Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Squeeze Test
My pump, a Park Tools PFP-4 professional floor pump, has an analog pressure gauge mounted high, near the top of the chamber. I can't really read it anymore, because my eyes…
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Revolting 19
This week Stevil and Robot talk about creativity and the state thereof in the world of bikes, not to mention their own creative processes. Skateboarding and music come up, as…
Video – An Historic Gent-Wevelgem
Young Eritrean pro Biniam Girmay won the Gent-Wevelgem race this weekend, becoming the first African to win a one-day classic. Girmay has won all sorts of big races on the…
Weight Weenies
I spent a number of years selling bikes for a living, and I found that, even though we know better now, people are still fixated on the weight of their bike. They spend…
TCI Friday
I find myself at zero (not Less Than). Three weeks of back spasms. Three weeks of submitting myself to all manner of arcane treatments. Three weeks of couch-bound,…
Video – What’s it like being a female cyclist in Bangalore?
One of my very closest friends is Meghna. She grew up in Bangalore, India and Lagos, Nigeria. She and I ran two ultramarathons together last year, and one thing we talked…
The (Not) Fun
My friend Fez is a meditation instructor and yoga teacher. We get together for coffee and talk about how the lessons of riding bikes mirror and maybe amplify the central…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Rear Suspension
Strictly speaking, rear suspension is when they throw your ass out of school for a few days. It's the precursor to rear expulsion, which is also the thing that happens when…
Revolting Podcast 18
This week the guys talk about nostalgia. What is one bike thing they're nostalgic for? Is nostalgia good or bad? And if they could put one great rock band back together,…
TCI Friday
There's an ad on the television machine of late. It features a guy who got famous by playing an irascible heroin addict. The company and guy are not important. The ad is…