Citizen Rider

The gearing I have on the Cross-Check right now stinks for hammering in traffic. I had to put my exploring fatty rear wheel on, because my ...

I'm back in the old stomping grounds for a day or two, but I haven't had a chance to stomp on them yet. I do know that some of the o...

I found the reference to ibuprofen as a banned substance. On page 227 of Bike Cult , author David Perry refers to the irony of the makers o...

When you race me, you're racing drugs. I've had a bad ibuprofen habit since I was in my 30s. And my typical coffee consumption might...

When shopping for a new bike, test ride expensive models of the type you want to buy, road, mountain or whatever. The differences are more ...

It seems trivial, being a bike mechanic. But the inner workings of so simple a machine still baffle many people who use them. Some changes ...

The term "warming up" sounds benign and comfortable, but when you do it you force your way through veils of resistance, some of th...