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One tool to rule them all

"I'm not into watches, but —" are the famous last words of everyone who goes down the rabbit hole of personal horology. In my case, ignorance was bliss until a few months ago, when my partner went shopping to find a watch with some fitness functions.

Finding a route to the grocery and to work

The most important factor that affects whether you'll ride at all is safety, and the most uncontrollable aspect of safety is your route. A guide to finding a safe route to level up on.

Bike commuting in Manila for regular folk

A series in four parts about riding with nice clothes, a comfortable position, and only the sweat caused by the tropical weather in Manila. Also discussed: catcalling and the trouble with buying a bike for small women.

Climbing at Long Dong

Last July, we spent some time climbing at Taiwan's northern crag at Long Dong. The weather was perfect, in that it was exactly like the weather at home. Long Dong offers plenty of great trad and sport climbing, even for us top rope folk.