Robot’s Useless Reviews – Journey’s “Wheel in the Sky”
We are not starting from a place where Journey is a good band or "Wheel in the Sky" is a good song. We're not doing nostalgia here. I'll go ahead and spoil the punch by…
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TCI Friday
As with most sports, cycling's portrayal in "civilian" cinema has almost always lacked the notes of authenticity that would convince a "real" cyclist they were watching…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Super Tuck
At last news came that the UCI banned the "super tuck" position from professional racing contests. What a relief! I know this is something you've all been very worried about…
TCI Friday
I have become that most elusive and chimeric of characters in the professional world, a consultant. What do I do? Who do I do it for? Some days it mystifies me, too.
What…
Robot’s Useless Reviews—The Chain Guard
It's a long time since my default riding costume included white bell bottoms, but once that fashion statement comes back around, as all bad ideas must eventually, I'll ride…
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Earlier in the week, when I was cogitating on what I wanted to ask you this week, I thought maybe I'd talk about bikes you wished you'd had, the ones that got away, or…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – GPS
It is what it is. We are where we are. Ah, how humans bask in the truth and glory of a good tautology. Wait. Can tautologies be good? Can they be bad? A hemorrhoid is a…
TCI Friday
I'm trying to be wrong more. No. That's not right. I'm trying to be willing to be wrong more. Yeah. That's it. Without wading in too deep, and without triggering any of you…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Legs
The human leg is a miraculous machine, a double pivot that creates power by levering the body's own weight against the ground, or a pedal interface, which might be connected…