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 note of optimism for your Monday consumption.
The bicycle is a freedom machine. Not only will it take you where you want to go under your own power, but it disdains the!-->!-->!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best when you join the conversation. Say what you think. Disagree. It's all good.
I'm worried about you. I thought of a lot of other ways to open this!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Truth and Dignity
I spent some portion of the summer following Erick Cedeño (aka the Bicycle Nomad) via social media, on another of his most excellent adventures, this time retracing the route!-->…
Paceline Podcast 299
This time out we talk about the crucial role local bike shops still play in the life of a town, not to mention the convenience of having a good mechanic nearby. We run down!-->…
Freewheeling
The sound comes high and sweet on the wind, a swarm of bees, an alarm clock summoning you from a mid-afternoon nap, gravity's slot machine paying out. It's a signifier that!-->…
A Useful Review – The ODI F1 Dread Lock grips
I was having some hand pain on particularly difficult, technical rides, mainly I think from death gripping as I came into an obstacle and then having to muscle the front end!-->…
Revolting 42
Episode 42 – Live, Laugh, Love. This episode is about what inspires and motivates us, and about what sort of inspiration and motivation we're trying to put out into the!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Shredding
It is undeniably satisfying at first. You feed a sheet of paper in the top, a grinding, mechanical sound issues forth, and the paper is converted to ribbony chaff. Naturally,!-->…
Letter from the Editors
Hello Friends,
Just us, checking in from the end of summer (unless you're one of our Southern Hemisphere readers...we're not trying to be hemispherist). It's been a busy!-->!-->!-->…
Line Choice
On any surface, there is a line of least resistance for your bicycle. Let's call this the A line. On pavement, the A line may be wide and not something you need to think!-->…