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.
As much as I pine for crazy adventure and worry I'm never going to get to all the Earth's finest mountain biking spots, I gotta represent my New England home sometimes. I!-->…
Like a Library, But Bikes
I tend to talk a lot about bike shops here, and that might be because a lot of my living depends on the health of the bike shop as a business model. So, I want to own my!-->…
A Useful Review – The Park Tool P-Handle Hex Wrench Set
You probably already own this. That's how useful it is. Also, spoiler alert, I'm just gonna say a bunch of positive things, because I love these wrenches unconditionally. We!-->…
Fetishizing Refinement
A flash back: I'm at home. On the couch. The kids are in bed. The wife is watching TV. I'm combing through eBay's endless stupidity for things I don't need and probably won't…
Video – Merckx
Mark Cavendish won his 35th Tour de France stage during this year's event, passing Eddie Merckx as the biggest ever stage winner. There is an odd feeling that in some way,!-->…
Aunque la Mona
My fitness is a bird in hand. It twitches and frets and wants to fly free. I hold it, while I can, but I know I have to let it go, to fly or roost, to feed on whatever scraps!-->…
Video – Jumping Over the Tour de France
You might have seen this. It went viral. At first, I thought, "Yeah, bro. Good one." But then as I thought harder about it, I thought, "Hell yes." This is exactly the sort of!-->…
A Useful Review – Wolf Tooth Supple Bar Tape
Wolf Tooth Supple Bar Tape is 5mm thick. Yes, you heard that right, 5mm thick. This stuff is a love seat for your hands. There’s an argument to be made that sometimes too!-->…
Women’s Giro d’Italia – Three Takeaways
It's over. Elisa Longo Borghini defied (my) expectations and closed out her Giro win on Stage 8 with a dominating performance to distance the incredibly powerful Lotte!-->…
Video – Josh Lewis Orange Section
The riding in this video is dumb, and that's why I love it. For the most part, the mountain bike short edit form is dead. Brandon Semenuk killed it. And now we're just seeing!-->…