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.

Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
As I'm sure you're aware, there are only so many hours in the day. So, when Padraig and I set aside some time for editorial planning and brainstorming, one thing we come up…
Talk

Revolting Podcast 15

Emlyn Lewis
Everyone has that crazy friend who leads them on adventures both comedic and tragic and often both. Stevil and Robot dig into the dumbest ideas they've entertained, and the…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
If you read my idealistic screed A Panacea the other day, then you might have taken issue with my idea to give people tax credits for bicycle and bicycle-related purchases.…
Page One

Video – Huayhuash

Emlyn Lewis
A long time ago I worked with a little woman named Celinda, who, in her youth, had been a ballerina in Peru, where she grew up. Celinda liked to say to me, "Una papa, a la…
Page One

Do Not Pass Go

Emlyn Lewis
Is it funny that one of the iconic, cultural touchpoints for Americans of several generations is a board game called Monopoly, the chief aim of which is to drive your…
Page One

A Panacea

Emlyn Lewis
If you're a Paceline listener, much of what I'm about to say will sound familiar to you. It's an immodest proposal, one that puts the bicycle at the center of a lot of…

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