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…
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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,…
The Corrections
A thing I wrote years ago for Red Kite Prayer. On this Monday, when the words are all stuck in between my ears, refusing to find my fingertips, a good reminder that sometimes…
Video – Remy Metailler Raw Shredit 2023
I was 30 seconds into this one when I realized I was holding my breath. There are two things going on here, a rider of supreme talent and ability, and a setting of stunning…
TCI Friday
I promise you I'm not a glove fetishist, although if you went through the gear bins in my basement you might reasonably come to that conclusion. For a time, I was deeply…
The Period of a Light
I looked back over my left shoulder to see if the light had changed or if the WALK sign was lit. I did this reflexively. The thing is I had run the light. I admit it. That's…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Cold Pizza
Anyone who has ridden too far or too fast, or both, and then come home, shelled, bedraggled and way off the caloric deep end, knows the sublime joy of discovering some…
Seeing Bikes More Clearly
The bicycle is both a simple machine, a seat, handlebars and two wheels, and also a complex system, with angles and millimeters that can be shifted to alter the way it rides.…
TCI Friday
I'm looking out the window. I think it's a good place to start. The weather app on my phone (Wunderground) has already told me that it's 48F, with an 8mph wind that makes it…
Video – Tour de France – Unchained
As a general rule, I'm not here to shill for Netflix documentaries. However. I'd be a liar and hypocrite if I said I wasn't going to watch this. Twice.
Last week I wrote…