but nonetheless on the show. Fatty, Patrick and Michael offer their thoughts on training and riding when the body says no.
Hard to get away f...
Sustainable Trails Coalition Takes on IMBA from 2016-02-04T21:00:05
Morality takes center stage on The Paceline. We talk about the honor system when signing up for an event and those who take advantage. This started with an innocent post by a Paceline host, but tur...
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Idaho Stop in S.F. and Wheel Sizes. from 2016-02-04T20:57:15
The Paceline has a winter training program for every climate. From dodging the weather, to diving right in, to staying indoors, it's all keeping the rust off. The Paceline does the Idaho stop. San ...
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Road Disc Brakes. Best Riders of 2015. from 2016-02-04T20:55:54
The Paceline gets going by putting on the brakes. We talk disc brakes on road bikes. 2016 will be the year we see more disc brakes on bikes in the pro peloton. Our panel breaks, or should we say br...
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When the Wind Blows from 2014-10-07T18:10:08
As night falls early, the sun blotted by a solid bank of pregnant, gray cloud, the tall pines sway side-to-side in increasingly wide arcs, the shushing of their needles growing steadily in volume u...
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Padraig Interviewed by the Outspoken Cyclist from 2014-08-12T04:16:26
Self-promotion is an exercise to which, perhaps, extroverts are better suited than I. What I know for sure is that doing the writing is far easier than attempting to recommend the result. For that ...
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