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The Best Bike Bag for Women Is the One You Can ...
A friend texts me from the gear shop every spring with the same question: which bike bag should I get? She rides a long-travel trail bike, carries ...
The Best Bike Bag for Women Is the One You Can ...
A friend texts me from the gear shop every spring with the same question: which bike bag should I get? She rides a long-travel trail bike, carries ...
Read moreThe Dry Pocket Method: Why Waterproof Phone Pou...
Rain caught me halfway up the ridge. I watched the storm swallow the next switchback while my phone hung from my shoulder strap in a clear plastic ...
The Dry Pocket Method: Why Waterproof Phone Pou...
Rain caught me halfway up the ridge. I watched the storm swallow the next switchback while my phone hung from my shoulder strap in a clear plastic ...
Read moreHeavy Bar, Open Ears: A Trail Rider's Take on S...
I lost an earbud under the squat rack last winter. Not from a drop. I set up for a bench press, bit down to brace, and felt the right bud slide out...
Heavy Bar, Open Ears: A Trail Rider's Take on S...
I lost an earbud under the squat rack last winter. Not from a drop. I set up for a bench press, bit down to brace, and felt the right bud slide out...
Read moreThe Greenest Pannier Is the One You Can Repair
I have been caught in a downpour with a pannier seam splitting open and a laptop riding in the bag. I have watched a plastic hook snap at a trailhe...
The Greenest Pannier Is the One You Can Repair
I have been caught in a downpour with a pannier seam splitting open and a laptop riding in the bag. I have watched a plastic hook snap at a trailhe...
Read moreWhy Heart Rate Headphones Keep Missing the Trail
I used to treat heart rate data like something for racers and spreadsheet people. Then I started riding longer climbs in the Wasatch and hiking to ...
Why Heart Rate Headphones Keep Missing the Trail
I used to treat heart rate data like something for racers and spreadsheet people. Then I started riding longer climbs in the Wasatch and hiking to ...
Read moreYour First Bike Bag Should Act More Like a Ski ...
I've watched enough new riders stand in front of a wall of bags, pick up a hydration pack with nine zippered pockets, and walk out with something t...
Your First Bike Bag Should Act More Like a Ski ...
I've watched enough new riders stand in front of a wall of bags, pick up a hydration pack with nine zippered pockets, and walk out with something t...
Read moreYour Spine Is Not a Gear Closet: The Bike Bag v...
I brought a hiking pack to my first mountain bike ride. Inside sat a spare tube, a mini pump, three granola bars, and a jacket far too warm for the...
Your Spine Is Not a Gear Closet: The Bike Bag v...
I brought a hiking pack to my first mountain bike ride. Inside sat a spare tube, a mini pump, three granola bars, and a jacket far too warm for the...
Read moreThe Packing Routine That Keeps Carbon Frames Sa...
The first time I flew with a carbon mountain bike, I wrapped the top tube in two old t-shirts and crossed my fingers. By the third trip, I had lear...
The Packing Routine That Keeps Carbon Frames Sa...
The first time I flew with a carbon mountain bike, I wrapped the top tube in two old t-shirts and crossed my fingers. By the third trip, I had lear...
Read moreThe Weakest Fold: How to Fix Bike Bag Straps an...
Most riders I know have tossed a perfectly good bike duffel into the corner because a strap tore. The zipper still slides, the seams hold, the body...
The Weakest Fold: How to Fix Bike Bag Straps an...
Most riders I know have tossed a perfectly good bike duffel into the corner because a strap tore. The zipper still slides, the seams hold, the body...
Read moreA Short History of Riding Half Deaf
Twenty years ago I didn't know a single mountain biker who wore headphones. The idea seemed almost rude. You were out in the woods to hear pines cr...
A Short History of Riding Half Deaf
Twenty years ago I didn't know a single mountain biker who wore headphones. The idea seemed almost rude. You were out in the woods to hear pines cr...
Read moreStage It, Don't Pack It: A Daily Bike Bag That ...
Most bike bag advice reads like a packing list for a weeklong trip. Fold this. Roll that. Use cubes. It's fine for a long weekend in the desert, bu...
Stage It, Don't Pack It: A Daily Bike Bag That ...
Most bike bag advice reads like a packing list for a weeklong trip. Fold this. Roll that. Use cubes. It's fine for a long weekend in the desert, bu...
Read moreOpen Ears, Better Burpees: Why Trail Audio Belo...
Last winter my everyday earbuds died five minutes into a step class. I grabbed the open-ear pair from my trail pack, thinking it was a temporary fi...
Open Ears, Better Burpees: Why Trail Audio Belo...
Last winter my everyday earbuds died five minutes into a step class. I grabbed the open-ear pair from my trail pack, thinking it was a temporary fi...
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