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.
This is a note from myself, from last year, and a good reminder for what it takes, in the colder, darker parts of the year.
When I’m tired, I get quiet. Sometimes I don’t!-->!-->!-->…
Revolting 47
Trail Etiquette. This episode is about how you should act while you’re out in the woods on a bike. We discuss the basics and have a few little rants. Then we talk about!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best if you read and weigh in, but which I mean express an opinion, not step on a scale.
I don't shave my legs, because they are very hairy and doing so!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Home: A Mountain Unicycling Film
I watch a lot of videos, obviously, and in sharing them with you, week after week, I feel obligated to say what I think is interesting about them. This one just fractures!-->…
Blankening
Blankening is the process by which hard physical effort erases your psycho-emotional mind. It’s a word I just made up and possibly the title of my #1 best-selling, self-help!-->…
A Useful Review – The Fox Ranger Woven Drirelease Jersey
Fox call this a jersey. It’s not a jersey. It has no pockets. It’s a button-down short sleeve shirt with a collar. OK. It's made with a moisture-wicking fabric, Drirelease,!-->…
Fish Tale-ing
Any crash whose injuries are soothed by application of ice and ibuprofen might not be a proper crash, which is disappointing for the person (me) with the bruises and aches,!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Apps
I am a sucker for fried calamari, the Rhode Island version, which sees the squid tossed with hot peppers instead of served with a side of bland marinara. I like Chinese soup!-->…
Revolting 46
The Medium is the Message. This episode is about cycling media, what we like, what we don’t like and how it relates to other endemic media, like skateboarding or music. We!-->…
Terribly Great
The concierge slid two small keys across the counter to us for bikes #11 and #12. We walked down the dirt path that led to the bike shed and freed our rides from their coiled!-->…