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.

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The Forest and the Trees

Emlyn Lewis
There's a fire hydrant in the woods where I often ride. It's red, and has a flag mounted on its top that makes it appear taller than it is. And every time I come around the…
Talk

Paceline Podcast 362

Emlyn Lewis
This week we try to see the forest for the trees in American cycling culture and then discuss the merits of giving another rider a pull, versus sitting on their wheel. Then…
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Progressive Nihilism

Emlyn Lewis
You buy a guy a Batchelor's degree in philosophy and set him loose to wander around in the woods for a while and there's no telling what he'll come up with. If you made it…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
We talked about this on the Paceline last week, but I want to bring it to you today for your input. The topic is mud season etiquette, and I bring it up for two reasons. The…
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More Than Pedaling

Emlyn Lewis
Some time back, we ran a Paceline interview I did with Julian Wall from Cyclefit in London. Jules does the fits for the EF/Easy Post pro team, and he has worked with an array…

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