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By Emlyn Lewis Last updated Jun 2, 2025 0

In 2001, the British write Martin Amis released a collection of essays entitled The War Against Cliche. In it he said, “To idealise: all writing is a campaign against cliche. Not just cliches of the pen but cliches of the mind and cliches of the heart. “

If all writing resists cliche, then the other arts do too, including frame building.

If this video doesn’t put a smile on your face, I’m not sure you love bikes the way I love bikes.

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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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Video – Frankenbiking

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