Revolting 17
The guys make a format change in an effort to bring the maniacal chaos of their tangential digressions under control. This is a lightning round pile of questions that…
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Video – Keirin: Speed Racers
Part track race, part roller derby, part outtake from Power Rangers, Keirin racing is fantasta-magical. That's my own word, so TM. Keirin means "racing bicycle," and the…
TCI Friday
I glanced to my left as I cruised down the street and spied a mockingbird, its long tail feathers canted upward, perched on the edge of a birdbath. Round the next corner, the…
A Useful Review – The 45NRTH Sturmfist 4
As a listener to musics both loud and chaotic, I particularly enjoy the names 45NRTH gives to its products. They're like a Norwegian black metal label, except they make…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Replaceable Derailleur Hanger
In the financial crisis of 2008, I was lucky. I kept my job and my home and my savings. In the aftermath, my wife and I asked ourselves what small things we could do to keep…
Video – The Nomad
I met Erick Cedeño, the Bicycle Nomad, once, when he came through Boston with a bike built for him by Seven Cycles, where I worked at the time. Erick is a sort of guy with a…
TCI Friday
I sometimes wonder how I can keep riding bikes. I mean, I still love it. I still very regularly find that stupid grin blooming across my stupid face. But it's been a long…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Lycra
Before I say anything else, I want you to know that I love you just as you are. I am not sure how, as a society, we go about establishing impossible standards by which we…
Revolting 16
The guys discuss digestive health, which may be a pretense for telling stories about having crapped their pants. As usual, there is a public health message embedded in some…
Video – Pyrenean Textures
I was unaware of Killian Bron when this video came across my feed. Here's what I can tell you from hours of deep and concentrated research. He's French, and he's rad.
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