Sports
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 |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
WHAT MAKES A GOOD CYCLING SCENE, ANYWAY?
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF INVOLVING myself in a few populous and dramatically different cycling communities.
3 min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
CHOOSE GEAR THAT INSPIRES YOU TO HAVE FUN E
EVEN THOUGH I TEST LOADS OF CYCLING gear for a living, sometimes I get locked in on particular items and find it difficult to enjoy competing products, even if those products have obvious advantages.
3 min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
WHY YOU DESERVE A CUSTOM BIKE
Custom. The word evokes passionate opinions about what constitutes a custom-made bike and who gets to ride one. There's this idea that they're wildly expensive pieces of functional art meant only for the fittest, fastest riders.
10+ min |
Fall 2024
Bicycling US
PERFORMANCE EYEWEAR -FOR ALLTYPES OF RIDERS
These stylish and comfortable shades improve visibility on gravel rides, diminish road shadows, and will stay put on your face even when mountain biking. Bonus: We also tested a few prescription options.
6 min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
PRO ROAD RACERS AREN'T COOL ANYMORE
AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE AN OLD MAN yelling at a cloud, I don't think pro road racers are cool anymore.
2 min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
BIKE RACING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS GOOD
I KNOW PRECIOUS LITTLE ABOUT COLLEGE basketball.
3 min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
GIVE YOUR BIKE THE LOVE IT DESERVES
IT WASN'T THE FIRST OR THE LAST TIME A BIKE left me stranded. At this point in my life, it's not about having \"the legs\" or endurance to sustain a ride, event, or race-but rather a transparent awareness of accepting what I have and who I am.
3 min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
WHAT IS THE NEXT GROUNDBREAKING BIKE?
TIM RUTLEDGE, THE CREATOR OF THE REDLINE Conquest and a legend of American cyclocross racing, died of cancer earlier this year.
3 min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
WHY YOU SHOULD GET A CRAPPIER COMMUTER
A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS WALKING AROUND South Philadelphia with a friend when I saw a bike easily worth a few thousand dollars locked up outside a bar on a dark street.
3 min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
EVERY GRAM MATTERS
SRAM'S UPDATES TO ITS RED GROUP PROVIDE BIG RIDER BENEFITS
10+ min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
I DON'T REMEMBER THE HIT-AND-RUN THAT NEARLY KILLED ME.BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME I SAW MY SHATTERED BIKE.
BACK WHEN I WAS AN EDITOR AT BICYCLING MAGAZINE, IN the 2010s, I covered the walls of my office with bike jerseys: one each from the many teams I'd raced for, a bunch from different events, and a few collectible ones from bygone races that I'd been gifted or I had thrifted.
10+ min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
NYC'S BIKE POWERED DELIVERY WORKERS \vs BIG TECH
HOW THE NATION'S LARGEST TWO-WHEELED WORKFORCE IS FIGHTING FOR BETTER PAY AND SAFER CONDITIONS. ITS VICTORY COULD CHART A COURSE FOR FOOD-TOTING CYCLISTS EVERYWHERE.
10+ min |
Summer 2024
Bicycling US
2024 BICYCLING BIKE OF THE YEAR ENVE FRAY
WHEN YOU ARE BUYING A NEW BIKE, IT CAN BE HARD TO PICK THE RIGHT ONE. CHOOSING THE BEST OVERALL BIKE IS TOUGH FOR OUR TEST TEAM, TOO.
10+ min |