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A Useful Review – The Schwalbe G-One R Gravel Tire
The Schwalbe G-One R is a very specific gravel tire. This is billed as the race version of the G-One, which is actually a group of tires (there are 7 in total), which run!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – The Future
I'm disappointed, if I'm honest, that you even clicked on this one. You should not concern yourself with the future. As a tense, it is only marginally preferrable to the!-->…
TCI Book Club – Pull Back or Die – Kris Fox
On its surface, Pull Back or Die is a glimpse through the dusty windshields of converted vans into a world of freestyle BMX sessions, contests, filming and!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Public Bike Racks
The makers of public bike racks asked what shapes they could utilize to create attractive, effective outdoor storage solutions for cyclists and were told, "Mostly just!-->…
A Useful Review – The Craft Greatness Bike Shorts
The Craft Greatness isn't really a bike short. It's a liner, and I am very pro-liner these days. The vast majority of my rides are gravel rambles or mountain bike sessions,!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Candy Corn
Listen, candy corn exists because America has too much corn. Our government subsidizes corn farming, which leads to this surfeit, and the knock-on consequence of having corn!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Stems
I completely omitted stems from my cursory review of cycling vocabulary last week. Stem makes no sense as a name for the component we're all referring to as the bike's stem!-->…
A Useful Review – The Fox Ranger Woven Drirelease Jersey
Fox call this a jersey. It’s not a jersey. It has no pockets. It’s a button-down short sleeve shirt with a collar. OK. It's made with a moisture-wicking fabric, Drirelease,!-->…
A Useful Review – The Voler Drytech baselayer
Every few years or so I like to revisit Voler’s Drytech short sleeve base layer. I’ve been wearing these things for years. It’s a basic short-sleeve, crew-neck base layer in!-->…
Robot’s Useless Reviews – Apps
I am a sucker for fried calamari, the Rhode Island version, which sees the squid tossed with hot peppers instead of served with a side of bland marinara. I like Chinese soup!-->…