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Cycling Counterculture

Mark Thorrowgood

Between the road and the gnar, alt. cycling culture chewed up and spat out.

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August 2026: The Bicycle at the End of the World Part 1-The Bike

Surly 1X1 ATB, Faster Panda, Kill, Kill. Photo by Megan Ann via Wikimedia Commons.

I saw a generative AI video the other day, here on Substack. It depicted a guy on an eBike, zipping effortlessly along through stalled and gridlocked traffi...

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Slopestyle Super League 2026: Red Bull District Ride Wrap Up & Whistler Preview

District Ride Nuremberg 2017 by Triplec85 via Wikimedia Commons.

It’s all going on in the world of slopestyle right now. Most of the riders will have jumped straight on a plane for Vancouver, the day after the District Ride. Whistler Slope...

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Slopestyle Super League 2026: Red Bull District Ride

Nicoli Rogatkin at Red Bull District Ride Nuremberg by Triplec85 via Wikimedia Commons.

And now it’s time for Red Bull District Ride.

Damn, man, have I ever been waiting for this.

The District Ride is an event that happens every four ye...

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July 2026: Restrap Solstice Century Part 2

The Chungju Tappyeong-ri Seven-story Stone Pagoda, a survivor of Unified Silla from the late 600s, the 7th century, temporarily closed for repairs.

They called him “The Raging Bulldozer,” although he had another name, somewhat less complim...

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July 2026: Restrap Solstice Century Part 1

Sejong City

On the 25th of June, I took a train south from Seoul in the morning, the S-Train, one of the only Korean trains that remains with bicycle racks and dedicated bicycle tickets. The plan was for me to board in Seoul and, during a...

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    Bike rider, gonzo historian, father, Kiwi-Aussie Korean resident, cold weather cyclist (when I can get out of bed) and fitness aspirant.

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