What does eating alone have to do with riding bikes? More than you’d think—and this episode makes a compelling case for both. Host Molly Hurford is joined by writer Colin O’Brien and inGamba creative director James Startt for a conversation around two features from the new issue of inGamba’s latest issue of The Magazine.
Episode four: The Art of Solo Dining, Finding Flow & The Riders We’d Most Want to Meet: Behind the Scenes of THE MAGAZINE
Writer Colin O’Brien’s piece “Party of One” is a love letter to the art of dining solo: the freedom, the focus, and why putting the phone away is half the battle. James also takes the group to Siena, a city as close to inGamba’s heart as the races that finish there, covered in the magazine by Barry Ryan.
Then Bill Strickland, Editorial Director of the Hearst Enthusiast Group and one of cycling journalism’s most celebrated voices, joins for a wide-ranging conversation on what it means to stay in love with the sport across a decades-long career. His piece in the magazine, “The Flow,” captures something all three have felt — that state of being fully present on the bike, whether alone on a descent or tucked into an echelon with new friends. They also get into the riders they’d most want to sit down with for a meal.
In this episode:
- Colin O’Brien on the joy of dining alone, and how to actually do it without doom-scrolling (Read his article here)
- Siena: cycling city, Renaissance city, and one of inGamba’s most beloved destinations
- Bill Strickland on “flow”: what it is, why it matters, and how inGamba embodies it
- James and Bill on how their love of cycling has evolved from racing to something richer
- The riders they’d most want to share a coffee (or a bottle) with
- The trips they want to repeat
Want a copy of THE MAGAZINE? Join us on a trip—or email hello at ingamba.pro to inquire!
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