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.
I am pro cycling, which is both to say that I am, broadly speaking, in favor of cycling, and also highly supportive of getting paid to do so. Another implication from the!-->…
Tour de France – Hot Takes
For the first time in a long time, I kept up with the Tour, day-by-day, and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. Taking a long vacation from pro cycling served as a palate!-->…
Revolting 36
Camping. This episode is about camping via bicycle, not necessarily bikepacking, with all sorts of gear, but maybe just riding out to a park or open space, making a little!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best when you participate. Read. Think. Respond. Stir the pot. Taste the stew.
This is the first summer in a long time that I had no real goals other than!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Tadej Pogacar in Slovenia
Is this a cycling video, a rider profile, or a tourism video for a small country in Europe most of us have never been to? Yeah. Probably. But it's short and kinda sweet,w and!-->…
My Red Kite Prayer
A lot of you reading these words came to The Cycling Independent after a decade and a bit more of reading Red Kite Prayer. For everyone else, the occasional references to RKP!-->…
A Useful Review – Oofos Recovery Footwear
Before we get into it on these shoes, I’m going to throw out some caveats, because I think it’s important not to just flog product without giving specific guidance and!-->…
Video – Tour de France Explained
I've read a dozen or more books about the Tour de France, but I always learn something new. This is a cool, animated short that provides insight into early versions of the!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The iPhone SE
Look, don't phone judge me, ok? I am seldom more than a whisper away from hucking the thing in the hedge as I pedal along. The get-off-my-lawn brigade are going back to flip!-->…
Revolting 35
Brushes with Greatness. This episode is about the people we’ve met or been near who are or were demonstrably better than us, both inside the bike business and outside it, and!-->…