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Halloween. Ghosts. Waves ? Big, scary waves. As a cyclist, I can fully appreciate the chasm that separates my performance from that of the p...

If I climbed this hill every week, would I get stronger? Faster? Both? For reasons I can't explain, a Cake song started playing on my i...

The shadows grow longer, the weekends grow busier, and the cyclist grows weaker and wider. Opportunities for a round-trip bike commute in (m...

Photo by Josh Hadley [Yes.] Slower than a guy on a mountain bike toting his daughter in a plastic seat mounted behind the handlebar? [Yes.] ...

Last year, I was a dedicated volunteer for the Low-Key Hillclimb series , having had the good sense to sit out. Consequently, it has been al...

I am beginning to wonder if every ascent of Highway 9 will be memorable . Late on this Sunday morning, I was passed by a posse of sporty Nis...

I will remember your goofy faces, your sharp wit and exquisite puns, the ease with which you would ride alongside us and snap photos—no hand...