Il Progetto

On Rule #30: In Defence Of The Frame Pump

Going against the grain is something I think I've been doing with some degree of success for a good portion…

9 years ago

Brush Strokes On The Soul

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Poor old Vinnie may have been Dutch,…

10 years ago

The Torch Song

Live music is better than recorded music. It's a given. Having that connection, where you're sharing the same space as the…

10 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: One Piece at a Time

Patience has never come naturally to me - I'm more Calvin than I am Hobbes in that regard. Yet I am…

11 years ago

The Entanglements of Rule #12

It is so deeply entangled at this point, I can no longer tell the threads from one another. The strands…

11 years ago

Il Progetto: The Bozzie Is Single

Let's talk about bikes. Yeah, bikes are good. After all, they are "the central tool to our craft." They are…

12 years ago

One-Eyed Wonder: CX-V

What I have always loved about Mountain Biking is the immersion into the woods; the sense of solitude that comes…

12 years ago

La Bicyclette, Part II: Scars

We meticulously care for our bicycle, stopping only just short of pampering it. Through ages spend coveting, building, and riding…

12 years ago

Il Progetto: Nederaap CX-V

Building a frame has been, since childhood, a dream which always seemed a little bit out of reach. Aside from…

13 years ago

Il Gruppo Progetto: Resurrection of a Pirate

The corollary of Rule 12 is that one focusses the bulk of their energies on upgrading Bike #1 with the result that upgraded gear…

13 years ago

Il Profeta Progetto

Mates are supposed to be just that; mates. They are meant to be supportive, to help you out when you…

13 years ago

Ill Pro-ghetto: IT lives…

There's not too much you can buy with $8 these days. A coffee and cake. A tube. Maybe a trashy…

13 years ago

Il Progetto e Finito

While I've been riding Il Progetto Originale for a month or so now, the finishing touches were still being waited…

14 years ago

Il Gruppo Progetto Elegentemente Rifinito

So I just got back from a 30k shake-down ride and Il Gruppo Progetto is exactly what I expected. You…

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

Il Progetto, Phase 1

Like a kid at Christmas, that's how I felt today.  There was the opening of some cool presents, one old,…

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

Old School

We, as cyclists, as Velominati, may share a common passion, yet invariably have our roots planted in differing turf.  Some…

14 years ago