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.
I have friends who get the pump out before every bike ride. They top up to some specific tire pressure they have decided is the right one for them. Sometimes I'm invited to!-->…
TCI Friday
I love bikes, and I love new bikes, and I love new bike technology. I love that companies continue to push on various aspects of design to improve and innovate. I just don't!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Leaves
Ah, the autumn leaves, a panoply of warm colors to soften the cooling breeze, collecting in piles of idyllic charm, crunching underfoot. People, known as "leaf peepers," make!-->…
TCI Friday
Thanksgiving. Doing anything meaningful in a group requires negotiation. Who's gonna make the stuffing? When should we eat? Who's going to wash the dishes?
If you're a!-->!-->!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Fanny Pack
Look, it's not the fanny pack's fault that someone decided 'fanny pack' was a good and reasonable thing to call it. It's also not the fanny pack's fault that, in Ireland,!-->…
Video – Days Off
A couple things drew me to this short video from Liam Higgins. First of all it reinforces a theme that is central to TCI's core work, which is that, for us, the bike is a!-->…
TCI Friday
Oh, here in the Northern Hemisphere we're getting into a real glove-y time of year, and longtime readers will know this is an accessory with which I am particularly!-->…
To Play
It seems really difficult for adults to allow themselves to play. Or rather, it seems really difficult for many adults to admit and embrace that what they are doing is play.!-->…
TCI Friday
Wednesday is normally a ride day. We have a standing group ride, gravel or mountain bikes, that leaves around 7:30am. Last Wednesday, however, I had a contractor coming at 9!-->…
Video – Blake Hansen – Flow Up
I've been following Blake Hansen for a little while, so I was glad to see this little profile of her from Freehub Magazine. There are a few good messages here, packaged with!-->…