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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A Broken Scale

Emlyn Lewis
A broken scale may or may not tell you something you want to know. It may say you're doing ok. It may tell you you're good enough. Or it might say you don't measure up.…
Talk

Revolting 34

Emlyn Lewis
Courier Pigeons. This episode is about bike couriers, messengering, and the strangely outsized influence of a niche job on cycling culture. Stevil was one, so we hear some…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
TCI Friday works best when you participate. Read. Ponder. Give your two cents. Or three. One of the goals of meditation is to gain some distance from your thoughts and…
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Indecision

Emlyn Lewis
These are words from a long time ago, but with summer heating up and the Tour on, I thought I'd resurface them. I hope you enjoy. Joop Zoetemelk finished on the second…
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A Little Casual Anarchy

Emlyn Lewis
A magician never gives up the trick, and a gambler never shows their cards, so I'm not sure what I'm doing here today. Let's call it the little wink before the cards do…

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