Robot’s Useless Reviews – Roads
I stepped off the paved part of the road onto the gravelly verge and pulled the dog next to me as a car came barreling past. The roadway was lined with young kids carrying…
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The Best Upgrade for Your Bike: A New Set of Wheels
After writing a week or two back that now is a great time to buy a new bike, due primarily to a glut of inventory on the supply chain, I got the question, what sorts of…
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The Lightning Strikes Twice Round. Here we go again, another ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl, another slam fandango on the ADD magic carpet. Ten questions each. Ten rambling,…
How to Crash Your Bike
This title is misleading in some ways. You already know how to crash your bike, or at the very least, you know that you will sometimes crash, even if, in the aftermath, it's…
Video – Trackside w/ Steve Peat
Here's another quick jolt of video inspiration from our sponsors, Shimano. What I like about this one is that it communicates something of the community and camaraderie in…
A Useful Review – The Nite Ize Gear Line Organization System
Before I say anything at all about this item, I want to acknowledge that you can achieve what this product achieves with a length of clothesline and some clothespins. If…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Baby Heads
My son, who is now 18-years-old, 6'2" and headed to college in August, was once what I called "my shoulder monkey," a much smaller version of me, who spent hours and hours in…
A Bear in the Hood
This morning we received an email from the Superintendent of Schools letting us know that school would be delayed by an hour, because a bear had been seen in the…
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The Times We Might Have Died. You know, a lot of times when we’re close to death, we have no idea. We only realize after. Today we’re talking about times we almost ate the…
TCI Friday
I feel certain I've asked this one before, but it's been a while and my memory isn't what it used to be. I went for an MTB ride with some friends the other day. There were…