Colby Pearce has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past 10 years and has worked with elite athletes and WorldTour teams, including EF Education First. He is also an elite cycling coach and has been passing along his wisdom to the riders he coaches for decades. Pearce’s repertoire of knowledge spans 30 years, five continents, hundreds of races, and countless miles in the saddle. The minutiae of cycling and riding technique are just part of the story that Colby shares. Alignment with nature, foundational principles of health, and treating the sport as a practice are some of the philosophies he shares. Cycling in Alignment features a diverse guest list, including those who may or may not be familiar names in the cycling world. Prepare to have your belief systems shattered.
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 01, 2026
Wednesday Jul 01, 2026
Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin: Reclaim your Nutritional Autonomy - Ep198
In this episode I have a discussion with Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin from Vespa Power. Peter reached out to me after my rant on carbs a few weeks ago and felt we should have another discussion. This is the second time Peter has been on my podcast.
We share a lot of common ground in the domain of sports nutrition, and on nutrition in general. People often mistakenly think Peter’s philosophy is all in on keto but in reality, he is quite moderate in my understanding. This reflects my own position; after trying just about everything over the last 3.5 decades of racing, I have come to a very middle ground perspective on nutrition, and I have realized that extreme choices almost never work out in the end.
To learn more about Vespa or absorb some of the great info on the site, see the link below.
Links:
Vespa Power Website ►► https://vespapower.com/
OFM Website ►► https://ofm.io/carb-wars-redefining-carbohydrate-fueling/
To purchase Vespa at a discount, use the code "metabolismalignment" for a single use 15% discount.
Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
Slam that Stem? - Ep 197
In this PDWT pod, I attempt to provide a useful answer to a question submitted from my audience:
“Let's say someone comes to you and gets a perfect bike fit for an endurance road bike and everything is dialed in great. let's say they also followed all your advice on stretches/exercises etc...and now feel like want to work on developing a more aero bike position.
What would the steps be in your opinion to get more aero for road riding? How do you know if you should extend reach or drop your stem? How do you know if you are ready for it?
I am certain my thoughts will answer all of your questions and make all your dreams come true. Vote for Summer!
Monday Jun 15, 2026
Monday Jun 15, 2026
Everything is not a Nail - Ep196
In this PDWT podcast I talk about the culture of cycling and how focused it is on one single thing: watts.
If a rider only has a hammer in their tool box, everything looks like a nail…
An old saying that has some truth to it: “Train your weaknesses, race your strengths”
Thanks for listening, space monkeys.
Saturday May 30, 2026
Saturday May 30, 2026
You Don't Eat Grams of Carbohydrates - Ep195
In this walking episode I talk about all the reasons I don’t sign up for carbs carbs carbs and more sugar = better so more more sugar sugar = better better.
Didn’t your mom tell you not to eat all that sugar?
She was right.
Links:
Reticence & Reverie Podcast ►► https://reticenceandreverie.com/
Friday May 15, 2026
Friday May 15, 2026
Health is an Ongoing Practice - Ep 194
Hello there space monkeys. This episode is Post Dinner Walk Thoughts, a bit of a shorter format than I would typically do. A distilled digestion of ideas on health, and a bit of perspective on how it fits into our life and our relationship to sports and cycling.
If you have comments on this episode or my thoughts, fire the photons. As they say.
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Blood Flow Restriction Training with Dr Mike DeBord - Ep193
In this episode I speak with Dr Mike DeBord about Blood Flow Restriction Training and how it is an extremely effective training method for endurance athletes.
BFR simultaneously creates an environment of oxygen scarcity and elevated lactate levels, which stimulate mitochondria and also upregulate anabolic hormones.
This training method is extremely time efficient, as you only wear the bands for a handful of minutes.
I am sure you will enjoy this conversation with Dr Mike. If you are interested in purchasing BFR bands from B3 Sciences, please consider using my affiliate link which is found in the bio. I only recommend products which I use myself, and after two years of using the B3 bands, I think they are an excellent product.
Thanks for listening.
Links:
B3 Sciences Website (Affiliate Link) ►► https://colby.b3sciences.com/
Sunday Apr 19, 2026
Sunday Apr 19, 2026
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 2) - Ep192
In this episode I sit down for the second half of my conversation with Lawrence Van Lingen. We discuss the magnificent Tadej and look at his position on the bike, how he makes power, and analyze some video of him in action. We also peek at videos of Bradley Wiggins, Tom Pidcock, and Remco.
Our conversation digs into the psychology of cyclists and why they do what they do. We agree that it is very important for an athlete to have a clear and authentic understanding of their “why”.
I am sure you will appreciate Lawrence’s perspective on human movement in our discussion. Thanks as always for listening.
Links:
Lawrence's Website ►► https://www.lawrencevanlingen.com/
Lawrence's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/lawrencevanlingen/
Sunday Apr 12, 2026
Sunday Apr 12, 2026
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 1) - Ep191
In this episode I sit down for another conversation with Lawrence. We discuss the magnificent Tadej and look at his position on the bike, how he makes power, and analyze some video of him in action. We also peek at videos of Bradley Wiggins, Tom Pidcock, and Remco.
Our conversation digs into the psychology of cyclists and why they do what they do. We agree that it is very important for an athlete to have a clear and authentic understanding of their “why”.
I am sure you will appreciate Lawrence’s perspective on human movement in our discussion. Thanks as always for listening.
Links:
Lawrence's Website ►► https://www.lawrencevanlingen.com/
Lawrence's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/lawrencevanlingen/
Monday Mar 23, 2026
Monday Mar 23, 2026
The Han Solo Effect - Ep190
In this walking podcast, I discuss the spectrum of athletes who are coached prescriptively vs those who are coached descriptively.
By examining this spectrum, we can understand how and athlete or coach understand and relates to the metrics they work with, or in many cases, seem to worship.
For the record, numbers should not be worshiped.
My perspective is always to understand the why. I discuss aspects of why we would relate to a metric, such as power, in a certain way.
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Acorns and Ice Skating - Ep189
In this podcast, I take a walk in Girona and discuss the inspirational athletic arc of Alysa Liu. If you haven’t read about her story, I recommend it, she embodies a child like, joyful athlete, and also jumped straight from the archetype of the child to the queen.