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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.
I'm not a rah-rah college guy, but I went to BU, and when this video popped up in my feed, I couldn't help clicking on it to see what's happening at my alma mater. I rode a!-->…
The Compulsion to Ride
We've come to understand our behavior and choices in terms of chemicals. Certain stimuli (hugs, coffee, bike rides, social media scrolling, etc.) produce certain responses!-->…
A Useful Review – The ODI Dread Lock and Elite Pro Lock-On Grips
Normally, a person would review one product at a time, but I'm doing two today, because I'm real clever and also because I do what I like. Day-to-day I ride two different!-->…
2024 Road World Championships – 6 Things
It didn't take a genius to predict the winners this year. You can tell, because I did it. Lotte Kopecky won the women's race for Belgium, and Tadej Pogačar took the men's!-->…
Video – Dominik Puffer in Czechia
This one goes back a couple years, but it features several things I love in a bike video. First, I like a bit of tourism. I've never been to Czechia (formerly the Czech!-->…
Annie Londonderry >>>> Lael Wilcox
You may have heard. Lael Wilcox broke the women's record for riding a bike around the world, finishing the ultimate loop in 108 days. More specifically, Wilcox rode 18,125!-->…
A Useful Review – The NightRider Lumina 1000 Boost Headlight
With summer’s long days beginning to wane, and the local shops exhorting everyone to bring lights on their evening rides now, it's high time you sorted back through whatever!-->…
Video – Chef Chris Cosentino on Food and Riding Bikes
I met Chris Cosentino a few years ago at his restaurant Jackrabbbit in Portland, OR. I was having dinner with some of my friends from Chris King Precision Components, and!-->…
TCI Friday – The Spark That Lit the Fire
I have this core memory about bikes. I was five or six years old, standing in front of our house on Brookside Drive in East Greenwich, RI. My brother, who was eight years!-->…
An Extremely Short Conversation About Bottle Cages
You know, sometimes I don’t want to think about products. Part of the reason TCI is independent is that we don't really care to navigate the treacherous waters of product!-->…