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
Some of you may be aware that I have just returned from two weeks in Wales, my ancestral home, and the place most of my aunts, uncles and cousins live. While I was there I…
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Grails

Emlyn Lewis
Cadair Idris is one of the Welsh 'three peaks,' a distinctive and iconic mountain at the base of Snowdonia National Park. The summit is a hard, steep two-hour walk up a loose…
Talk

Revolting 38

Emlyn Lewis
Write It In Blood. This episode is about tattoos, liking them, getting them, regretting them, what they mean, and what they don’t mean, and how to get a good one. We hear the…
Page One

The Speed Trap

Emlyn Lewis
What is fast, and why do we care about it? First, let's sort fast from speed, because they're not the same thing. Fast is a relative value. It's a judgment. You can only be…
Talk

Revolting 37

Emlyn Lewis
Bike Shops. This episode is about bike shops, what we like, what we don’t like, basically a recipe for success for small businesspeople everywhere and a love letter of sorts…

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