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.
In a continuing effort to get more of you fuddy-duddy mountain bikers off clipless pedals and onto flats, I bring you the RaceFace Chester flat pedal. It’s nylon. It has a!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – My Spoke Wrench
In the hands of a certain person, a spoke wrench is a valuable tool. That certain person is the sort who is methodical, meticulous, who gains a relationship with their tools!-->…
Video – United in Gravel
Shimano sponsors TCI, and as a sponsor, we try to share their messages in meaningful ways. When I watched this video, I thought, "Oh boy, they are biting off an awful lot!-->…
TCI Friday
Gravel! Gravel! Gravel!
Today's standard road bikes have 28mm tires and disc brakes. That would have been a gravel bike ten years ago. There is a new sub-category called!-->!-->!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Cycling Shoes
First, let's acknowledge and even celebrate that ANY shoe you wear while pedaling a bicycle is a cycling shoe. Pair of Hush Puppies? Cycling shoes. Louis Vuitton heals?!-->…
Why Are We Paying For This?
Events are back in a big way, post-pandemic, and after a few years of finding our own way around the world on our bicycles, it's worth asking, "Why exactly are we paying to!-->…
TCI Friday
Last week I wrote this thing, and I wasn't completely honest in it. Reader Alan said in comments, something that struck me as entirely true, which is to say I do NOT always!-->…
Video – No Legs. All Heart.
Our Friday video feature aims to be inspiring. We try to bring you something from out in the world that you maybe didn't see in your own meanderings. We try to show good!-->…
The Under/Over
Mountain biking has gone too far. Not only has it become a super expensive sport to get into, but more and more we act like you need a high-end, dual suspension bike to have!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Your Last Gel
It shouldn't have come to this, your whole existence dependent on a small sachet of electro-goo, grape-flavored. But there you are, 100 calories between you and death,!-->…