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 bike-related injury (BRI) that kept me off the bike the longest was a cracked collarbone (which led to frozen shoulder) that took me out of circulation for four or five!-->…
To Love and To Be In Love
I met my wife on a college camping trip in 1992. At the time I was trying not to spend the week drunk beyond imagining. A friend convinced me to sign up for this trip through!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Mag Wheels
Look, I don't have a bike that will take 20" magnesium alloy wheels anymore, but there is something deep inside me, perhaps a seed planted in 1978, that has grown into a!-->…
TCI Friday
It didn't make sense at first glance, one bike, one rider, four legs. Then I got closer. There was a kid on the back, which explained why the rider, also a kid, was standing!-->…
Bruise Life
Bruises. There’s one on my left side, just below the ribs, from where I fell off my gravel bike, then a double on the left shin, a larger one with a scab in the middle and a!-->…
Video – The Hinge – The Most Essential MTB Skill
I'm not posting this video on a Friday, because actually I have a lot to say about it. I've watched a metric ton of mountain biking how-to videos, and almost all of them were!-->…
Video – Living with Depression
I'm not sure how I'm just seeing this now. If you were wondering how well the algorithm(s) work(s), then rest-assured, you are not seeing what you need to see, but what!-->…
The Roglič Conundrum
The wife and I were Netflix-n'chillin' the other night, when I proposed we start a new series. I'd watched the first couple episodes earlier in the week and thought it might!-->…
Paceline Podcast 348
John reaches into the bucket of bike categories and pulls out all-road for some closer examination. Patrick explains regenerative braking in eBikes and lets you know whether!-->…
A Useful Review – Mezcla Plant Protein Bars
Often on a Monday morning you’ll find me staring blankly at the wall of nutrition bars at the Whole Foods down the hill from my house. I’ve eaten a lot of them and found the!-->…