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.
Here's another one from our sponsors, Shimano. This one struck a chord for me, because I'm currently tangentially involved in a local effort to build a pump track and small!-->…
Falling Off
The accidents and injuries recounted here took place a long time ago. We're healed now, but we're different than before. I've been thinking more about this because I've been!-->…
A Useful Review – The Lizard Skins Monitor 3 SZN Gloves
Longtime readers will know the difficult relationship I have with gloves. Though I seem to run a solid 10 degrees (F) warmer than normal humans, the one body part I have!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – False Flats
Have you ever been riding along, probably on a road bike, and hit something unexpected, a pothole, some sort of garbage, and been absolutely sure, rolling away, that your!-->…
Triangulation Strangulation
Here's an SAT question for you: C can ride, but not until 9. B wants in, but he's got a client call at 10. J is down for whatever time, but doesn't have a mountain bike. The!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best if you contribute your thoughts below in comments.
The World Cup is on, which is of no real consequence here on TCI, except that it provides an!-->!-->!-->…
Video – L’Eroica 2022
Oh, Italy, cut it out. You're just too goddamned cute. For those unaware of L'Eroica, it's a sort of OG gravel event. Riders are required to ride period bicycles and!-->…
Dying to Get Home
Data science has made massive strides in the last decade. It's the evil magic that allows retailers to buttonhole you wherever you go, and the good magic that lets us!-->…
A Useful Review – Fillo’s Walking Tamales
I'm no food blogger, but I love when I discover a thing that's not meant for cycling but ends up being perfect for cycling, so I'm telling you about these ready-to-eat!-->…
TCI Book Club – Michael Pollan’s Food Rules
If there's anything I hate more than a diet book, it's a LONG diet book. Let's also distinguish a diet, a short-term plan to lose weight, from Diet, the way you eat every!-->…