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Waiting for Zion

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Here’s another thing I wrote for RKP. I’m reposting now because of course, this sort of adventure has […]

Emlyn Lewis March 2, 2021 Riding

In the Full Bloom of Pain

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I know how turtles feel, suddenly staring at the sky, legs flailing, vulnerability turning quickly to panic. I […]

Emlyn Lewis February 11, 2021 Riding

A Sliver of Rolling Hope

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I ignore my phone a lot, leave it on silent mode, so I didn’t see the text until […]

Emlyn Lewis December 23, 2020 Riding

The Sympathy Bail and the Flying Beta

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New England mountain biking is low flow. Even where someone has “designed” a trail, you don’t find lengths […]

Emlyn Lewis November 30, 2020 Riding

Joy as an Act of Resistance

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This piece appeared originally at The Cycling Independent. Sometimes the simple act of riding a bike for fun […]

Emlyn Lewis September 23, 2020 Riding

Let the Record Show

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Let the record show that at precisely 12:07pm today, my oldest son said to me, “Dad, will you […]

Emlyn Lewis August 25, 2020 Riding

An Updated Breakage Policy

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Here’s a piece by my friend Chapman who has been instrumental in helping me get this site off […]

Emlyn Lewis August 19, 2020 Riding

How to Get Your Kid to Love Mountain Biking

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He doesn’t know where his helmet is, and he is not looking for it. He doesn’t have a […]

Emlyn Lewis July 15, 2020 Riding

Symbiosis

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We turned up the hill by the steep route. We normally take the switchbacks, the longer, easier way, […]

Emlyn Lewis July 13, 2020 Bad Ideas
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