A couple things drew me to this short video from Liam Higgins. First of all it reinforces a theme that is central to TCI’s core work, which is that, for us, the bike is a ready antidote to the stresses and strains of life. Second, it is beautifully filmed and features a human who is just a human, as we are all just humans. I love content that features extraordinary people doing extraordinary things, but I also really love people just like me doing things I can relate to, and feel, and get inspired by.
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.
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