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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Indecision
These are words from a long time ago, but with summer heating up and the Tour on, I thought I'd resurface them. I hope you enjoy.
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A Biased Review – The Seven Evergreen XX
I worked at Seven Cycles for nine years. My friends built this bike for me. I have undeniable biases about its supremacy as a bicycle, but much (if not absolutely all) of!-->…
A Useful Review – Mad Alchemy Pure Chamois Cream
I want to be crystal clear on this from the jump. I don’t eat chamois cream. As far as I know, chamois cream is not edible, and anyway it is not sold as ride food. It’s for!-->…
A Little Casual Anarchy
A magician never gives up the trick, and a gambler never shows their cards, so I'm not sure what I'm doing here today. Let's call it the little wink before the cards do!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Chamois Butter
Guys, I'm going to cut straight to the chase on this one. Chamois butter tastes terrible. It's not good on toast, a scone, an English Muffin. I wouldn't recommend it for!-->…
Revolting 33
Satanic Bike Riding Rituals. This episode is about riding bikes and the stuff we do when we ride bikes without really thinking about it. Satanically. No. Not really.!-->…
eBikes and a Controversial Metaphor
I was out riding with my buddy Mike. It was a casual one. We rode side-by-side and chatted. At some point, he asked for my take on eBikes, and I said something like, "My take!-->…
Video – Play Marin
Here's a cool little film from Flashpoint MVMNT highlighting the crew at Play Marin, who are working to bring the joy of the outdoors in Marin County to the people who live!-->…
TCI Friday
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In 2021, my run/ride/lift schedule was maxed. It was over-maxed. I'm not sure, in retrospect, what I!-->!-->!-->…