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The Paceline Cycling Podcast
The Paceline is a cycling podcast aimed at roadies, mountain bikers, commuters, cyclocross enthusiasts, those who grind gravel—indeed anyone who claims cycling for their own. The bicycle is more than a thing, it’s an issue. The Paceline also discusses the bike’s place in society. The hosts love bike gear so expect some banter about what works and what does not on the road and trail. The podcast on two wheels. No training wheels needed. The Paceline is hosted Patrick Brady and Lori Barrett, and…
Episodes
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 489: Cannondale’s U.S. Offices to Close
Cannondale's parent company, the Netherlands-based Pon, has announced that they will close Cannondale's U.S. offices and lay off its entire workforce…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastThe Pull: John Caletti of Caletti Cycles
There are pockets of the U.S. that seem to generate a gravity specific to certain crafts. The California Bay Area has produced frame builders to a degree found…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 488: Tom Morgan of Ibis Bikes
By the time Ibis re-launched in 2005, Tom Morgan had achieved bike industry veteran status. He'd done stints with the likes of Giant and Answer/Manitou before…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 487: Bike Friends
The friendships we form on the bike can run deep. But why? Is it the shared sweating? Is it riding into a shared future? Is it just not looking each other in…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 486: Readying for Winter
While some of the country enjoys a final summer hurrah, the reality is, winter is around the corner. Changes in bike technologies (disc brakes, especially) and…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 485: Adam Miller of Revel Bikes
Revel Bikes is one of those rare brands that enjoyed a acclaim within days of their launch, followed by such a meteoric rise that the only way founder Adam…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 484: Katy Bryce of Robert Axle Project and Old Man Mountain
This week Lori and Patrick welcome Katy Bryce, the CEO of the Robert Axle Project (a maker of thru-axles) and Old Man Mountain (a maker of touring and…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 483: John Higgins of Fit Kit Systems
The Fit Kit was the first truly systematic fitting system available to riders here in the U.S. Prior to that, bike fit was more alchemy than science. And while…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 482: Pro Race Mechanic Vince Gee
Being a bike mechanic is a tougher job than most people think. But it's one thing to be a bike mechanic, and quite another to be a race mechanic. Vince Gee has…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 481: Tom Boss of Redwood Trails Alliance
This week Lori and Patrick welcome Tom Boss, the Executive Director for the Redwood Trails Alliance, a mountain bike advocacy organization based in Sonoma…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 480
This week is the second half of Lori and Patrick's two-parter on ebikes. This week they look at "out-of-class" ebikes and some of the problems they pose as…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 479
Ebikes have been in the news lately for reasons both good and bad and Patrick has been fielding gripes and advice from friends on the topic of Class 2 ebikes…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 478
What's it like to be a travel writer—not just a travel writer, but one who focuses on cycling? Alex Crevar is a New York Times contributor who specializes in…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 477
Lori and Patrick examine how sometimes the bike is a great way to recover from an injury, but sometimes it can be the cause of the injury itself. And other…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 476
This week Lori and Patrick welcome Justin England, the CEO of The Pro's Closet, the largest used-bike marketplace on the Internet. Now in its 20th year, Justin…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 475
Erik deBrun is one of the three partners behind the component maker Redshift Sports, known for their ShockStop suspension stem and their…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast: Rerun #414
Patrick is sick, as in too sick to record a podcast and, apparently, given the number of times he has re-typed this sentence, too sick to spell. So we are…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 474
This week Lori and Patrick talk to Justin Reiter of Zirkel Optics. Several details makes Zirkel different from typical cycling eyewear options. First, they are…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastUpdated: Paceline Podcast 473
For the first time ever, Patrick and Lori were able to record from the same location—Patrick visited Lori at her home in rural Utah as he drove home from…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 472
Have you ever been on a ride (or drive) and seen people make vehicle maneuvers and wondered just what sort of inner logic might have been at work? Patrick is…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 471
The desire to do a bike tour is universal among the vacation wish lists of cyclists worldwide. For most of us, we’ve read about or ridden tours domestically…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 470
Before Brett Bousquet became a physical therapist for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, he worked with a broad cross section of athletes—from cyclists to skiers—while…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 469
Fresh off his adventure at Unbound, 2015 race champion Yuri Hauswald shares his experience with his different take on the race this year, called Chase the…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 468
Do you have a favorite bike event you’ve done? What made it special? This week Lori and Patrick talk their favorite events and why they did them on a recurring…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 467
The Driveway was the hottest thing in weeknight racing for hundreds of miles in any direction around Austin in the teens thanks to the tireless efforts of race…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 466
This week Lori and Patrick welcome guest Brad Devaney, the head of engineering for American Bicycle Group, the parent company for Litespeed, Quintana Roo and…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 465
Mother’s Day approaches and with that Lori and Patrick talk mothers. Patrick just lost his mother and he takes a look at how his relationship with his mom…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 464
Lori and Patrick welcome special guest Catherine Fegan-Kim the former director of the DNA women’s pro cycling team. She digs into both the nitty and the gritty…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 463
While Patrick was taking notes for the written posts on Sea Otter, Lori interviewed people from Ibis, Pivot, Boyd Wheels, Allied Cycle Works and more.
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 462
The bike industry’s annual family reunion, better known as the Sea Otter Classic happens this week at Laguna Seca Raceway near Monterey, Calif. We’re posting a…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 461
This week Lori and Patrick welcome guest Paul Tolmé, the media relations director for Cascade Bicycle Club. With roughly 10,000 paying members, Cascade is one…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 460
This week, Lori and Patrick talk with Joel Sehloff, the West Coast head of OE sales for Factor Bicycles. He tells the story of his path through the bike…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 459
This week Lori and Patrick talk to pro gravel rider Whitney Allison of Bike Sports in Fort Collins, Colo. Following an impressive career as a pro on the road…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 458
Lori and Patrick take a look at the pros and cons of group rides and the reasons why or why not a rider might consider doing them, if they aren’t already…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 457
Lori and Patrick talk cycling vacations and what draws their eye, as well as how riding through a landscape engages you with it. They look at some of the…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 456
For those immersed in the world of BMX and/or freestyle riding, Taj Mihelich is an icon. Former World Champion and founder of the brands Terrible One and…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 455
Stress does funny things to us. It can make us sleepy, irritable, drive us to drink or use other intoxicants. And the number it can play on our cardiovascular…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 454
This week Lori and Patrick welcome guest David Wenger of Durata Training to the show. Wenger is a coach and bike fitter, not to mention a former national…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 453
This week Lori and Patrick welcome former pro cyclist and multi-national champion Brad Huff. Brad was part of the early success of Jonathan Vaughters…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Tandem – Andy McGrath on Tadej Pogačar
Our guest today is Andy McGrath, author of the new Tadej Pogačar biography Unstoppable. He’s been editor of Rouleur magazine and chief reporter at Cycling…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 452
Trust is a funny thing. You gotta give it to get it. Patrick and Lori discuss trust and where it intersects with their cycling lives, and how cycling has…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 451
Not all technical advancements are created interesting. Some technical advancements are more interesting than others. This week, Patrick and Lori take a look…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 450
This week Patrick and Lori welcome Ingmar Jungnickel, an aerodynamicist and the founder of AiRO, a fitting system based on rider aerodynamics. AiRO uses CFD…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 449
This week Lori and Patrick take a look at their origin stories and how pivotal it can be in someone’s life to have another person share cycling with them.
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 448
Patrick and Lori take a moment to acknowledge the passing of two bike industry players, Cannondale’s Joe Montgomery and product manager Brad Hughes, before…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 447
Happy New Year! Patrick and Lori talk resolutions, as in the philosophy of resolutions, what motivates them, or perhaps, what can motivate them. This is more…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 446
Due to Christmas, we’re posting a day early. This week Patrick and Lori interview Matt Fritzinger, the founder of the Blue-Tailed Skinks and discuss the growth…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 445
This week Patrick and Lori talk Christmas gift giving, and as usual, it leads to larger themes that extend well beyond cycling.
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 444
This week Patrick and Lori take a look at the things that can get in the way of riding and how that can have downstream consequences for us. Show links…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 443
This week Lori and Patrick talk to Bob Radke of Creative Trails. With decades of experience building mountain bike trails Bob shares some of his insights into…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 442
Lori and Patrick take a look back on what they feel grateful for and Patrick admits being surprised by something he has to grant a grudging gratitude for.
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 441
Patrick and Lori return to the subject of community, this time, taking a look at what it means to give back to your community. Our opening image is of a whale…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 440
This week Lori and Patrick welcome Rahsaan Bahati to the show. Best known as a former National Criterium Champion and pro cyclist, Bahati formed the Bahati…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 439
This week, Lori and Patrick consider how cycling functions as a community and how that has informed their lives and social networks.
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 438
This week Lori and Patrick welcome special guest Adam Potter, founder and owner of Planetary Cycles in Houston, Texas. Planetary Cycles has been around for 32…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 437
This week Patrick and Lori talk head injuries. Patrick fell—off the bike—and was surprised to discover the symptoms of a lingering head injury weeks later…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline 436
This week Lori and Patrick discuss on-the-bike technology and what they use. Patrick takes a little tour of past devices he lived by and lends a perspective on…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 435
It's fall and for some riders that means a time to back off the miles, recover some and begin the slow process of getting ready for the next season. Patrick…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 434
We're a day late because spam filters can really slow things down. This week, Patrick and Lori welcome Drew Medlock, the CEO of Allied Cycle Works in…
The Paceline Cycling PodcastPaceline Podcast 433
With the news that Customs and Border Patrol is seizing bikes entering the U.S. made at Giant Bicycles' Taiwan factory, Patrick and Lori discuss the situation…