TCI Friday
I have a single-speed (currently fixed) bike with a basket, that I use for errands. You know the winter is wearing thin when you fantasize about riding to the grocery store…
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Robot’s Useless Reviews – Valve Stem Caps
When I was a young robot and not yet programmed for cycling wisdom, a local pro approached me, a new friend of mine. She leaned down and removed the valve stem cap from my…
TCI Friday
Here we are half-a-year into this crazy TCI experiment, a web site, a publication, a community weekly of sorts, and so we've been talking over what's gone right so far, and…
Some Organizing Principles
I didn't believe it was possible, balancing on two wheels in motion, and then when I saw those two wheels become one, rolling down the street, my small mind melted and ran…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The 5″ Sock
If 8-minute abs produce results we're happy with (they don't unless they're paired with a carbless husk of an existence), then what can be achieved in 7 minutes? Or even 6?…
TCI Friday
Where I live, the snow is deep, and that occasions much discussion about tire selection. Actually, for most cyclists, virtually any combination of temperature, surface, and…
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…
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…