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.
The first clue is in the name. Cant. Can't. Cannot. And levers are involved. The whole contraption is a lever that cannot do what it was designed to do. Brake, in this!-->…
Revolting 21
This episode is about Attention Deficit, both the diagnosed kind and the undiagnosed kind. It's also about embracing the kind of thinking people who think this way do. The!-->…
The Value of Now
Brittney asked where Steve was. He was a regular at our group fitness sessions, but then he disappeared. “He got a hip replacement,” I said. She made a pained face and!-->…
Video – This is Home: Henrique Avancini
This week's video comes to us from Brazil and Shimano. Brazil is a big, beautiful place that produces many outstanding athletes across all the cycling disciplines. This video!-->…
TCI Friday
When it comes to bikes, I have these competing impulses. On one hand, I'd like the industry to be a bit more of a Wild West, more companies doing more creative work, pushing!-->…
A Shadow of My Former Self
We all get older, what with time remaining steadfastly unidirectional, and wear and tear eventually becoming worn and torn. The photo above is of me, on this morning's gravel!-->…
A Useful Review – The Theragun Mini
Oh, how I love to be percussed. Frankly, my younger self did not foresee ever writing a review of a massage tool at any point in my cycling career, but when you ride as much!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Bells
A bicycle bell has a sort of Norman Rockwell vibe to it, echoes of a simpler time, when the ding-ding-ding of a paper carrier might have alerted folks that good news was!-->…
Revolting 20
Cross Training for Chaos. This episode is about the all the stuff we do to be able to keep doing the stuff we want to do like riding bikes and skateboards. The guys discuss!-->…
Phases of the Game
In order to get better at enduring (life) I've been trying to break down the various mental phases of any run/ride/long hike. Somehow being able to identify where my head is!-->…