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.
There is something really special happening in Kenya, in all of Africa, but in Kenya especially. We have featured Team Amani before, a team based in the the Rift Valley known!-->…
The Bike as Anti-Depressant
Last week on The Paceline, Padraig and I had a long conversation about depression. If that's a thing you want to hear more about, give it a listen. What follows is an edited!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Cassettes
In the great music media debate, you will find legions of vinyl enthusiasts. They like that warm hum (and all the pops and crackles too!). Some like CDs. They sound so clean,!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday is a participation game. Read the topic below. Then throw in your two cents. Or ten.
I don't think I could be a lot happier with the bikes I have right now.!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Kris Kyle Hot Air Balloon BMX
Obviously, there's a ton of money in the energy drink market. Maybe we should make a TCI-branded sugary/caffeine/anti-depressant slurry and stick it in a brightly colored!-->…
From (Almost) Nothing to (Just About) Everything
There is no reason for me to be bike crazy. Humans tend to follow their parents. Are your parents Catholics, Muslims, Zoroastrians? Most of the time, you will be too. Sure,!-->…
A Useful Review – Bobo’s Oat Bar Stuff’d Bites
I spend a fair amount of time staring blankly at the wall of energy bars at the grocery store. I’ve tried almost all of them, and I have my favorites, but I also feel kinda!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Multi-Use Paths
You've got to be careful what you wish for sometimes, eh? I'm one of the fortunate few whose town has a well-maintained bike path that runs from one end to the other,!-->…
Paris-Roubaix – Ride to Survive
I'm no Formula 1 fan, but I watched the Netflix doc Formula 1 - Drive to Survive and found it interesting. Motorsports are apex climate change denialism, to me, a global!-->…
Video – Paris Roubaix Appetizers
Paris-Roubaix is less a bike race than a sort of Mad Max Roller Derby. Oh, there are bikes, and there is strategy, but what you get more often than not is spectacle,!-->…