The Paceline Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Independent
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 John Lewis, and is a production by The Cycling Independent.
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Feb 10, 2022 • 44min
Paceline Podcast 273
The boys are back after Patrick’s ice-storm-extended Memphis trip. This week John looks at the studded-tire dilemma, because, well, February. Patrick looks at strategies for rejuvenating your riding if you’ve been feeling stale or are trying to get a jump on spring. Show links: Fiandre No Rain Cap Orange Mud changing wrap and seat towel
Feb 4, 2022 • 1h 1min
The Paceline Rerun
Patrick is semi-stranded in Memphis. He’ll be back soon, but he wasn’t back soon enough to record this week’s show. We are putting up an old show to give you something to chew on until next week. Thanks for bearing with us.
Jan 26, 2022 • 56min
Paceline Podcast 272
Beyond being a vehicle for fun and games, the bicycle can be a force for change, right? John looks at how cycling infrastructure could solve at least a few different societal ills. Patrick encountered the guy who stole one of his bikes back in November. The encounter left him confused and not a little dissatisfied. […]
Jan 20, 2022 • 49min
Paceline Tandem: Miguel Crawford
This week is a tandem episode and my guest is Miguel Crawford, the organizer of the Grasshopper Adventure Series. The Grasshopper Series began back in the 1990s as a series of monthly training rides meant to get some local riders into shape for summer racing. They would gradually ramp up in distance and climbing from January […]
Jan 13, 2022 • 59min
Paceline Podcast 270
This week John talks winter riding. Actual winter, not the imitation stuff some folks have had this year. He looks at some of the considerations necessary to keep riding when there is frozen water on the ground. With bike events just around the corner, calendar-wise, in some places, Patrick talked to Miguel Crawford of the […]
Jan 6, 2022 • 33min
Paceline Podcast 269
John has come down with Covid and he did so just in time for his 50th birthday. Birthday celebration plans take a back seat to a communicable disease, as it turns out. Patrick takes a look at the year that was 2021 and considers what sorts of awards are in order. In his appraisal, another […]
Dec 25, 2021 • 9min
Enter the Deuce 1
Back in 2013 when my youngest son was born he almost died less than three minutes after his birth. He had a condition that would have been terminal when I was born. He was moved to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where he proceeded to spend the following 39 days. Enter the Deuce is […]
Dec 16, 2021 • 47min
Paceline Podcast 268
With the days getting shorter and Christmas right around the corner, the combination of less light and more family obligations has John thinking about scheduling. Patrick considers what it takes to ride in the rain and what that says about us as cyclists. Show links: Shimano XTR Pedals Salomon Fast Wing Winter Glove
Dec 9, 2021 • 46min
The Paceline Podcast 267
This week John looks at getting high, well, his version of it, which doesn’t involve any illegal or recently legal drugs. Cycling is an indispensable part of the experience, but not all of it. Patrick discusses flow and how any flow experience begins with a period of struggle. Yes, those peak experiences follow some frustration […]
Dec 2, 2021 • 47min
Paceline Podcast 266
The Paceline is back following its Thanksgiving break. John takes a look at bike categories and just how blurry the margins are. What’s it all mean? Patrick had an intimate encounter with a car and he takes a look at its after effects and offers a mea culpa. Links:Cycliq Fly6 Mountain Flyer Magazine
