The Paceline Cycling Podcast

This week Patrick and Lori welcome Ingmar Jungnickel, an aerodynamicist and the founder of AiRO, a fitting system based on rider aerodynamics. AiRO uses CFD (computational fluid dynamics) to simulate wind tunnel testing to give riders otherwise unaffordable feedback on their bike position.

This week Lori and Patrick take a look at their origin stories and how pivotal it can be in someone’s life to have another person share cycling with them.

Patrick and Lori take a moment to acknowledge the passing of two bike industry players, Cannondale’s Joe Montgomery and product manager Brad Hughes, before turning their attention to an interview with Kevin Tisue, Pivot Cycles’ Head of Engineering. Kevin sheds light on how Pivot conceives and designs new mountain bikes. Learn more about Kevin’s bed […]

Happy New Year! Patrick and Lori talk resolutions, as in the philosophy of resolutions, what motivates them, or perhaps, what can motivate them. This is more strategy than tactics, as in, what deserves to motivate a resolution for the new year in your riding life?

Due to Christmas, we’re posting a day early. This week Patrick and Lori interview Matt Fritzinger, the founder of the Blue-Tailed Skinks and discuss the growth of the kids’ cycling program and their plans for the near future, including hiring their first executive director. To donate to the program, click the link above.

This week Patrick and Lori talk Christmas gift giving, and as usual, it leads to larger themes that extend well beyond cycling.

This week Patrick and Lori take a look at the things that can get in the way of riding and how that can have downstream consequences for us. Show links: Blue-Tailed SkinksPeopleforBikes

This week Lori and Patrick talk to Bob Radke of Creative Trails. With decades of experience building mountain bike trails Bob shares some of his insights into what goes into great mountain bike trail design.

Lori and Patrick take a look back on what they feel grateful for and Patrick admits being surprised by something he has to grant a grudging gratitude for.

Patrick and Lori return to the subject of community, this time, taking a look at what it means to give back to your community. Our opening image is of a whale tail ramp, which Lori discusses in the show.

This week Lori and Patrick welcome Rahsaan Bahati to the show. Best known as a former National Criterium Champion and pro cyclist, Bahati formed the Bahati Foundation 15 years ago to engage youth through cycling, music and other outreach programs.

This week, Lori and Patrick consider how cycling functions as a community and how that has informed their lives and social networks.

This week Lori and Patrick welcome special guest Adam Potter, founder and owner of Planetary Cycles in Houston, Texas. Planetary Cycles has been around for 32 years and has marked a number of changes in the industry and in their own evolution as a bike shop.

This week Patrick and Lori talk head injuries. Patrick fell—off the bike—and was surprised to discover the symptoms of a lingering head injury weeks later. They talk falls, heads and, most importantly, the signs to look for and the ingredients of a proper recovery.

This week Lori and Patrick discuss on-the-bike technology and what they use. Patrick takes a little tour of past devices he lived by and lends a perspective on what a great time in history it is to be a cyclist.

It's fall and for some riders that means a time to back off the miles, recover some and begin the slow process of getting ready for the next season. Patrick draws Lori out about what fall riding used to be for her and how that has changed.

We're a day late because spam filters can really slow things down. This week, Patrick and Lori welcome Drew Medlock, the CEO of Allied Cycle Works in Bentonville, Arkansas. The international nature of the bike business has been thrown into turmoil by government tariffs and we wanted to talk to Drew as Allied has experience manufacturing both in Arkansas and overseas. He lays out the rationale for...

With the news that Customs and Border Patrol is seizing bikes entering the U.S. made at Giant Bicycles' Taiwan factory, Patrick and Lori discuss the situation, the ramifications, who is affected and plenty more. It's a conversation that skips easy answers and delves into the nuance and reality of manufacturing in today's worldwide economy.

This week Patrick and Lori examine how they've used bike rides to help make decisions. Both big and small, the bike has figured as a way to figure things out.

We could probably call this the full-disclosure show with all the revelations by our hosts this week. Patrick discusses his recent trip to Idaho for lift-served mountain biking at ski resorts.

This week we run the rest of Lori's interviews from the MADE Show. In this episode we feature interviews with Aaron Barchek of Mosaic Cycles, Bud Reeder at Moots, Dave Lieberman of Liebo Cycles, Dave Thomas of Industry Nine, Josh Ross at Velo and Jason Losey of Challenge Tires.

Cohost Lori Barrett is back from a trip to Portland for the MADE show where she interviewed a number of people. In fact, she interviewed so many people and had so many interesting conversations that this is part one of a two-parter. We include interviews with Sean Walling of White Industries, builder Mike DeSalvo and Jeff Skelley, the president of Ortlieb USA, and more.

This week Patrick and Lori consider helmet use, particularly when running errands or commuting. Both admit that their views—and behavior—have evolved over the years.

Summer isn't over yet, which means there is still time for a getaway, even for people with school-age kids. This week Patrick and Lori talk vacations and how they define them, as well as to what degree a bike must be included in order for the trip to count as a vacation.

This week Patrick and new co-host Lori talk summer heat, humidity and their thoughts and strategies on hydration. Both confess a sweet tooth.