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Robot’s Useless Reviews – False Flats
Have you ever been riding along, probably on a road bike, and hit something unexpected, a pothole, some sort of garbage, and been absolutely sure, rolling away, that your!-->…
A Useful Review – Fillo’s Walking Tamales
I'm no food blogger, but I love when I discover a thing that's not meant for cycling but ends up being perfect for cycling, so I'm telling you about these ready-to-eat!-->…
TCI Book Club – Michael Pollan’s Food Rules
If there's anything I hate more than a diet book, it's a LONG diet book. Let's also distinguish a diet, a short-term plan to lose weight, from Diet, the way you eat every!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Coasting
Do this. Get on a bike, your favorite bike, and find a good flat surface, maybe even a downhill stretch. Now put in two or three hard pedal strokes, then sit up and let the!-->…
A Useful Review – The Fox Speedframe Pro Helmet
I got a new helmet. It had been a few years (and maybe a few crashes), so I was due. I started by really overthinking things, before finally stopping in to see my friends at!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Balaclavas
Let's get this out of the way right from the top, baklava is a pastry originally made in central Asia, the Levant, and Eastern Europe. It's comprised of layers of flaky!-->…
A Useful Review – The Fox Ranger 6″ Sock
I love these socks. Because they’re made by Fox, of course they’re called Ranger. These are the Ranger 6” Socks. They come in 5 colors (camo, indigo, black, red and plum),!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Shape
We ground our way up the short, sharp climb to the natural resting spot before diving back into the woods. C said, "Wooh, I'm not in the best shape," and I nodded. Yes. The!-->…
A Useful Review – The Leatt 6.0 Clip V22 Shoe
This is the Leatt 6.0 Clip V22 shoe. Beyond the mystery implicit in its name, i.e., is this the 6th version of the shoe or the 22nd?, it's a pretty straightforward mid-priced!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – How-To Videos
Approach the obstacle with an amount of speed equal to the object's height divided by the speed of light. Compress your bike's front end by beginning to do a push up on your!-->…