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.
This short film from Patagonia fills me with joy and admiration. It's the story of Betty Birrell, a pioneering mountain biker and all-around bad ass still getting after it at!-->…
Be F*#ing Cheerful
It’s a tall goddamned order, being cheerful, but what are you going to do? Sulk around all the time? Make everyone else miserable? Make yourself miserable? Left to my own!-->…
A Useful Review – The Spy Optic Bounty
You don't need a pair of glasses with clear lenses, unless maybe you do. I bought these originally as riding glasses for darkness and low light. I prefer to ride with glasses!-->…
Let the Record Show
This is a thing I wrote a couple years ago that never saw the light of day. I hope you enjoy it.
Let the record show that at precisely 12:07pm today, my oldest son said to!-->!-->!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Coffee
Listen, if you're not a coffee drinker, I understand fully that other people's preoccupation with this bitter, hot water gets pretty tiresome. You might even feel a little!-->…
Revolting 24
This episode is about the good news that Stevil no longer looks like a gorilla. Also, the guys talk about what the rules are and how closely or not you should follow them.!-->…
TCI Friday
TCI Friday works best with YOUR input. Please join the conversation in the comments.
I am the luckiest guy you know. I do what I want. I work with people I like and trust.!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Hard Grit – Craig Evans
This video combines a lot of my favorite things: deep, green woods; mountain biking; a lunatic; and jaw-dropping finesse in wildly improbable conditions. There are a million!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Sleep
Sleep is a seminal stoner, doom metal band featuring Al Cisneros, Matt Pike (later of High on Fire) and a rotating cast of drummers. Their magnum opus is the hourlong track!-->…
Away
It only happened once or twice. I made a sort of kamikaze effort to get off the front of the group, the result of some combination of my own recklessness and everyone else's!-->…