While writing some salutory words about Owen Mulholland on the day of his passing made me feel a bit better, it doesn’t really do that much to advance the case for his talent. Better that I ...
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Why We Ride
Just over a year ago I launched a Kickstarter Project to produce a book plus a few other goodies. The project was intended to help us build up a down payment on our son, Matthew, who I initially ...
Something to Say, Part II
His father calls him “motormouth.” In 2008, Radio Freddy arranged for the two of us to meet Brad Roe, then the editor of Hi-Torque’s Road Bike Action. While Radio Freddy was in town ...
Something to Say, Part I
When Belgium Knee Warmers‘ Radio Freddy got in touch with me in the fall of ’06 his call and its contents were unexpected. “I’m starting a blog,” he said. “I’d like you to ...
2012 Prognostications
Let’s get the new year off on the right foot. I think fortune telling to be worth only slightly less than the word of someone working on Wall Street. And predicting the future ...
The Bad Word
Blame the tire or the rain for the flat? The choice can be important to a review. In the bike industry, bike and equipment reviews have a notorious reputation. The reasons for their notoriety are ...
Thanksgiving III
It’s hard to say where the urge to write develops. There are probably as many motivations as there are writers. In the beginning there is a desire to connect with an audience. That currency, the ...