Commute: 25 miles roundtrip
Weather: Sunny Temp: 70 deg.

Rapha Kit:  Base Layer, Touring Shorts, Purple Long Sleeve Jersey, Black Light Weight Jersey
Accessories:  Merino Socks, Softshell Gloves, Rapha Cap, Fixed Backpack

Fridays lend themselves to a certain degree of informality. We never have Friday meetings, more people claim to be working from home and the day seems to [...]

Commute: 25 miles roundtrip
Weather: Sunny Temp: 70 deg.

Rapha Kit: Base Layer, Fixed Shorts over Bib Shorts, Cross Jersey, Winter Gilet
Accessories: Merino Socks, Softshell Gloves, Rapha Cap & Scarf, Cross Drawstring Bag

For all the money I’ve invested in Rapha (and we can all agree it is an investment) I do so with high expectations that the clothes will [...]

Commute: 25 miles roundtrip
Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 55 deg.

Rapha Kit: Base Layer, Touring Shorts over Bib Shorts, Black Long Sleeve Jersey, Winter Gilet
Accessories:  Merino Socks, Softshell Gloves, Winter Hat, Fixed Backpack

The last few days have been surprisingly cool. I’m clearly getting soft and like my Canadian passport, my tolerance for the cold has apparently expired. [...]

Commute: 25 miles roundtrip
Weather: Partly Cloudy, Breezy Temp: 55 deg.

Rapha Kit: Base Layer, Bib Shorts, Purple Long Sleeve Jersey, Winter Gilet
Accessories: Merino Socks, Rapha Cap, Softshell Gloves, Fixed Backpack

Bikes to Rwanda
We interrupt the regularly scheduled programming for a few minutes to give something back. I’m lucky to have a lovely wife, comfortable home and resources to indulge [...]

Commute: 25 miles roundtrip
Weather: A.M. Cloudy, P.M. Rain/Wind Temp: 60 deg.

Rapha Kit: Base Layer, Fixed Shorts, Cross Jersey, 08 Stowaway Jacket
Accessories:  Merino Socks, Rapha Cap, Softshell Gloves, Fixed Backpack

One of the amazing things about commuting everyday is how tuned in you get to the weather and choosing kit. Layering up or down follows a natural rhythm [...]

Coastal Climb: 43 miles, 4231 feet
Weather: Partly Cloudy, Misty on Skyline Temp: 58 deg.

Rapha Kit:  Base Layer, ¾ Bib Shorts, Black Light Weight Jersey, 08 Stowaway Jacket
Accessories:  Merino Socks, Winter Hat, Softshell Gloves

Rapha is not infallible. Take the 06 Stowaway Jacket – a beautifully styled piece in gray with dramatic pink accent striping. It turned [...]

Easy Spin: 25 miles roundtrip
Weather: Rain, Wind Temp: 60 deg.

Rapha Kit: Base Layer, ¾ Bib Shorts, Long Sleeve Jersey, 07 Classic Softshell Jacket
Accessories:  Merino Socks, Winter Hat, Softshell Gloves

When I conceived the series I pictured an idyllic start, an Indian summer day and one more chance to solo in the Lightweight Jersey. Instead, as we rolled [...]

I’ll confess, I love clothes. In my time I’ve filled and emptied countless closets as I played one character or another in real life. In my twenties it was Zegna wool trousers, blazers and dress shirts. In my thirties running my own design studio it was an unbroken line of designer black. Crossing forty, comfort [...]

Australia’s Knogs are a quirky, hip, indisputably batty, and seemingly brilliant lot. Their latest catalog “12½ Stories,” for lack of a suitable description, is part fantasy, part instruction manual, part ransom note (We have your attention and we’re not giving it back until you buy some Knog gear). It’s so engrossing it will leave you [...]

Flashback. Eight-thirty a.m. and the blue-haired seniors are chain-smoking their way through another tub of quarters at the Venetian slots. Dealers shuffle from foot to foot at their empty tables waiting for the action to pick up, or the world to end. In their ruddy brown uniforms they look sad, empty and in need of [...]