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.
I can't tell whether I find myself in a real riding conundrum or whether I'm just maybe a little too lazy. I'll let you decide.
Currently, I have three bikes that are!-->!-->!-->…
Video – Boston Massacre
Yesterday, I stopped in my local independent bike shop to say, "Whassup," and Jim, the owner, said, "You wanna see something cool?"
I replied, "I'm a real fan of cool!-->!-->!-->…
The Fourth Season
Winter is like a spin-off from your favorite TV series. It shares some characters and themes with the original, but it's not the same, and frankly, you're not sure you like!-->…
Revolting Podcast 14
What do we believe? We do we not believe? What are the things we’ve seen that we can’t explain? And how did those things change us? This week Robot and Stevil talk about!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – This Creaking Sound
I'll be honest. I'm not sure whether this creaking sound is real or just in my head. I'm pretty sure it was real at some point. I'm also reasonably certain I have heard it in!-->…
TCI Friday
You're supposed to drink 43 glasses of water a day, basically triple your body weight. If at all possible, this should be "spring" water, bottled at the source, and that!-->…
Video – The Megahopper
Hopefully you caught our interview with Miguel Crawford yesterday, svengali of California's Grasshopper Ride Series. The Grasshoppers are at the forefront of modern gravel!-->…
The Two Most Useful Gloves for Winter Riding
The way I got the nickname Robot was from riding to work on the coldest winter days. My incredulous officemates would ask, "Don't you get cold?" to which my brother, who!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Spam
Last night, I logged into the site editor to make some TCI magic for you and discovered that we had 90 new, unapproved comments, just waiting to be released onto the live!-->…
Video – Into the Rift
Please know, that when I bring you these things, it's not because I aspire to them myself. Ultra-cycling is its own strange, reward/punishment paradigm, and as beautiful as!-->…