A Counter Culture
Culture is one of those nebulous words, describing a set of characteristics and interacting factors, a hazy, almost discreet quality of human communities. Counter culture,…
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Robot’s Useless Reviews – My Garmin Virtual Partner™
Even now, as I type, as you read, my Garmin Virtual Partner™ is out there crushing climbs and breaking hearts. S/he never stops, does not bonk, doesn't flat, couldn't care…
TCI Friday
I got a new car, which is an odd way to open a column about cycling, but here we are. I got a new car, and that necessitates the acquisition of a new bicycle carrying system.…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Whole New Level
Over the last few years, cyclists and bike companies of all sorts have been taking it to a whole new level. This level is, evidently, not a place I have access to. I don't…
TCI Friday
I have a single-speed (currently fixed) bike with a basket, that I use for errands. You know the winter is wearing thin when you fantasize about riding to the grocery store…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Valve Stem Caps
When I was a young robot and not yet programmed for cycling wisdom, a local pro approached me, a new friend of mine. She leaned down and removed the valve stem cap from my…
TCI Friday
Here we are half-a-year into this crazy TCI experiment, a web site, a publication, a community weekly of sorts, and so we've been talking over what's gone right so far, and…
Some Organizing Principles
I didn't believe it was possible, balancing on two wheels in motion, and then when I saw those two wheels become one, rolling down the street, my small mind melted and ran…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The 5″ Sock
If 8-minute abs produce results we're happy with (they don't unless they're paired with a carbless husk of an existence), then what can be achieved in 7 minutes? Or even 6?…
TCI Friday
Where I live, the snow is deep, and that occasions much discussion about tire selection. Actually, for most cyclists, virtually any combination of temperature, surface, and…