Going against the grain is something I think I've been doing with some degree of success for a good portion…
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Poor old Vinnie may have been Dutch,…
Live music is better than recorded music. It's a given. Having that connection, where you're sharing the same space as the…
Patience has never come naturally to me - I'm more Calvin than I am Hobbes in that regard. Yet I am…
It is so deeply entangled at this point, I can no longer tell the threads from one another. The strands…
Let's talk about bikes. Yeah, bikes are good. After all, they are "the central tool to our craft." They are…
What I have always loved about Mountain Biking is the immersion into the woods; the sense of solitude that comes…
We meticulously care for our bicycle, stopping only just short of pampering it. Through ages spend coveting, building, and riding…
Building a frame has been, since childhood, a dream which always seemed a little bit out of reach. Aside from…
The corollary of Rule 12 is that one focusses the bulk of their energies on upgrading Bike #1 with the result that upgraded gear…
Mates are supposed to be just that; mates. They are meant to be supportive, to help you out when you…
There's not too much you can buy with $8 these days. A coffee and cake. A tube. Maybe a trashy…
While I've been riding Il Progetto Originale for a month or so now, the finishing touches were still being waited…
So I just got back from a 30k shake-down ride and Il Gruppo Progetto is exactly what I expected. You…
The Velominatus' machine is their own manifestation of personal taste and demonstration of adherence to The Rules. We each, in…
Like a kid at Christmas, that's how I felt today. There was the opening of some cool presents, one old,…
I've spent a lot of time of late looking at 'vintage' road bikes on the interwebs. It all started when…
We, as cyclists, as Velominati, may share a common passion, yet invariably have our roots planted in differing turf. Some…