Etiquette

Defining Moments: Hood Position

If I spent half a summer riding with one hand on the tops and one on the hoods, I spent…

12 years ago

Truth and Reconciliation

First off, cycling needs a different term for what it would like to convene. To equate cycling's past with South…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Ritual

Along the lines of what Bruce Dickinson famously decreed while espousing the medical benefits of cowbell in the remedy of…

12 years ago

In Memoriam: The Tricolore

It was a simple time. Team kit was understated, with black shorts and a few colored panels on the jersey.…

13 years ago

Guest Article: My Journey from Milano to Sanremo

While the rest of us where bickering over the style in which the finale of one of the most exciting…

13 years ago

Look Pro: Souplesse

Souplesse. Only the French would have such a word; one you can sink your teeth into, chew on. It begs to…

13 years ago

Portland Cogal v1.1 Post Ride Report

"My teeth are famous!" exclaimed Fränk while Mrs. Scaler was running around with her shiny new camera, documenting the day.…

13 years ago

The 2011 Anti-V Moment of the Year: Paris Roubaix

While the The V Moment of the Year is the moment during the season when the sport demonstrated the most pure…

13 years ago

2011 Broken Chain Award

Brought back to life by reader demand, the Broken Chain Award is considered for any person or thing that protrudes…

13 years ago

The Seduction of Symbols

There was a time when bicycles were lovingly handmade by artisans who themselves loved the sport more than those for whom they…

13 years ago

Rule 28: Dissenting Opinion

Rule 28: "White is old school cool. Black is cool too, but were given a bad image by a Texan…

13 years ago

A Study in Casually Deliberate: Wait Properly

We spend a small enormity of time waiting. We wait for lights to turn green. We wait for riders to…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part IX: Proper Cycling Caps

Rule #22 is perhaps the most complicated Rule amongst the (currently) 85. Part of the complexity springs from the fact…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part V: The Power of Hair

The power of hair is not to be underestimated. Especially when it comes to having it carefully disheveled, with little bits poking…

14 years ago

Lexicon Edit: Velominata

Without a doubt cycling is dominated by males.  Stop for a second and make two lists.  One list including all…

14 years ago

Don’t Be An Ass: Just Say No To Bad Lycra

I didn't think this article would ever need to become reality. I thought we could safely file this one in…

14 years ago

Spectating 101

You think the riders in the Tour of Wellington are doing it tough? Spare a thought for us, the poor…

14 years ago

On Rule 2: Cycling Sensei

My buddy Chris wants to buy a road bike.  His primary reason for this is to improve his fitness after…

14 years ago

Defining Moments: Alexi Grewal-1984 Olympic Road Race

Alexi Grewal's version of his win in the '84 LA Summer Olympics

14 years ago

Look Pro, Part II: Casually Deliberate

Looking Pro is a delicate art rife with paradox and enigma. Aesthetics in a sport as difficult as cycling is…

14 years ago