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.
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!-->…
Video – Call of a Life Time
I don't usually share videos this long, and certainly not when there part of an even longer series, but I think this one is worth your time and attention. The Life Time Grand!-->…
TCI Friday
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!-->…
More Than Pedaling
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!-->…
Video – Brandon Semenuk – Afterlife
I just can't even. Is this bike riding? Is this a human being riding a bicycle? I don't recognize it or them.
Anyone who follows this part of the sport will tell you that!-->!-->!-->…
A Useful Review – The 45NRTH Sturmfist 4 Winter Glove
It's still winter, and your hands might still be cold, so let's talk about the 45NRTH Sturmfist 4 winter cycling glove. This is the warmest cycling glove I own, the one I go!-->…
A Useful Review – Post Ride Shorts
You're scratching your head right now. Are we really gonna go down the rabbit hole of apres ride wear? (To be clear, if you did not read the phrase "apres ride" with your!-->…
Video – Indigenous Women Outdoors
What does the bike give us? Health, a sense of well-being, community, connection to nature, thrills, confidence, challenge, adventure. And who needs those things? Well,!-->…
Practice
Look, it doesn't matter, and I like it that way. You try something. You fail. You try again. At my age, they're not handing out a lot of trophies, and even if they were,!-->…
Video – Nowness in the Streets of New York
I think this one will probably trigger some people, but I'm posting it because, on some level, I get what this guy is saying, and just watching him ride you get a sense of a!-->…