Revolting

What do we believe? We do we not believe? What are the things we’ve seen that we can’t explain? And how did those things change us? This week Robot and Stevil talk about what’s important, explore the topic of superstitions, and inevitably rope in skateboarding, music, Satanism, and OCD.

This week the guys talk about the funny way the bike industry has of introducing old ideas as new products. They’re mad about it, except when it works. They have no interest in participating, unless someone wants to hook them up. It’s the age-old problem of trying to figure out what’s actually really good and […]

In this very special episode of Revolting, the guys welcome Amanda K. Bryan, a force of nature and straight talker, who educates them about the problems of sitting on a bike seat while being a woman. This one is packed full of toe-curling stories and snort laughter. Enjoy at your own risk.

This week’s episode is NOT the one about riding bikes while female. That’s out next week. My apologies. This is actually the one about doping, the lure of it, the consequences of it, and the reality that our sport has been ruined by it, if you were one of those gravely concerned with who won […]

This week the guys talk about eating for mediocrity. Robot waxes poetic, rhapsodic, and lyrical about the fine fare on offer at 7-11, and we learn that Stevil has a strict and nutritious diet he follows religiously, except when he’s cramming pizza in his face. Here again, they get into what it means to get […]

What is dirtbag fitness? Just because the guys don’t deal in watts or KOMS, doesn’t mean they’re not trying to stay capable on the bike and off it. This is a conversation about what it means to get older, and how to take care of a body that’s been put through the wringer, then thrown […]

Parasites. The guys contemplate their places in the hurl and burl of the bike industry. On the one hand, as a pair of aimless, slackers who love to ghost rides bikes into the bushes, drink woods beer, and generally jackass around in the name of lowering the standard for everyone else, they feel like parasites. […]

The guys delve into mental health struggles, their own experiences, and how the bike works as a therapeutic tool. They touch on heartbreak, depression, anxiety, substance abuse and much more. This is a far ranging discussion we all need to be having with friends, families and even strangers. It’s ok not to be ok.

Stevil and Robot just drop the pretense and talk about music in this one. Skateboarding makes its customary appearance. If you like loud, fast bands or just like listening to two old jerks discuss bands who never made a dollar in their lives, this episode is just the banger you’ve been looking for.

Robot and Stevil dig into their crashes, how they felt about them when they were younger, the psychological damage that needs to be overcome, and the worthwhileness of continuing to take risks. Blood, guts, perseverance. Skateboarding. Two parts macho bullshit. Two parts humility. One part semi-sound advice. One part inspiration. A cocktail onion and a […]

Robot and Stevil talk about going places by bike, all the good places, the weird places. Messengering. Seizures. Playing Tempest at the K-Mart arcade. Trespassing. Mountain biking in Wales. Going to see bands. The secret handshake. Fine museums. Dirt church. And then some random places too. Oh, and Stevil keeps talking about skateboarding.

What’s Wrong with Cycling? Stevil and Robot wonder why cyclists insist on siloing themselves and how cycling turned into a middle-class white person thing, at least as far as the industry is concerned. They talk about the “dirtbag” demographic, how it lives alongside (or under) the rest of the industry, and consider some of the […]

When We Rode Bikes. Stevil and Robot discuss the best times in their cycling lives, messengering, college days, exploring all the places everywhere, beginning with BMXing with friends. The conversation is, as you might guess, as rambling as some of those rides, but come along. It’ll be fun.

TCI is pleased to announce the launch of a new podcast called Revolting. Revolting is a rambling cocktail of thoughts, anecdotes, opinions, and half-remembered dreams, hosted by Stevil and Robot. Episode 1 is like a comic book origin story in which the guys discuss how they fell in love with bikes, and how bikes connected […]