Author
Emlyn Lewis
Robot fell in love with cycling watching the older neighborhood kids ride wheelies down the street. It was the early '70s, and Evel Knievel was jumping motorcycles over buses. Everything seemed possible. From that moment, the die was cast (iacta alia est).
He studied philosophy in college, of course he did. That's what idealists do, romantics, kids who think there must be a better way. At the same time, bikes were carrying him everywhere, delivering all of life's gifts and surprises. Occasionally he crashed and didn't mind.
The people who work at your local bike shop have had quite a year. They weren't ready for the tidal wave of riders who, confined to quarters by a global pandemic, decided it!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Fingerless Gloves
There was a time when I assumed I needed a pair of fingerless gloves in order to properly ride a road bike in the United States of America. If the backs of those "gloves"!-->…
TCI Friday
I never thought I'd get to this place, which is my basement. Wide pine stairs lead down. Too bright LED lighting, courtesy of the hack electrician in residence. A white!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – End Caps
You know you have it great when something so stupid bothers you. Either that or you're stupid, which I may be, but I'll leave that to you and the comments section below.
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TCI New Year
I owe you this. Last Friday I was up a snowy mountain trail looking for the better parts of my soul and letting the sweat evaporate from the top of my sweaty head, the evil!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Gravel
"This!" C yelled from just ahead of me on the long, loose gravel climb, "This is a sport? This?!?" Our tires zig-zagged in the chunky mess. Progress was slow. "A sport!" he!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Tyler Hamilton’s Vanishing Twin
Before I type another word I want to address a few important points about this review, useless as it is by design. First, I really loved Tyler Hamilton as a racer. The TDF he!-->…
TCI Friday
I'm a bad friend sometimes. Bruce had suggested we get in one last mountain bike ride before the big snow storm, the one swirling outside my window as I type. I said I was!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – This Mid-Ride Coffee
Holy blessed Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Buddha, Lord Satan, and the Decepticons, I needed this mid-ride coffee. It's a caffeinated beverage and strictly speaking not the wisest!-->…
TCI Friday
Regular readers might be shocked to find out that I am very regularly asked for my advice, vis a vis, cycling products. To say that my opinions don't necessarily reflect!-->…