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The Paceline Cycling Podcast

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Jul 6, 2025 • 42min

Paceline Podcast 422

John and Patrick talk creativity and cycling. John wonders if cycling really needs creativity, and Patrick asserts that because flow happens, creativity happens. Show links: Magic Mary | Super Trail | Black | 27.5×2.40 | Addix Soft Delium MTB Tires
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Jun 26, 2025 • 43min

Paceline Podcast 421

This week John looks at how bike categories have grown ever blurrier, to the consumer’s benefit. Patrick examines the repeal of the Roadless Rule and what that means for wild spaces.
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Jun 19, 2025 • 52min

Paceline Podcast 420

This week we have Tour de France preview. Who are the contenders for Yellow, Green, Polka and White Jerseys? Patrick finds flow on an eBike and wonders what that means, and we Paceline Picks to help you enjoy the Tour and upgrade your mountain bike shoe game. Lanterne Rouge – YouTubeTNT Sports Cycling – YouTubeShimano […]
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Jun 12, 2025 • 51min

Paceline Podcast 419

Here we are, five years down the road from the lockdown, and the bike world is still in a state of flux. John wonders how shops might evolve their business model to survive. Patrick gets in the Wayback Machine and admits that the first time he encountered an ebike, he wasn’t on board. He’s learned […]
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May 29, 2025 • 50min

Paceline Podcast 417

Cycling can be a political act. We’re not talking defiance or protest or oppression, just the simple reality that riding a bike on the road means sharing space with other individuals doing things other than cycling. John considers the implications. Patrick checks in with regard to his effort to learn to mountain bike with flat […]
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May 22, 2025 • 51min

Paceline Podcast 416

This week John takes on how there can be a delta between what we feel a bike is doing and what it is actually doing. Patrick looks at ebike batteries and just how trustworthy they are today. Show links: NASTRO CUSCINO 2.5 Red – SILCASlime Tubeless Bicycle Tire Sealant
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May 15, 2025 • 46min

Paceline Podcast 415

In every group of riders, there are a few roles that need to be filled. There’s the planner, the diesel, the pin cushion and the one who’s always late, plus a few others. Which one are you? Patrick has taken on a new role, educator with the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition and he talks about […]
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May 8, 2025 • 51min

Paceline Podcast 414

Conformity. How important is it to fit in? John wonders what we gain through conformity and whether the effort results in sufficient reward. Patrick takes a look at a looming issue in mountain bike advocacy. Show links:Handlestash
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May 1, 2025 • 49min

Paceline 413

This week John takes a look at just what we need when we head out for a ride. A helmet seems a given … usually … but what about that water bottle? Eyewear? Do you really need a cycling jersey? Patrick digs into part two of his piece on hacking flow, and suggests strategies that […]
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Apr 24, 2025 • 44min

Paceline Podcast 412

Bike riding is fun, right? John considers how much of his fun has been Type 1 (fun right now) vs. Type 2 (fun in the retelling) and suggests that he will be better served by more of the former and less of the latter. Patrick discusses flow and the triggers that give rise to a […]

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