People, Places & Things - Cycling News & Tips

Livestream: Mike Shipp, Perfect Timing Multisport Podcast

Join us for a discussion with Mike Shipp, founder of Perfect Timing Multisport Podcast, for a conversation about diversity in our beloved sport.

Tagged: Inspiration Livestream

Pactimo Athlete: Adam Popp

In 2007, Adam Popp was injured by an IED in Afghanistan, resulting in the amputation of his right leg above the knee. At the time he was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader and a 12-year combat veteran of the Air Force with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tagged: Athlete Profile Inspiration

Livestream Replay: Louis Moore, founder of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota

Watch the livestream discussion with Louis Moore, founder of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota and cyclist for more than 50 years.

Tagged: Cycling History Inspiration Livestream Race Equality

Livestream Replay: Ronan McLaughlin, Everesting World Record Holder

Watch the livestream replay with Pactimo employee and Irish cyclist, Ronan McLaughlin as we discuss his Everesting world record record. Hear what it took to smash Alberto Contador's previous record time by over 20 minutes!

Tagged: Inspiration Livestream Pactimo Employees

Contador Dethroned: Irish Cyclist Breaks Everesting Record by 20 Minutes

The Everesting record recently set by Alberto Contador has just been toppled by Irish cyclist Ronan McLaughlin with a time of 7:04:41 - which has been confirmed by Hells 500, the Australian group that administers Everesting, breaking Contador's mark by more than 20 minutes.

Tagged: Inspiration Livestream Motivation Pactimo Employees

Ronan's Relentless Raid on Mamore Gap

As Ronan Mc Laughlin allows his aching limbs to recover from his Irish record-breaking assault on Mamore Gap last Sunday, the Donegal native has been reflecting on a ride which delivered far more than he had expected.

Tagged: Everesting Inspiration

How Parkinson's Disease Changed My Life at 36

In January of 2019, at the age of 36, I received some news that would change my life. I have Parkinson's Disease," says David Blanchard, one of our Pactimo Ambassador Club members. Instead of patiently waiting for the disease to spread, David ironically got into the best shape of his life. It wasn't without its fair share of challenges, however.

Tagged: Brand Ambassador Inspiration Motivation

Livestream replay: Lynne Tolman, President of the Major Taylor Association

Join us for a livestream chat with President of the Major Taylor Association, Lynne Tolman to hear about the history of American bicycle racer Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (1878-1932) who was the world’s first black sports superstar.

Tagged: Cycling History Inspiration Livestream Race Equality

Pactimo Rider: Matthew Ray

Pactimo had the opportunity to meet one of our customers up close and personal when we invited Matthew Ray to participate in our spring photoshoot in Trinidad, Colorado.

Tagged: Athlete Profile Colorado Cycling Inspiration

Cycling Through Italy During COVID-19

Jim and Devon Surgent had planned a 10 week tour through Italy and Greece this year, but the world had different plans.

Tagged: Inspiration Livestream Travel

Livestream Replay: Leah Goldstein

Don't miss this livestream replay with Leah Goldstein, internationally sought-after speaker, world champion kickboxer, Israeli undercover police officer, national cycling champion, and Pactimo rider.

Tagged: Inspiration Livestream Motivation

Pactimo Rider: Sandy Holt

For nearly 20 years, Sandy Holt of Boulder, Colorado has been an active triathlete, getting started in the sport by a brother. "An older brother. He bet me I couldn't beat him," she laughs. "So we did a spring triathlon together."

Tagged: Athlete Profile Colorado Cycling Inspiration

April Virtual Ride Challenge

We've been inspired by the creative ways our global community has found to stay committed to their fitness goals while working from home. As such, we thought we'd reward these riders and invite the rest of you to join in on the fun! Ride 50 miles indoors or outside per week to earn a discount on a Mileage Plus Jersey.

Tagged: Challenge Inspiration

Meet Pactimo's CEO - Frank Kim

CEO Frank Kim and Pactimo's industry-leading catalog of cycling jerseys, bibs, shorts, and outerwear has even outfitted Olympians and National Champions as well as a wide group of professional athletes. "We're a cycling apparel brand," says Kim. "We're focused on what has to do with apparel on the bike."

Tagged: Inside Pactimo Inspiration Motivation

InTandem - Means Together

InTandem, a NYC-based group enables blind, low vision, or otherwise disabled people to experience cycling for the first time or to get back on the road by pairing them as stokers with trained volunteer captains on tandem bicycles.

Tagged: Brand Ambassador Giving Back Inspiration

Riding With Family

"Cyclists are a tight bunch. My friends and associates are, like my social feeds, filled with people I know or have met through cycling. We look out for one another; care about what's going on in each other's lives; we congratulate, commiserate, and compete."

Tagged: Inspiration

2,408 miles in 12 days - TCRN06

Perhaps I’d set my sights a little high but I’d now targeted TCR as my first real venture into endurance racing. The rules are simple, the clock starts at 2200hr in Geraardsbergen, Belgium, and stops when you cross the finish line in Meteora, Greece, some 4,000km later having visited the four checkpoints.

Tagged: Events & Races Inspiration

Learning to Suffer Saved My Life

"I finished 9,000 miles having to ride at night, in blizzard conditions and in some insane winter winds, but I succeeded and set the next goal to ride the trip of a lifetime; a 7 day bike adventure in Italy with my brother. Throughout it all I noticed I could not sustain the power I was used to easily producing, and began to get dropped on some group rides that I easily was able to handle before."

Tagged: Brand Ambassador Inspiration Motivation

What Happened at Big Frog 65

The weekend before Big Frog I was covering an attack in a road race when I had an exercise-induced asthma attack (thanks, allergies). One minute I'm doing my job, the next it felt like someone was squeezing my lungs and taking my breath away.

Tagged: Brand Ambassador Inspiration

A Cycling Adventure Around the World

An Austrian cycle tourist named Florian set off with a heavily loaded bike and his guitar with the aim of cycling round the world.

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The Pactimo Ambassador Experience

As a rider, I’m picky [my friends say tweaky] about my kit. If we dress sharp, we feel good…If we feel good, we go well. The proper cycling shoe color is white, because it’s Euro, and because the European continent is the Mothership of all cycling. Life is way too short to bother with bargain kit.

Tagged: Brand Ambassador Inspiration