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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 Podcast
#163: The value of CPR training, talking eMTBs and trail use
It's summer in Pennsylvania! This week we tackle a Paceline-style PSA in the form of CPR training. Selene has quite the story. Riding eMTBs on singletrack is…
The Paceline Cycling Podcast#43: Ryan Johnson of Galaxy Gearworks
My guest this week is someone that you likely haven’t heard of before. His name is Ryan Johnson, but his resume is arguably one of the most interesting I’ve…
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162: Riding at altitude, do you deserve that bike?
Say you're going on vacation, because it's summer, and say you're taking your bike, because duh bikes. And say you're going someplace mountainous. Also, say…
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#43: Remembering Bruce Gordon
This week our show is an appreciation of frame builder Bruce Gordon who passed away June 7th at the age of 71. Gordon was one of the most experienced and…
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#161: Event challenges, vacation, the implosion of SpeedX
We begin with a reader question about how to rescue a day that doesn't seem to be going according to plan. You're not as fast as you thought, don't have the…
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#41: Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster, Part II
First up, thanks for enduring this several-week break due to my travels. I would have loved to get an episode squeezed in there somehow, but today’s show…
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#160: Tulsa Tough, recovery after a big event
Selene is tough. We all knew that. But last weekend, she went to Oklahoma for an event known as Tulsa Tough. The question of the day? Which is tougher: Tulsa…
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#159: max heart rate formulas, Patrick's race at Dirty Kanza
This week we begin with a reader question regarding max heart rate. Will that "220 minus your age" formula accurately predict your max? And if not, does it…
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#158: Winging it, Dirty Kanza equipment
This week Selene admits that she's been taking a fresh approach to some of the events she's doing. And it's not some new training regiment guaranteed to make…
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#157: Keystone Offroad, the wisdom that comes from cycling
It's been said that predicting a bad future is a way to set a negative intention. Last week Selene suggested she might not be 100 percent ready for the…
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#40: Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster, Part I
My guest this week is Santa Cruz-based builder Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster Cycles. I first encountered Rock Lobsters in the late 1980s when mountain biking was…
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#156: Packing for events, trash on the course
Selene isn't ready. In a good quarter of a century she says she's not quite ready for this coming weekend's race. Yeah, we had the same reaction. After all, if…
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#155: Exercise personality, Shimano GRX
This week we shake things up a bit and Selene takes the reins of the show. Patrick talks about his longest ever day, mileage-wise, on the bike. Selene recently…
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#39: Remembering Roland Della Santa
This week, I’m devoting the show to frame builder Roland Della Santa who passed away last weekend at the age of 72. Della Santa is most famous for helping to…
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#154: Lu Lacka Wyco, Super Skaggs Grasshopper
Last weekend, Selene rode the Lu Lacka Wyco Hundo, a 100-mile ride in northeaster Pennsylvania with its share of dirt roads, steep hills and, on this day…
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#38: Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycles, Part II
In the second part of my interview with Tom Kellogg, we begin with a discussion of geometry for track bikes, and while this subject may not seem…
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#153: underground races, lightweight vs. aero
Pennsylvania in spring is a good place to be a cyclist. The landscape glows in technicolor and the events can be unusual with equal doses of nutty, fun and…
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#37: Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycles
This week my guest is Tom Kellogg of Spectrum Cycles. Kellogg’s career in the bike industry spans more than 40 years and includes relationships with brands…
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#152: Sea Otter, do you even stretch?
Patrick is back from the Sea Otter Classic so we are back on our normal schedule. This week he reports on a new gravel bike, one that happens to be fully…
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#36: Steve Rex of Rex Cycles
This week my guest is frame builder Steve Rex. Back in 1997 I moved to Redondo Beach, Calif., and began doing the local group rides. There was a guy on that…
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#151: Training advice, dealing with drivers seeing cyclists as subhuman
This week Selene takes on a couple of training questions, and prepares Patrick for some of the hard work he's going to need to do as he gets ready for this…
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#35: Bryce Gracey of No. 22 Bicycles
No. 22 is a newcomer on the custom bike scene. The company was founded in 2012 by Bryce Gracey and Mike Smith on the idea that titanium just rides better…
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#150: How many matches do you have? What makes for a great travel bike?
We're gratified to report that we've been hearing from listeners who have been getting health issues checked out as a result of Mark Weir and Jess Cera's…
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#34: Nick Crumpton
This week my guest is frame builder Nick Crumpton. We may be in the golden age of frame building thanks to the fact that some of the finest steel frames ever…
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Tandem #13: Bill Humphreys
Before Lance and LeMond, and 7-11 and Motorola, there was a group of cyclists paving the way for American racing on the International level. They were the…
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Tandem #11: Jess Cera of JoJe Bar
Chef and racer Jess Cerra is the brain behind one of the newest bars on the market, JoJé Bar. With her knowledge of nutrition, the needs of elite racers and…
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#149: eMTB world championships, Jim Cummins and Dirty Kanza
The UCI has announced the first-ever eMTB world championships. There will be multiple categories for both men and women and the prize money will be equal. Of…
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The Pull: Aaron Barcheck of Mosaic Cycles
To hear Aaron Barcheck tell it, he wasn't even planning to be a frame builder when he went to UBI to take their titanium frame building class. He definitely…
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#148: Selene begins her season, pad placement in shorts and bibs
It may be February and she may live in Pennsylvania, but Selene has started her season with the first of the season's races. It was cold and reasonably wet…
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#32: Curtis Inglis of Inglis and Retrotec Cycles
In the annals of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show few builders have been as celebrated as Curtis Inglis, the man behind Inglis Cycles and Retrotec…
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#147: Riding at night, post-work ride and meal timing, establishing routine
Again, we take on some listener questions this week (you guys are killing it!). Selene takes a look at night riding and how to get past the fear of not being…
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#31: Brad Devaney of Litespeed Bicycles
My history with Brad Devaney goes back more than 30 years to Memphis, Tennessee, when we were both students at the University of Memphis and working as…
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#146: Planning training for a long season, introducing a runner to cycling
It's reader questions once again this week. Selene was asked how to structure a training plan so that a racer can maintain a high level of fitness year around…
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Cory Hibbard and Sarah App of Pearl Izumi
This week I’ve got a twofer for you. I’m interviewing two people responsible for creating new clothing for Pearl Izumi. Cory Hibbard is an apparel designer who…
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#145: Selene tweets for bike school, what ever happened to Fisher, Klein and Bontrager?
Selene was recently a guest for Lovingthebike's Bike School. She was asked a number of questions, but two memorable ones were: what is the lowest temperature…
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#29: Steve Hampsten, Hampsten Cycles
This week, my guest is Steve Hampsten, the man behind Hampsten Cycles. While Hampsten Cycles may draw its fame from Steve’s brother Andy, the only American…
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#144: Reader questions: clydesdales, chain lube, where to ride, body composition
This week we take on a veritable buffet of reader questions. Selene opens with oval chainrings, moves on to whether or not frame material matters, why there…
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#28: Brian Vernor, Part II
In the second part of my conversation with photographer Brian Vernor, we talk about storytelling through photography as well as photography when it is in…
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#143: Eating on the bike, picking a custom frame, visiting NAHBS
You'd think eating is easy. We've all been doing it longer than we can remember. But eating on the bike while pedaling hard enough to make people miss the…
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#27: Brian Vernor, Part I
On this week’s show, my guest is photographer, writer and filmmaker Brian Vernor. For many cycling aficionados, Brian Vernor came to prominence as a result of…
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#142: Katelyn Ohashi and body image, buying a new mountain bike
This week Selene veers into gymnastics. Don't worry, she's got a good reason. Perhaps you've seen the video of UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi's perfect-10…
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#26: Dave Kirk, Part II
In the second part of my interview with veteran framebuilder Dave Kirk, we talk about the last phase of his career with Serotta, and then his move west to…
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#25: Dave Kirk, Part I
On this week’s show, my guest is Dave Kirk, the man behind Kirk Frameworks. The path to becoming a skilled framebuilder isn't set. I've met masters who…
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#141: flow states, fasted riding, Zwift, the Rise of Superman
This week Patrick and Selene take on two reader requests. First up is an explanation of flow states; Patrick begins with a definition of what constitutes flow…
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#140: the New Year, touring the Mendocino Coast
It's the new year and it's a time to establish what the next 12 months will bring. Selene took a look at her year-end summary from Strava and was amazed by her…
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Paceline Tandem: Judi LoPresti of Spun Bicycles
"Spun" was an antidote to the driest of eyes. It was the story of Judi (nee Rothenberg) and Dominic LoPresti, two ex-junkies who had cleaned up, relapsed…
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#139: riding in the winter and the rain, skin care
Winter is here, huh? Selene takes on some of the challenges of winter riding, lot least of which is staying warm on rides. She talks skin care, cloverleaf…
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#138: Colorado Classic women's race, the economy pounds the bike industry
The Colorado Classic has announced a big change. It's a women's race now. Only a women's race. With a new course and new prize list and a plan to livestream…
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#24: Jeremy SyCip
Jeremy SyCip is a real-life fantasy. He began college with an eye toward industrial design but quickly realized he wanted to be more hands-on. So he took a…
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#137: Paul Sherwen, Mark Weir and unPAved winner Matt Turbeau
Selene and Patrick open the show with an appreciation of broadcaster Paul Sherwen who passed away earlier this week. Sherwen was more than just a broadcaster…
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#23: Carl Strong, Part II
On this week's episode, I continue my conversation with Carl Strong. Strong is unusual among framebuilders in that he has constructed bikes in every mainstream…
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#136: back to the gym, Christmas gift giving
Unless you're racing cyclocross, the off season is here. Selene says she's done her last event of the year and has recently returned to the gym for strength…
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#22: Carl Strong, Part I
On this week’s show, my guest is frame builder Carl Strong. The Bozeman, Montana-based builder behind Strong Frames is best known for the titanium road and…
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#135: finding motivation, the off-season and Seasonal Affective Disorder
It's November (you may have noticed) and that means that unless you're at the height of your cyclocross season, November can present challenges in terms of…
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#134: Taiwan, 'crosser lives her best life
Patrick is back from his trip to Taiwan. While there he attended a trade show, rode a few ebikes, did a bike tour down the eastern coast of Taiwan and then…
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Tandem #10: Veteran Sarah Lee
Veteran Sarah Lee says she faced a choice. Figure out how to reconnect with her nation following her military service ... or kill herself. Fortunately for her…
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Tandem #09: Shannon Bufton and Everesting Everest
How hard would it be to climb the height of Mount Everest in a single ride? That is, riding until you climbed 29,029 feet. So what about Everesting on Mount…
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#21: Peter Flax
On this week’s show, my guest is writer and editor Peter Flax. Flax was features editor for the Hollywood Reporter. Flax is also a contributor to CyclingTips…
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#133: dressing for the cold, Taiwan
Let's talk about dressing for cold weather riding. How important is humidity in how you dress? Should 45 degree weather result in the same kit selection…
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#132: What should a gravel event be and how does one become more rad?
So just what is gravel? What should a gravel ride be? Should it include singletrack? Should there be creek crossings? What is reasonable for a person to expect…