I used to go to this ice cream place near my home in Memphis where half the staff made amazing milkshakes and the other half could not. This latter detail never stood between me and my desire to ...
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Paceline Tandem: Author and Chef Hannah Grant
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 ...
The Pull: Dario Pegoretti Remembered
On this week’s show we remember frame builder Dario Pegoretti who died last week at the age of 62. Pegoretti rose to prominence in the 1990s as a contract builder who provided custom frames for ...
Are They Bad at Anything? Shimano S-Phyre Apparel
When Shimano first began making their own apparel, I wasn’t sure what to make of the effort. The stuff was good, but considering they own Pearl Izumi, I didn’t really see the need for ...
Connecting
Earlier this summer, I stood under the sweltering Tulsa sun, bathed in a mixture of salty sweat and stale beer and the dampness of the Oklahoma air. My shirt was clinging to my body, and I could ...
Paceline Podcast 126
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 ...
The Pull: Sam Pickman of Allied Cycle Works
The emergence of HIA Velo, the parent company of Allied Cycle Works, is notable as much for the quality of the carbon fiber bicycles they make as where they make them. At a time when all of the ...
Point Proof
The bike industry has endured a tough decade. Shops have closed in record numbers. Profits are down, and depending on to whom you speak, the average sale price of a bike is down as well. Still, ...
Going Deep: the Mendo ‘Hopper
If there’s one lasting lesson the world has taught me it is that things change. Friendships, addresses, jobs, favorite bands, everything changes. I mention that because the Grasshopper ...
Friday Group Ride #420
After I finished last week’s Group Ride I wondered to myself whether I’d been too dark. I was in an odd place, having just visited my father, who is confined to a chair, and ...