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.
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!-->…
TCI Friday
I had been in Seattle for 3 or 4 days, running around from bike shop to bike shop, down to Portland and back up. I hosted an event at the Rapha space. I took some people out!-->…
Revolting Podcast 13
This week the guys talk about the funny way the bike industry has of introducing old ideas as new products. They're mad about it, except when it works. They have no interest!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Bunny Hop
Rabbits, by design, hop well. They have short femurs wed to long tibias via a reverse, spring-loaded knee, which makes them great hoppers. They have extra-long metatarsals,!-->…
Video – Acea – Vans BMX
You probably don't spend your evenings watching skate, BMX, and mountain bike videos like I do. That's ok. I'm here to show you what you are, occasionally, missing.
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TCI Friday
You love riding bikes, which is different than being in love with riding bikes. It's like any relationship really. Sometimes it burns with passion; sometimes it's just a sort!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Collar Bones
The collar bone is an S-shaped, structural member of your upper-thorax. Some people call it the clavicle, which sounds like a meeting of priests pre-Reformation, e.g., "the!-->…