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.

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The Speed Trap

Emlyn Lewis
What is fast, and why do we care about it? First, let's sort fast from speed, because they're not the same thing. Fast is a relative value. It's a judgment. You can only be…
Talk

Revolting 37

Emlyn Lewis
Bike Shops. This episode is about bike shops, what we like, what we don’t like, basically a recipe for success for small businesspeople everywhere and a love letter of sorts…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
TCI Friday works best when you weigh in. Read, respond, relax. As you read these words, I am sitting in a small bungalow in tiny Welsh village drinking a cup of hot,…
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Leg Speed

Emlyn Lewis
Leg speed is, simply, the speed your legs will move without you trying to move them faster. You have a certain leg speed on a bike, and another one when running, or,…

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