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...
by Christian Schick | Mar 19, 2023 | Cycling Motivation
When I last published a blog post, I titled it “We’re Building the Richmond Velodrome.” It was an ambitious statement. But it’s been over 4 years since then. I haven’t written anything for a long time. So what happened? Finding employment When I started the Climb...
