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.
As I understand it, the rabbit is already in the hat, but I'm not clear on how it gets there. As far as I know, it's magic that puts the rabbit there in the first place and!-->…
A Useful Review – Cometeer Coffee
Why am I reviewing coffee on a cycling website? I don't know. In my mind, these things are inextricably linked, like cults and Kool-Aid or above ground pools and basement!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – This Spin Class
Hey everybody, look out. I'm a real cyclist. I know about bikes. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be real good at this, because as far as I know, they're the same thing. Did I!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday is a group exercise. I write. You read and comment.
For Xmas this year, we drove 17 hours to spend 3 hours with my mother-in-law, who is coming back from some!-->!-->!-->…
Video – The Kids Are Alright
I don't know how I'm just seeing this in 2022, since it came out 2 years ago. Obviously, the algorithm is falling down on the job, because if it were in good working order it!-->…
Absolutely Modern
In his 1873 work Une Saison en Enfer (A Season in Hell), Arthur Rimbaud wrote "One must be absolutely modern." Rimbaud was one of those guys, restless, dissatisfied, usually!-->…
A Useful Review – The Knog Blinder R-70 Taillight
Last week or the week before, on the Paceline, I said rear lights didn’t really matter, as long as you had one. That seemed a little flippant in retrospect, so I thought I’d!-->…
The Laughing Group
The Laughing Group is that bunch of riders at the back of the peloton who know the finish line isn't for them that day. Maybe it's a pack of sprinters on a mountain day. They!-->…
Video – Sofiane Sehili Racing the Silk Road
Sofiane Sehili is my kind of elite athlete, by which I mean he does what he does at the highest level, but also maintains a sense of humor. He's an ultra-endurance cyclist,!-->…
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Like you, I've been inundated with desperate exhortations from companies!-->!-->!-->…