Bicycling US Magazine - Winter 2024

In this issue

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RACE YOUR FIRST CRIT - We set up a Bicycling member with pro-level coaching and a brand-new Pinarello F5 for her first criterium. Here’s how it went.

A HARROWING ESCAPE TO AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE - They led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan where women were forbidden to ride. Then the Taliban returned to power.

THE UPSIDE OF GETTING YOUR CAR STOLEN

AFTER I PARKED AT THE LAFAYETTE COLLEGE track for my workout, I did what I always do: I put my phone and wallet in the center console of my car and took the car key off the ring so I could fit it into the tiny pocket inside my running shorts.

4 mins

LOOKING FOR CYCLING'S CAITLIN CLARK

WOMEN'S PRO CYCLING MUST FOSTER A COMMUNITY THAT WILL FEEL INVESTED IN THE SPORT FOR YEARS TO COME.

4 mins

THE CASE AGAINST STRAVA

I'LL BEGIN BY SINGING SOME PRAISES: Without Strava, I'm not sure I'd have re-engaged with cycling at the level I did. Coming from just occasionally messing around on mountain bikes as a teenager to trying my best to race at an elite level, Strava has played a role in pushing me to PR, hunt KOMS, and ride faster and harder than ever before.

1 min

GETTING A FLAT CAN MAKE YOUR RIDE BETTER

ON A BEAUTIFUL LATE-SUMMER RIDE UNDER a cerulean blue sky, I got my second flat in three days.

3 mins

THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY BIKES TO CHOOSE FROM

\"PERFECTION IS ACHIEVED, NOT WHEN there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.\"

5 mins

COUNTDOWN - TO YOUR FIRST CRIT

ONE INTREPID MEMBER, ONE WORLDCLASS COACH, ONE INCREDIBLE BIKE-THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.

8 mins

THE ALCHE MISTS

They led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan where women were forbidden to ride. When the Taliban returned to power, their only hope was a harrowing escape to an uncertain future.

10+ mins

TWICE AS GOOD

WHY A DISCO-BALLINSPIRED DOUBLE UNICYCLE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BIKES OF THE YEAR

7 mins

BIKE PACKING AMERICA'S LONGEST MULTIUSE TRAIL NETWORK

Even the slightest rain can sound thunderous inside a tent--and this was not slight rain. It came down in buckets, just as my partner Maggie and I were settling into our sleeping bags.

10+ mins

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF CYCLING'S SUPER AGERS

MEET THE SWEDISH SENIORS WHO PROVE YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO RIDE HARD.

10+ mins

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