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.

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The Conditions

Emlyn Lewis
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…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
You know how this works. Read. Comment. It's an interactive thing, a give and take. In my basement, in the rack I have there, the road bikes are on the left nearest the…
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Muscle Memory

Emlyn Lewis
I have heard it said that old pros can still raise their level, defying whatever post-career dip in fitness they've allowed themselves, to ride at something like full pelt…
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Video – Dervla Murphy

Emlyn Lewis
Dervla Murphy died last year, at 90. If you don't know who she was, then let this short video introduce you. I was turned on to her work by Julie Snyder. And as it turns out,…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
TCI Friday is a question and answer thing. We pose the question. You give the answers. I tried to do research and couldn't. Patrick had asked, on The Paceline, about…

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