Understanding Cycling Through Practice: Everything is Connected
Tekné is an ancient Greek concept describing knowledge gained through making, doing, and experience.
Tekne Cycling is where I document and share what I learn through riding, experimentation, field testing, product evaluation, and writing. Whether exploring remote routes, testing equipment, developing products through Matter Lab, or analyzing complex cycling systems, the goal is the same: to better understand the relationships between riders, equipment, behaviour, and environment, and share learnings with the cycling community and industry.
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Grinduro Canada: The Mind-Body-Bike Trifecta
Here’s the thing. GRINDURO is not ‘gravel.’ ‘Gravel’ is not a thing. It’s also not nothing.
GENESIS of a Modern Gravel Dreambike
The first in a three-part series on the process of designing a dream gravel bike, this piece walks through the way I conceived my custom T-Lab X3 modern gravel bike build. This is a principles-based approach, which is meant to support decision making that lands riders on bikes they love.
Three-season all-road: how to choose tires
I try to paint a picture here that’s more about building a holistic understanding of the environment you’re riding, and a degree of ‘mastery’ around decision-making than about telling you which tires you should buy. That’s the last thing I want to do. I want to help you develop a deep understanding of the requirements you’re working with, which you can then assess against your priorities. This will ground good decision-making.
MATTER of FACT: Making Sense of Tubeless and Tubular Tires for Cyclocross
“I have one bike, three sets of wheels. How do you pick the tire set up? Tubeless with drys carbon tubulars with muds, aluminum tubulars with mixed?”
MATTER OF FACT: Gravel Bike Frame Materials
“What frame material should I focus on for a gravel bike?”
MATTER OF FACT: Increasing Stability on Gravel
“Some say the frame is designed for one size wheel and not to change it. Is this true?”
MATTER OF FACT: Gravel Bike Key Questions and Materials
“I would appreciate any recommendations you have have for a great gravel bike. I already have a cross bike, but I am looking for a new ride suited for long days of riding gravel, trails and races like the D2R2. A bike which could handle wider tires than most cross bikes would be also be great.”
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3 days, 3 riders, and a loop around Parc Mont Tremblant connecting Rouge Matawin Wildlife Reserve and ZEC des Nymphes. Here’s what we learned about surface conditions, campsite availability, water filtration, and wheel setups.