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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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Revolting 32

Emlyn Lewis
‘70s Dad. This episode is about our dads and how they were different than us in good ways and bad ways. We try to remember the most '70s stuff our dads did, including…
Page One

On Underbiking

Emlyn Lewis
Underbiking is the cycling equivalent of bringing a knife to a gun fight, or as my friend Bruce says, "bringing a butter knife to a knife fight." All of that violence aside,…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
I've been to bike events where 100 or so willing riders show up to a bar in the morning, get a short speech and set out on a circuitous route, with no real rest stops, ending…
Page One

The Bucket of Truth

Emlyn Lewis
The first thing to know is that the bucket leaks. That's the first truth. Pour yourself into it. Give it everything you've got. It won't stay long. Evaporation is an issue.…

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