Straddling my first hand-me-down Schwinn, at just 12 years old, I felt like I had the entire world in front of me. My first mile-long solo ride around my neighborhood was one of the most liberating moments of my young life-for the first time, I embraced the raw sense of freedom that we cyclists know so well, that feeling that I could blast off from my home block and never turn back.
Cycling was my greatest escape as a youngster. It was meditative and explorative, and I could make whatever I wanted of it. It carved out time that I could have all to myself, which was becoming sparse as my childhood waned. Riding helped me feel capable as I accomplished the silly, arbitrary goals I'd set for myself, and that pride swelled when my friends followed me on my aimless ambles through the mountains. Sure, we'd race each other up kickers and sprint for Strava segments, but we never thought we'd wasted a day if we did nothing more than spin through the hills of Appalachia.
Then I learned about junk miles.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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I RODE THROUGH PAIN. YOU SHOULDN'T. HERE'S WHY.
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BRAYDON BRINGHURST VERSUS THE BEAST
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THE ABUNDANT JOY OF AYESHA MCGOWAN
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE RUIVING YOUR NEXT BIKE
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THE BEST BIKE FOR YOU IS...
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Over the past decade, 29-inch wheels, bicycle-geometry evolution, and improved suspension performance have increased the speed at which we ride our mountain bikes. Meanwhile, the gravel revolution has us riding our unsuspended drop-bar bikes farther off the asphalt and onto rougher roads and trails. As a result, we're hitting things harder, which takes a toll on our wheels and tires.
THE MAKING OF A MONSTER
Centuries ago, it was an idyllic earthen path. Today, it's the most dangerous road for cyclists in America.
