Accessories and Gear

Technology Simplified: The V-Meter.

Training Properly clearly isn't everyone's bag, baby.  Heart rate, power, cadence; it's all bollocks if you are being told to…

14 years ago

Deference: Gianni’s Campagnolo Down Tube Shifter

It is dark now when I rise.  It is dark when I return home from the office.  Leaves crunch under…

14 years ago

Look Pro, Part I: Three-Point System

Aesthetics have always played a major role in my quest to become a better athlete. On the surface, this may…

14 years ago

Reverence: Lezyne Rule 31 Sack

Rule 31 was conceived out of necessity, aesthetics and plain good taste.  Seeing an oversized saddle bag hanging limply by…

14 years ago

Ride Report: Bar-o-Phelia Operationalized

As described in Bar-o-Phelia, my bar obsession festered and grew over a period of a few years, and then was…

14 years ago

Bar-O-Phelia

It starts with a casual observation. You hardly even noticed when it happened, but something shifted in your mind. A…

14 years ago

Il Gruppo Progetto: Serotta Colorado AL

The Velominatus' machine is their own manifestation of personal taste and demonstration of adherence to The Rules.  We each, in…

14 years ago

Defining Moments: Radio Silence

Robots. Automatons. Modern professional cyclists. I am tempted to say these three terms are interchangeable, but I know that's not right…

14 years ago

Reverence: Chamois Cream

Chamois cream, does anyone use it? I do and why.

14 years ago

Il Progetto, The Project

I've spent a lot of time of late looking at 'vintage' road bikes on the interwebs. It all started when…

14 years ago

Study of a Toolbag: The Assos Guy

Until I started wearing the sacred threads of the V-Kit, I believed firmly that Assos produced the finest clothes in…

14 years ago

Reverence: Ritchey WCS 4 Axis stems

Maybe it's my mountain bike background.  It could be the brand's long association with Thomas Frischknecht, one of my all-time…

14 years ago

The Yellow Princesses

The Velominati would not exist if it weren't for The Rules. Of the current 79 Rules, only two, Rule 34…

14 years ago

Reverence: Baxter Aftershave

Baxter Aftershave is one of the most important cremes I have in my arsenal, aside from the testosterone rub, the…

14 years ago

Reverence: Mavic tyre levers

Every mechanic has encountered a tyre/rim combination that has just been a real pain in the ass to work with.…

14 years ago

The Marine Layer

Summer has been really slow to come to Seattle this year.  I suppose that's what comes with living in a…

14 years ago

Le Mecanicien

Each of us remembers how they became a Velominatus. For me, it was at Grimpeur Wielersport, in Zevenaar, The Netherlands.…

14 years ago

Velominati: You Must Obey

What motivates a Velominatus?  It seems a simple question, but the answer is complicated and gets into various issues that…

14 years ago

The Bar Shape Paradox

I almost look forward to riding in bad weather because it means I have a perfect excuse to climb aboard…

15 years ago

On Rule 12

If you've been paying close attention to my posts on other Keeper articles lately perhaps you've noticed my stable has…

15 years ago