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Known for riding off the front of group rides only to be caught in the first mile, we got back on a road bike and realized he must win the Donut Derby at least once in his life. Regularly pledging we’re "not climbers," we can be found as a regular attendee of Trexlertown's Thursday Night Training Criterium or sitting on the couch watching Paris-Roubaix reruns. We have been constant riders of the Hell of Hunterdon in New Jersey and raced the Tour of the Battenkill.

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Events: The Total Fools is 2019’s Big Show
Apr 25

Apr 25 Events: The Total Fools is 2019’s Big Show

CJ Rudy
Events, Kermesse Sport

The 2019 Fools Classic goes bigger and gets named the Total Fools.

Essay: On the Future of Virtual Cycling   
Apr 22

Apr 22 Essay: On the Future of Virtual Cycling  

CJ Rudy
Essay

Zwift indoor races may be pegged as the future but they borrow from the past.

Review: Rescue Project Preston Trucker Hat
Apr 19

Apr 19 Review: Rescue Project Preston Trucker Hat

CJ Rudy
Review, Products

Each Rescue Project purchase, hat or otherwise, helps dogs in foster homes.

Review: Lazer Blade Helmet
Apr 13

Apr 13 Review: Lazer Blade Helmet

CJ Rudy
Review

At eighty dollars, the Lazer Blade+ is a shocking helmet that challenges pro line lids.

Essay: On the Six Degrees of Strava Heatmap
Apr 9

Apr 9 Essay: On the Six Degrees of Strava Heatmap

CJ Rudy
Essay

How long would it take to connect all six major Heatmap areas?

Essay: On the Parting of (Bike) Ways
Apr 3

Apr 3 Essay: On the Parting of (Bike) Ways

CJ Rudy
Essay

A quick sell of the only bike in our garage turns to reflection.

Review: Backyard Beans’ Nitro Punch in the Face
Mar 31

Mar 31 Review: Backyard Beans’ Nitro Punch in the Face

CJ Rudy
Coffee, Review

Coffee in a can that looks like nitro stout. Could a post ride beverage be any more suited to warm apres cycling?

Review: Untapped Lemon Tea Mapleaid ($25 USD)
Mar 27

Mar 27 Review: Untapped Lemon Tea Mapleaid ($25 USD)

CJ Rudy
Review

Untapped Lemon Tea Mapleaid is sampled during the 2019 Hell of Hunterdon.

Events: Hell of Hunterdon 2019
Mar 25

Mar 25 Events: Hell of Hunterdon 2019

CJ Rudy
Events, Kermesse Sport

Our tenth consecutive Hell of Hunterdon morphs into a dreamlike state as the cycling gods permit passage.

Review: Bah-Bump Electrode Cream
Mar 22

Mar 22 Review: Bah-Bump Electrode Cream

CJ Rudy
Review

You probably didn’t know electrode cream was a thing. Now you do with Buh-Bump.

Review: Counter Culture Coffee’s Intango
Mar 13

Mar 13 Review: Counter Culture Coffee’s Intango

CJ Rudy
Review, Coffee
Rides We Like: A Bluebird Outing
Mar 11

Mar 11 Rides We Like: A Bluebird Outing

CJ Rudy
Rides We Like

Perhaps the last chance to ride among snowy farm fields, a bluebird day delivers.

Essay: On International Women’s Day
Mar 8

Mar 8 Essay: On International Women’s Day

CJ Rudy
Essay

The uphill battle that persists in women’s cycling events can be overcome.

Events: Doylestown Bike Works Goldsprints 2019 (Canceled)
Mar 4

Mar 4 Events: Doylestown Bike Works Goldsprints 2019 (Canceled)

CJ Rudy
Events
Review: Homestead Coffee Roasters’ Dead Man’s Brew
Feb 27

Feb 27 Review: Homestead Coffee Roasters’ Dead Man’s Brew

CJ Rudy
Coffee, Review

Our local coffee supplier keeps our mugs full.

Events: Zwift US National Championships
Feb 23

Feb 23 Events: Zwift US National Championships

CJ Rudy
Events

Zwift National Championships were exciting until they weren’t.

Review: Chapstand Full Kit
Feb 19

Feb 19 Review: Chapstand Full Kit

CJ Rudy
Review

Add a Chapstand to your indoor riding experience could see rides go farther and longer.

Events: Doylestown Bike Works Goldsprints 2019 Preview
Feb 13

Feb 13 Events: Doylestown Bike Works Goldsprints 2019 Preview

CJ Rudy
Events

Bring the noise.

Review: Superfeet Carbon Pro Inserts
Feb 12

Feb 12 Review: Superfeet Carbon Pro Inserts

CJ Rudy
Review

One of the best buys for comfort this season comes in a low stack box.

Events: A Plea for the Six-Day to Come to Philadelphia
Feb 9

Feb 9 Events: A Plea for the Six-Day to Come to Philadelphia

CJ Rudy
Events

The city of Philadelphia would be the perfect host to Six Day’s North America stop.

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