Robot’s Useless Reviews – The 1980 Peugeot CPX 100
Before I start, a brief warning: this Useless Review may contain more sincerity than most. If you've come seeking unvarnished satire, lampoonery, and sarcasm, I apologize in…
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Winter Moths
This piece appeared on Red Kite Prayer in 2010. I was reminded of it by a moth clung to the side of the house the other day, and when I found the piece and blew the dust off…
Video – A Good Line – A Gravel Cycling Film
Here's a charming little profile of one of the many gravel events that's sprung up from nothing in the last decade or so. The Heck of the North takes place in northern…
TCI Friday
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The way I work on my bikes has changed. I don't tune derailleurs much…
The Good Guilt
Honest to golly, I pictured Fez's face as I sat on the small couch we have in our kitchen, the coffee warm in my hand but not yet raising my spirits. I had been thinking…
A Useful Review – Winter Essentials Compendium
There are myriad items you can add to your cycling arsenal to make riding through cold weather more pleasurable. This is a challenge our industry has fairly met with wool and…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Snot Rocket
I'm not sure how long it was that NASA worked on the Snot Rocket after the success of the Apollo missions. Someone there knew they would never have more political capital…
The Conditions
On any given day in any given place there are a set of conditions, and at the same time, your conditions for immersing yourself in those conditions. For example, in February…
TCI Friday
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In my basement, in the rack I have there, the road bikes are on the left nearest the…
Video – 2023 UCI Cyclocross Worlds
I've come around to the view that Cyclocross (Euro 'cross really) is the most watchable cycling competition, and the most suitable to broadcast on television or internet for…