Robot’s Useless Reviews – Saddle Sores
You know, out of the gate, I'm not going to be giving saddles sores a positive review, at least not for their primary function, which is to ruin your life. There are charming…
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Tour de France Femmes 2023 – 5 Things
Some people said it was a mistake to have the women's Tour follow the men's so directly, but it worked for me. When you get in that daily watching habit, it's easier just to…
The Model Year Mistake
A new model year can be exciting. New things often are. But a time stamp is also a license to depreciate. Every new model year becomes a past model year, even an "old" model…
A Useful Review – The Adidas Tiro 23 3/4 Pants
Why is this man holding a soccer ball, and what does this have to do with riding bikes? Well, in the summertime I’m always looking for ways to wear less, and to do that…
Van Moof Goes Down in Flames
A year ago or so, I wrote this post about my experience with my Van Moof e-Bike. That experience was bad. In short, it took 9 months to show up after purchase, though this…
Tour de France 2023 – 5 Things
The 2023 Tour de France rolled into Paris and over the finish line yesterday, putting 150-ish riders out of their misery. It was a highly entertaining edition of the storied…
Revolting 87
A Love Note to Cycling. Riding bikes doesn’t suck, no matter what Stevil says. And some people have real style and grace on the bike in a way that’s inspiring, and so today…
The Business of Bikes in 2023
A month or so back I wrote a post about it being a particularly optimal time to buy a new bike, due to a massive glut of post-pandemic inventory. That post shockingly and…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Aluminum
Once upon a time in my early teen years, I needed money. I forget what for, but it must have been critically important, because my father suggested I collect aluminum cans…
Revolting 86
The East Coast – West Coast Beef.
This episode is about figuring out which of the Robot/Stevil autonomous units is the correct and original one by dissecting the quality…