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.
Corporate Rock Sucks. This episode is about how big companies get it wrong, and why it’s critical to support the independents. We take SST Records' iconic slogan and apply it!-->…
TCI Friday
As always, TCI Friday works best when you chime in with your opinion/feelings/experience.
Life is nonlinear, but that doesn't keep me from trying to force it into a!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Keep It Wild – Ayato Kimura
There's some real unorthodox nonsense going on here. No pads. No full-face helmet. I'm not even sure it's a freeride video. Sure, there's a section of jumps, skids, and!-->…
The Minutiae
A friend said, "These are 32mm tires, but at the pressure I run them, they're more like 33mm or even 34mm," and I replied, "Are we talking about millimeters right now?" My!-->…
On a High
One of the sublime joys of cycling, for me, is the feeling of capability that permeates your soul when you crest a long, difficult rise. Maybe it's a road climb, the pitch of!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Stems
I completely omitted stems from my cursory review of cycling vocabulary last week. Stem makes no sense as a name for the component we're all referring to as the bike's stem!-->…
When Tired
This is a note from myself, from last year, and a good reminder for what it takes, in the colder, darker parts of the year.
When I’m tired, I get quiet. Sometimes I don’t!-->!-->!-->…
Revolting 47
Trail Etiquette. This episode is about how you should act while you’re out in the woods on a bike. We discuss the basics and have a few little rants. Then we talk about!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best if you read and weigh in, but which I mean express an opinion, not step on a scale.
I don't shave my legs, because they are very hairy and doing so!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Home: A Mountain Unicycling Film
I watch a lot of videos, obviously, and in sharing them with you, week after week, I feel obligated to say what I think is interesting about them. This one just fractures!-->…