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.
A call to commerce! An unsubtle, attention-grabbing shout out! A gentle plea.
Please witness the arrival of the brand-new, classic Cycling Independent Black t-shirt.
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The Truth About Cats and Dogs
The Truth About Cats and Dogs is an adorable little romcom from 1996, a retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story with a gender swap. It's about a woman (Janeane Garofalo)!-->…
Revolting 44
Stuff We Find on Rides. This episode is about all the stuff we’ve found while out riding bikes. Not gonna lie, we get pretty deep in this one. We also get pretty stupid. It's!-->…
Video – The Roots of Dirt
I love this stuff. I love the idea that any bunch of friends anywhere might hit on an idea so fun that it changes the course of a hobby, an industry, and a lifestyle.
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TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best when you read and weigh in. Please comment below, so we can get a conversation going. For my sake, please save me from the echo chamber of my own!-->…
Biketopia
In Biketopia, you don't have to drive anywhere apparently. There's a trail at the back of the house we're staying in. That trail leads to all the other trails, over 100!-->…
A Useful Review – The Osprey Raptor 10
I spent last weekend at Kingdom Trails in Vermont riding with friends. We arrived Friday afternoon, dumped our stuff and got in 2-and-a-half hours on the trail before dinner.!-->…
The Middle East
They're knocking down the Middle East to put up a hotel. The Middle East is a rock club, but not just a rock club, a legendary music space that has hosted the biggest and!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Flat Tires
A flat tire is nothing. It is the absence of a thing. A soft tire is still something, maybe a way home if you're lucky, but a flat ceases to be anything. If we step back in!-->…
Revolting 43
Kook Games. This episode is about competitive bike events that aren’t races, or aren’t just races, the sorts of things we’d like to see added to the UCI calendar. With any!-->…