Sports
Bicycling US
BIKE TUBES-YES, BIKE TUBES HAVE ENTERED THE CHAT
RAISE A HAND FOR THE HUMBLE UPGRADE THAT WILL TRANSFORM EVERY RIDE.
10+ min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
BICYCLING'S GUIDE TO THE PERFECT BIKE FIT
JENNA FOLEY WISHES SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT THE importance of a bike fit the hard way.
9 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
THE STEEL BIKE THAT REDEFINED HOW I RIDE
OVER THE PAST few years, I've grown increasingly disenchanted with the chase of new bikes. I've been riding predominantly carbon mountain bikes for a decade, but they have started to feel a bit replaceable. I suppose that's the nature of plastic bikes: They're engineering marvels for a few years until the lighter, stiffer version drops. I found myself wanting something with a little more staying power.
4 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
THE FIERCEST SISTERHOOD IN CYCLING
These nine badass women have raised millions for cancer research-through sweat, loyalty, and the kind of bond that can't be faked.
10+ min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
A SINGLE BIKE RIDE IS WORTH A THOUSAND BRUNCHES
You learn a lot about your friends when you share a bed and chamois cream.
3 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
IS YOUR BIKE SETUP HOLDING YOU BACK?
UNTIL RECENTLY, I had always resisted making big or sudden adjustments to my bike setup.
4 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
WHY I RIDE WHEN THE WORLD IS SLEEPING
In the dark, I learned to sit in silence, transfixed by nature and memory.
9 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
IN THE SLIPSTREAM OF CYCLING'S FORGOT THEN HEROES
My 1,900-mile ride through the American West to honor the Black soldiers of the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps.
10+ min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
GRAVEL BIKES ARE CHANGING. FINALLY.
I'VE PREVIOUSLY ARGUED that there are too many gravel bikes with little distinction among them.
4 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
I'M A PERSONAL TRAINER. HERE'S WHY I DON'T TELL MY CLIENTS TO LOSE WEIGHT.
IN MY 10-PLUS years of working as a personal trainer, new clients have often come to me with fitness goals that include “losing weight.” During their intake session, I push them to articulate specifically what that means to them.
3 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
ROCKY'S EPIC ADVENTURE ACROSS THE WORLD'S OLDEST DESERT
THE DESERT IS an unforgiving landscape that strips you down to your bare essentials and teaches you the meaning of resilience.
10+ min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
The Italian RENAISSANCE
PEOPLE KEEP SAYING ITALIAN CYCLING ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE. THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT A BAD THING.
10 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
HOW I RECLAIMED MY KOM FROM AN OLYMPIAN
I HAVE AN unusually fast coworker. His name is Bobby Lea, and I could spend many paragraphs describing his palmarès, but the highlights from his professional racing career spanning from 2006 to 2016 include his three Olympic trips for Team USA in 2008 (Points Race and Madison), 2012 (Omnium), and 2016 (Omnium). He also grabbed a bronze medal in the scratch race at the 2015 UCI Track World Championships.
3 min |
Fall 2025
Bicycling US
GETTING A FLAT CAN MAKE YOUR RIDE BETTER
ON A BEAUTIFUL LATE-SUMMER RIDE UNDER a cerulean blue sky, I got my second flat in three days.
3 min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY BIKES TO CHOOSE FROM
\"PERFECTION IS ACHIEVED, NOT WHEN there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.\"
5 min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
THE CASE AGAINST STRAVA
I'LL BEGIN BY SINGING SOME PRAISES: Without Strava, I'm not sure I'd have re-engaged with cycling at the level I did. Coming from just occasionally messing around on mountain bikes as a teenager to trying my best to race at an elite level, Strava has played a role in pushing me to PR, hunt KOMS, and ride faster and harder than ever before.
1 min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
LOOKING FOR CYCLING'S CAITLIN CLARK
WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING MUST FOSTER A COMMUNITY THAT WILL FEEL INVESTED IN THE SPORT FOR YEARS TO COME.
4 min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
THE UPSIDE OF GETTING YOUR CAR STOLEN
AFTER I PARKED AT THE LAFAYETTE COLLEGE track for my workout, I did what I always do: I put my phone and wallet in the center console of my car and took the car key off the ring so I could fit it into the tiny pocket inside my running shorts.
4 min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF CYCLING'S SUPER AGERS
MEET THE SWEDISH SENIORS WHO PROVE YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO RIDE HARD.
10+ min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
BIKE PACKING AMERICA'S LONGEST MULTIUSE TRAIL NETWORK
Even the slightest rain can sound thunderous inside a tent--and this was not slight rain. It came down in buckets, just as my partner Maggie and I were settling into our sleeping bags.
10+ min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
TWICE AS GOOD
WHY A DISCO-BALLINSPIRED DOUBLE UNICYCLE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BIKES OF THE YEAR
7 min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
THE ALCHE MISTS
They led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan where women were forbidden to ride. When the Taliban returned to power, their only hope was a harrowing escape to an uncertain future.
10+ min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
COUNTDOWN - TO YOUR FIRST CRIT
ONE INTREPID MEMBER, ONE WORLDCLASS COACH, ONE INCREDIBLE BIKE-THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
8 min |
Winter 2024
Bicycling US
ONE MAN'S OBSESSIVE CRUSADE TO Take Down Zwift Cheats
Indoor cycling and virtual racing are booming, and so are the ranks of digital dopers abusing the platforms.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
WHAT I LEARNED WHEN LOST IT ON A MOUNTAIN BIKE
A lifelong roadie tries singletrack for the first time. It did not go as planned.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
THE UNLIKELY HERO WHO RECOVERED OVER 200 STOLEN BIKES IN ONE AMERICAN CITY
It was a sunny day in the summer of 2022. There were some things I had to move into the house, so I left the garage door open. I was gone less than 15 minutes.
10 min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
YOU CAN BE MORE THAN JUST A CYCLIST
I'VE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR SPORTS, starting with the usual team ones such as football and baseball. But that faded in favor of more individual pursuits. Watching my dad roll down the driveway to go for a ride, I wanted to do the same. The bike was my first taste of freedom, a freedom to do it my way.
2 min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
THE RIGHT SADDLE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
UP UNTIL RECENTLY, I WAS, AT BEST, A TWICEa-month cyclist.
3 min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
HOW TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE RIDER YOU USED TO BE
CYCLISTS OF ALL LEVELS GO THROUGH various phases or eras over the years they spend in the saddle. For the vast majority of riders (myself included), these things happen privately, without fanfare.
4 min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
BIKES MAKE THE WORLD A MORE INCLUSIVE PLACE
LIFE'S A BEAUTIFUL PUZZLE THAT COMES in all sorts of shapes, colors, and sizes.
2 min |