Author Archives: Joe Parkin
Video: Coppi and Bartali Duet
Two of the most iconic cyclists of all time singing a duet on Italian television? Yep. Could this be a hint at what we’re working on for our next issue of Paved? Perhaps. If you’re impatient and/or can’t understand a … Continue reading
‘Job Description’ Revisited
About 18 months ago, photographer Daniel Pasley and I were discussing plans for a feature story we were planning to do for Paved magazine’s sister publication, Bike. At some point during the discussion, the “Manual for Speed” project that he … Continue reading
Follow Friday | Johan van der Velde
He’s not the most prolific Twitterer in the world, and if you don’t read Dutch you won’t understand anything he Tweets anyway, but this badass three-time Maglia Ciclamino winner is worth a follow if for no other reason than his … Continue reading
Countdown to the Giro d’Italia | It’s always a fight for pink at the Giro
In less than a week, the 2013 Giro d’Italia will kick off in Naples. In Brescia, on May 26th, we’ll find out if Ryder Hesjedal can repeat on his history-making victory in last year’s Giro or if Sir Bradley Wiggins … Continue reading
Rogue Ales and Asylum Cycles Partner for Team Bike Project
My other car is a bike and my other bike is a beer. Whether you live in Portland or not, if you take your bikes, beer and/or cyclocrossing seriously, you’ll probably be pleased to know that Rogue Ales & Spirits … Continue reading
Theater Thursday | 50 Years of Park Tool
There must be something in the water of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes—something that enhances or inspires the bicycling gene—because, despite a climate that has often been described as nine months of winter followed by three months of darn poor sledding, bike … Continue reading
Rider Down | Get Well Soon, Kevin
Photo: Ross Downard I’m sad to report that my right-hand man Kevin Rouse has sustained some serious injuries in a bicycle crash while attending a new-product launch in Italy. Details are a bit vague, but it seems Kevin’s accident was … Continue reading
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Video | The Back of Hell
Photo: Kristof Ramon The dust hasn’t quite settled yet from this past Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix—and the riders have at least one more day before it has cleared their lungs—so we’re still talking about the race. And though no worn-out string of … Continue reading
A Letter to the Sky Pro Cycling Team before Paris-Roubaix
Dear Sky Pro Cycling Team, Thank you very much for the offer to join your prestigious and successful UCI ProTour team for this weekend’s Paris-Roubaix classic. At least I think that was the offer you were extending when you had … Continue reading
Doctors Leinders, Rijckaert & Other Babble
Photo: Kristof Ramon It’s Wednesday, April 3, 2013 and I’m feeling just a wee bit nostalgic. Last Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen is one for the history books. For me, it’s a little bit like the week after the Superbowl would … Continue reading
