Keepers Tour

Cold Fact

Wellington isn't renown for its great summers; a mate is always quick to remind me that if the weather was…

12 years ago

Cobbled Classics 2013 Forecast: Hardman’s Valmanac

As many of you know, one of my specialties is examining events, imagining trends in them, and then predicting future…

12 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2013

Outside my window, its pouring rain. My bike is leaning agains the wall in my office, covered in grim and…

12 years ago

Reverence: Malteni

Cyclists can (and usually do) go on for hours as to why they ride their bikes, and most of their…

12 years ago

The Selection Equation

In order to win one must first make it into the selection. The selection, as it were, can take many…

12 years ago

Awesome Almost Belgian Guys: Alex and William

Recently we had a photo of Yates on the stones. Two days later, it was the killer photo of Boonen…

12 years ago

Anatomy Of A Photo: Professeur Pavé

Despite being a bald, visually challenged Velominatus, I envy only one other man from the peloton past. The only man…

12 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Cornering on Cobbles

A lot of things taken for granted in Cycling go swiftly out the window when cobblestones are introduced to bicycle…

12 years ago

Belgian Affirmations: Beer And Bloating On The Koppenberg

The memories still foment in my mind. They don't keep me up at night, but they are there, hidden in…

12 years ago

Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2013; More Cobbles, More Bergs, More Beer, More Legends

You can't be blamed for thinking it matters which way your wheels are pointed, or that you believe they both…

12 years ago

V-nnouncements: Summer V-Kit Order and The Apostle Worlds

As I gaze across my living room and see the final packages of the Spring Order's V-Kit ready for shipment,…

12 years ago

Reverence: Vittoria Open Pavé CG

Normally The Keepers reserve our Reverence articles for products we've used for years, or with new stuff that has had…

12 years ago

KT 2012 Gear Review: fi’zi:k Shoes

It was Marko's love letter about fi'zi:k's points-of-contact that started this off. It led to a conversation that resulted in us…

12 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 4: A Ronde Ride and Paris-Roubaix

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

13 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 3: Awesome, Kinda Weird, Awesome Again, and Solemn

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

13 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part 2: The Lion Rides Today

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

13 years ago

Keepers Tour 2012 Update, Part I: Roubaix & RVV

With Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2012 stitched up and in the history books, the challenge of documenting the trip became…

13 years ago

Lezyne: Official Keepers Tour Air and Tool supplier

There's been so much cool stuff going on this week that we've hardly had time to scratch ourselves. Riding Roubaix,…

13 years ago

Waiting for My Bike

Points of complication are usually both surprising and completely predictable. Take, for instance, international travel. We don't really have trouble cramming a…

13 years ago

Cobbles, Bergs, Beer, and Legends. Putting the V Back in Vlaanderen.

It has been a busy couple of weeks in the Velominati Boardroom as we've been scrambling to finalize a few…

13 years ago