My Life On A Bike

Being both a roadie and mountain biker, I have experienced my fair share of the two worlds. Two very different worlds where few inhabitants have dual citizenship. You could say Raja and I have dual citizenship, but we definitely consider the United Fatty Treads our mother ship. In the past few days, I’ve ridden in [...]

Apfel Strudel, Alpe di Siusi, Italy

“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit…” Isaiah 11:1

A pack of cyclists crests the hill in the final laps of a practice criterium.

There is an expression in cycling called “digging a hole”. This refers to beating your body down ride after ride, never allowing it proper recovery. Thus digging yourself down into a hole. It’s not so easy to get out of a hole. Whereas, if you are simply out of shape, you aren’t at a deficit. [...]