This week, John poses a question: What bike have you spent the most miles or time on? Beneath that is the real question: Why? What made that bike so indispensable? Show links: Smith Payroll Helmet with AleckSmith Triad Helmet with Aleck

John considers goal setting and how that differs from a lifestyle, and just what is the cycling lifestyle? Patrick is investigating the rise of the ebike in the U.S. and how ebikes here differ from those in Europe and Asia. Show links:Clik Valve

John takes a hard look at motivation and the currency it offers our ambitions. Patrick considers the spring and ramping up mileage for the coming season. Show links:Shimano Ultegra Di2

John and Patrick look back at how they learned to ride and consider what they did differently in teaching their kids to ride. They didn’t make all the same mistakes their parents did, but they also made a few new ones. Show links:The Specialized Hotwalk Balance Bike

John has been injured … for entirely too long. He’s taken some time off the bike to recover and he’s about to turn the pedals again and he has realized that’s he’s daydreaming about riding. That he’s daydreaming isn’t surprising, but what he dreams of may be. Patrick had a breakthrough with his teen son […]

Tariffs have been in the news a bunch of late. They have made a substantial impact on the bike biz in the last year. John takes a look at what that is already doing to the bike world. Patrick considers how a voluntary ride in cold, wet weather taught him something about how he loves. […]

This week John and Patrick take on the subject of how riding affects the lives of those around us. Do they support it? Do they resent it? How do we position cycling in our lives in order to make the case that everyone is better when we get out for a ride? Show links: Sealskinz […]

John takes a look at e-bike design and evolution and wonders where we are headed. Patrick takes a look at a new e-bike law in California as well as a class-action lawsuit against one e-bike maker. Show links:Spy Helm Tech SunglassesTopeak Smartgauge D2X

This week John takes a look at the cost of being a cyclist and compares it to the investment into a new vehicle or a jaunt to Paris. Patrick considers riding in winter and the benefits pedaling in cold weather confers. Show links: Pearl Izumi Men’s Quest AmFib JacketPearl Izumi Women’s Quest AmFib Jacket

This week is a tandem episode and my guest is Scott Holz, a senior program manager for Specialized. I met Scott back in the mid-aughts when he first joined Specialized as a fit instructor for their SBCU fitting school. Since that time, Scott’s role has evolved quite a bit including stints overseeing the Body Geometry […]