by Christian Schick | Dec 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
An ode to the long lost joy ride It’s a cold November day. It’s uncomfortably cold. The wind is unkind. But this is Thanksgiving Day and it’s the crucial dead space between nothing to do and turkey time. My brother and I grab our bikes, chart a course across the river...
by Christian Schick | Nov 7, 2025 | Productivity
Woodworking, like cycling, comes with a lecture in philosophy. When you spend silent hours working with the grain, you hear and see the lecture. It takes time to listen and humility to understand how wood grain participates in your process. You apply what the wood...
by Christian Schick | Jun 17, 2024 | Cycling Motivation
Naivety looks at towering mountains and says, “Yeah, I could do that.” Perhaps, young and impressionable, you’ve seen an inspirational movie about a sport you’ve never played. You have none of the skills or training but the soundtrack in the final act...
by Christian Schick | Jan 24, 2024 | Cycling Motivation, Cycling Stories
4:45pm on a Tuesday. I need to jump off of work a little early. That’s a déjà vu feeling, a fond memory. Just a year ago, this was part of my daily routine. Sign on to work early. Sign out early to get on my bike and go pick up Calvin from daycare. On this...
by Christian Schick | Jan 4, 2024 | Cycling Motivation
Up a Climb Without a Plan Here I am on another climb. It was clear weather in downtown San Francisco when I could see the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. It loomed for a bit to my right as I bike across the city and then loomed much bigger, much closer. An icon of...
