A TCI Guide to the Spring Classics
First of all, these are not all the spring races, and not even all the spring races that some people consider classics, like E3 Harelbeke for example. This is my list, based…
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Robot’s Useless Reviews – Cables
We hate cables. The sooner we can get rid of cables the better. I didn't want to say anything while cables were still in the room, but I never liked them. They're stretchy.…
Imagination Capturing
Someone smart once said to me that self-deprecation and an outsize sense of responsibility were expressions of ego. Just as one who always sees themselves as the best has an…
TCI Friday
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Last week, some friends and I were out on a mixed-terrain ride, a route we call the "Reverse Chapman."…
Video – Bombtrack at the 3 Peaks Cyclocross
It's billed as the toughest cyclocross race in the world, but the Three Peaks Cyclocross is not like any cyclocross race you've seen, and it's not like any gravel race you've…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The 1980 Peugeot CPX 100
Before I start, a brief warning: this Useless Review may contain more sincerity than most. If you've come seeking unvarnished satire, lampoonery, and sarcasm, I apologize in…
Winter Moths
This piece appeared on Red Kite Prayer in 2010. I was reminded of it by a moth clung to the side of the house the other day, and when I found the piece and blew the dust off…
Video – A Good Line – A Gravel Cycling Film
Here's a charming little profile of one of the many gravel events that's sprung up from nothing in the last decade or so. The Heck of the North takes place in northern…
TCI Friday
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The way I work on my bikes has changed. I don't tune derailleurs much…