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
Some days I just can't even, especially towards the end of any season (see last week's TCIF for an elaboration). I sit at the bottom of the basement stairs, the bike rack off…
Page One

But Still

Emlyn Lewis
It doesn't take much. Really. Two mostly round, mostly true wheels. A hop is ok. Oscillations can work, the brakes all the way out, whatever screws they have unscrewed to…
Page One

Winter DIY Project

Emlyn Lewis
I know it's the end of summer, but there's not much I like more than a bad idea taken to its furthest logical extreme. Say you live in a cold weather clime, but you're…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
I'm summered out. I've pushed and I've pedaled and I've sweated straight through this season. Gross. It's gotten so I'm sweating before I get out the door, the perspiration…
Talk

Revolting Podcast 4

Emlyn Lewis
Robot and Stevil talk about going places by bike, all the good places, the weird places. Messengering. Seizures. Playing Tempest at the K-Mart arcade. Trespassing. Mountain…
Op-Ed

TCI Friday

Emlyn Lewis
We've talked about food a bit recently. I like food. Food tastes good. But you know, once you establish some bad habits, they're hard to break. That's what makes eating…

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