This week Patrick and Lori consider helmet use, particularly when running errands or commuting. Both admit that their views—and behavior—have evolved over the years. Show links:Bicycle helmet wearing is associated with closer overtaking by drivers: A response to Olivier and Walter, 2013Pactimo Men’s Zero-Weight Sleeveless Base Layer MET MCR Parachute Helmet

Summer isn’t over yet, which means there is still time for a getaway, even for people with school-age kids. This week Patrick and Lori talk vacations and how they define them, as well as to what degree a bike must be included in order for the trip to count as a vacation.

This week Patrick and new co-host Lori talk summer heat, humidity and their thoughts and strategies on hydration. Both confess a sweet tooth. Show links: Nuun Sport Hydration TabletsSkratch Labs Hydration Mix

This week Patrick introduces the Paceline’s new co-host Lori Barrett. Lori is a veteran of cycling, both in the industry and in racing and burns more energy in a day than some stars. She’s a delight and brings a fresh perspective to the show.

This week John takes a look at how the men’s Tour de France is going and opines about what the women’s Giro d’Italia tells us about the upcoming women’s Tour de France. Will cycling help you live to be old? Patrick considers a recent study on longevity and what his own experience recently hiking in […]

John and Patrick talk creativity and cycling. John wonders if cycling really needs creativity, and Patrick asserts that because flow happens, creativity happens. Show links: Magic Mary | Super Trail | Black | 27.5×2.40 | Addix Soft Delium MTB Tires

This week John looks at how bike categories have grown ever blurrier, to the consumer’s benefit. Patrick examines the repeal of the Roadless Rule and what that means for wild spaces.

This week we have Tour de France preview. Who are the contenders for Yellow, Green, Polka and White Jerseys? Patrick finds flow on an eBike and wonders what that means, and we Paceline Picks to help you enjoy the Tour and upgrade your mountain bike shoe game. Lanterne Rouge – YouTubeTNT Sports Cycling – YouTubeShimano […]

Here we are, five years down the road from the lockdown, and the bike world is still in a state of flux. John wonders how shops might evolve their business model to survive. Patrick gets in the Wayback Machine and admits that the first time he encountered an ebike, he wasn’t on board. He’s learned […]

Cycling can be a political act. We’re not talking defiance or protest or oppression, just the simple reality that riding a bike on the road means sharing space with other individuals doing things other than cycling. John considers the implications. Patrick checks in with regard to his effort to learn to mountain bike with flat […]