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Anatomy of a Photo: Six Days are for Closers

What do you do during the off-season when your name is Roger de Vlaeminck and you’re a certified organic free-range studmuffin?

You roll down to the local Six Day in your Chick Magnet^TM tweed suit and bring the ladies in for your pals while you stay Pre-Race Kelly, that’s what.

frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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2YellowShoes says:

Dec 7 2012 at 3:16 pm

AIDA and Brass Balls.
Oscar le chat says:

Dec 7 2012 at 3:31 pm

The guy is wearing an inner tube as an excuse for a tie ffs!... and is still the epitome of cool.

I tip my chapeau in his general direction.
Rob says:

Dec 7 2012 at 4:15 pm

Man it's the tie that dates it, try to find one of those bad boys today!
frank says:

Dec 7 2012 at 4:23 pm

I love that the truck behind him says "douche sport".
Ron says:

Dec 7 2012 at 6:34 pm

Frank, grow up! Always fixated on the cheap laughs.

Let's focus on the, as suggested, inner tube-made necktie! What type of knot does Roger got goin' on?

ps - You can make a sport out of anything, if you're creative.
frank says:

Dec 7 2012 at 6:35 pm

@Souleur

I mean, she is obviously uncomfortable, intrigued by RdV, but uncomfortable with weirdo

It's the bitchin' jean-vest...
frank says:

Dec 7 2012 at 6:40 pm

@Ron

I think that's just a four-in-hand. Which is the second of the 85 ways to tie a tie.

And I have one of the bitchin' ties. Only mine is knit, not silk.

Damn that guy is hot.
DerHoggz says:

Dec 8 2012 at 2:17 am

@frank

Remember though, only 13 knots are aesthetic. Your knit tie is probably also silk. Is he not wearing a belt, or is his shirt just badly tucked or poorly fitting?
pistard says:

Dec 8 2012 at 4:37 am

From experience, the skinny leather tie of the early 80s often came preknotted with an elastic around the neck. Bulky to knot even four-in-hand but could be a Kent. If it were a real tie he would've left it long enough to clear his shirt. Greasy dude is makin' time 'cause his tie is pointing out the goods.
Rob says:

Dec 8 2012 at 6:54 am

@frank

@Souleur

I mean, she is obviously uncomfortable, intrigued by RdV, but uncomfortable with weirdo

It's the bitchin' jean-vest...

And this from the man who's father wore a dead goat for a vest of the same vintage!