Anatomy of a Photo: Sock & Shoe Game

Orange and Orange? Yes please.

I know as well as any of you that I’ve been checked out lately, kind of like Luke Skywalker hiding away on Ahch-To. But unlike Luke – who cut himself off from The Force – I haven’t cut myself off from The V, so I find myself compelled to take a moment out to celebrate Billions and Billions’s sock and shoe game.

Massive love happening here.

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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Brett says:

Feb 20 2018 at 12:08 pm

@wiscot

@RobSandy

Sagan's not racing HN, so there's as much chance of him winning as there is of a VSP happening, a new article appearing, customers getting kit and Keepers getting paid.
Marcus says:

Feb 20 2018 at 4:56 pm

@Brett

Sounds like a suggestion to add an additional name to the Lexicon definition of COTHO?
freddy says:

Feb 20 2018 at 8:14 pm

I just logged in and wrote this post to remind myself about how this oddball crowd taught me so much about cycling and therefore about life. I will be checking in for further developments.
starclimber says:

Feb 20 2018 at 10:34 pm

@Brett

What the hell happened to Fronk? FRAAAAAAAAAAAAANK! Pull out of it, man! Cobble up a Cogal, or something. 'Please'. I might even attend, again. God help me.
RobSandy says:

Feb 21 2018 at 1:55 am

@Brett

@wiscot

@RobSandy

Sagan’s not racing HN, so there’s as much chance of him winning as there is of a VSP happening, a new article appearing, customers getting kit and Keepers getting paid.

0

You're right!
Brett says:

Feb 28 2018 at 11:41 am

@Marcus

@Brett

Sounds like a suggestion to add an additional name to the Lexicon definition of COTHO?

Can't add enough C's.
KogaLover says:

Mar 5 2018 at 8:39 am

I know the combo is horrible but I's just gotta love me Rule #28
wiscot says:

Mar 5 2018 at 9:46 am

@KogaLover

I know the combo is horrible but I’s just gotta love me Rule #28

0

Are you and ChuckP related by any chance?
KogaLover says:

Mar 6 2018 at 2:32 am

@wiscot

No we are not, but I dig his mix of colours. My usual sock choice is plain white though. These are the only non-old-skool socks I have.
chuckp says:

Mar 6 2018 at 3:06 pm

@KogaLover

@wiscot

No we are not, but I dig his mix of colours. My usual sock choice is plain white though. These are the only non-old-skool socks I have.

But we could be!

I have a couple pairs of plain black (or mostly black) socks but no plain white. I actually need to get a pair or two of the latter.