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.

Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
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…
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Absolutely Modern

Emlyn Lewis
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…
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The Laughing Group

Emlyn Lewis
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…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
Your input is critical to the proper function of TCI Friday. Please read and comment below. Like you, I've been inundated with desperate exhortations from companies…

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