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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.
Eight days in Spain. A dramatic team time trial. A few sprint stages. A few summit finishes. A lot of crashes, and a restoring of some measure of order with Demi Vollering's…
I Thought You Said You Were Good at This
A rock. A single rock. Not a rock garden. Not a slick rock. Not a rock wall. Not even a big rock. Just one rock, the size of a shoe box, right in the middle of a smooth, flat…
TCI Book Club – God Is Dead by Andy McGrath
The full title of this engaging read from Andy McGrath, longtime editor of Rouleur magazine and stalwart freelance cycling journalist for an array of other British…
Video – Tom LaMarche – Chi Town Baja
The thing about me is that I like pretty much all the kinds of bikes, ridden in pretty much all the kinda ways. Some people will look back on the fixie era as some sort of…
The Forever Bike
As a person who sells bikes and bike parts in the other parts of his life, I am very likely arguing against my best interests here, but we're friends, you and I, and I…
Video – MTB in the Streets with Christian Rigal
I'm sharing this on a Saturday, because it might just be too much for some of you on a weekday. What this is, is...basically a skate video, but on a mountain bike. Why do I…
The Marshmallow Test
The Marshmallow Test is said to be predictive of a person's lifelong success, an indicator of self-discipline, forward thinking, and common sense. The basic principle of the…
Paceline Tandem: Andy McGrath on Frank Vandenbroucke
Andy McGrath's book God Is Dead, The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling's Great Wasted Talent, chronicles the chaotic life and early death of one of the doping…
Video – Road Cycling Tips – Nobody talks about this.
I stumbled upon Juergen Beneke's YouTube channel the way I stumble on most things, by having the supreme-lord-algorithm pipe it directly into my eyeballs. Fortunately,…
Zombies Among Us
The bike industry is full of brands with long, storied histories. Dig beneath the surface though, and you'll find that few of them are run by their founders, offer designs…