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On Rule #12: The Bike #1 Paradox

[rule number=12/] The only parents who proclaim to have a favorite child are the ones who have only one; all…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Mens World Road Race Championships 2015

The last time the US hosted a World Championship, it was for the Cyclocross and it was totally badass. But…

9 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: VVomens World Championship Road Race 2015

What can be said about the worlds that hasn't been said here already? We're all abuzz over here in America,…

9 years ago

Cover High Before You Cover Low

With the transitions of seasons occurring all over the world as Summer shifts to Fall in the Northern Hemisphere and…

9 years ago

Wet and Wild

I have been spoiled rotten this summer as I alluded to last week and was evidenced through the flatness of the…

9 years ago

The Cyclist

Being away from the bike is agony. Even for the day, while I'm at work, my mind swims about, thinking…

9 years ago

In Memoriam: The Funny Bike

Summer, it appears, has been snatched abruptly from Seattle's grasp, like a squeak toy from a puppy's mouth. A week ago, we were…

9 years ago

The Curious Case of Bradley Wiggins

Brad Wiggins is an enigma. There is a lot about him that makes him easy to dislike. That mopey, Pete Townshend…

10 years ago

World Champion

The Worlds are going to be played out on US roads, which is fantastic and the last time it happened we witnessed…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Vuelta a España 2015

This is the best Cycling photo in the history of time. If you're wondering why, then we're probably not looking…

10 years ago

The Liberty of Suffering

The bicycle has always been a symbol of Freedom. Not just for us as children, extending the boundaries of our…

10 years ago

In Memoriam: The Straight Block

Disc brakes and 1x drivetrains. These are the sort of things that belong on mountainbikes, are questionable on cross bikes,…

10 years ago

The Hammer and the Nail

Sometimes you're the hammer, sometimes you're the nail. I was a cheapy little Ikea one today. It was terrible. -…

10 years ago

The Race of Truth

We've all felt it; going over a bump or through a corner and feeling that unmistakable bit of slop in…

10 years ago

On Rule #41: Garbage Collectors

[rule number=41/] Look, people. We're not making this up; we're mainlining this shit straight from the rivers of Truth flowing…

10 years ago

Reverence: The Ghosts of 2am

The Prophet had never been dropped by anyone in a race-threatening situation during his entire Grand-Tour career. But he was dropped on…

10 years ago

On Rule #81: Crash Test Dummies

We don't like to talk about crashing. Talking about crashing before you crash feels a lot like tempting fate and talking…

10 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Santoku

In Japanese, "Santoku" means "Three Virtues". Exactly which three virtues it is referring to is unclear, but I am fascinated by…

10 years ago

Lock, Sock, and Two Smoking Barrels

It used to be that you could choose any color shoes you wanted, so long as they were black and any color socks,…

10 years ago

The First Weak

Three days in, and it's already been a brutal opening week of the Tour. I've never heard of the Tour…

10 years ago