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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.
As you might know I put too much time into thinking about the names of things. The actual name of this product is a "front mount bike seat for children," but I think you can!-->…
Revolting 121
Don’t Wear Sandals to a Bar Fight. Life is full of rules, both useful and made to be broken. There are bike rules. There are rock show rules. There are a million reasons to!-->…
TCI Friday
Humans love stuff. No other animal pays rent on storage spaces to keep stuff that doesn't fit in their first stuff storage building. Obviously, as with most things, our!-->…
Video – Five Lochs Challenge – Scottish Gravel
Warning, there is actual gravel in this video. Also, miles and miles and miles of stunning views. As something of an Anglophile (I can actually claim British citizenship via!-->…
Kinloch to Kawakawa Bay, the Hard Way
If you give me a minute, I definitely know the difference between clockwise and counterclockwise, but the process might include me making circles in the air with my hand,!-->…
TCI Friday
We're just never satisfied. From the time Tullio Campagnolo (above) invented the derailleur, we were like, "Two is great, Tulio, but can I have more?" And we've spent lots of!-->…
A Side Project – Hokem Magazine
I'm not sure it's a side project if there are no front projects, but in my spare, spare time I've been working with my friend Bob on a print magazine, or actually a "zine."!-->…
The Money and the Time
We had a vision for TCI that we have yet to realize. That's ok. Things take time. This is no one's full-time job. Those are also probably excuses. The vision included a lot!-->…
The Difference Between Bike Fit and Bike Design
Let's talk about the difference between bike fit and bike design, and what each one is aimed at. Some of this will be obvious, but hopefully we can get at some things that!-->…
Video – Commute
Kaldwell Grant and I have a lot in common, the love for a commute, the dedication to riding when everyone else would drive, the pure joy of cycling, but we've had pretty!-->…