La Vie Velominatus

On Rule #6: Resistance

Strength can be a fickle thing this time of year, when the training isn't as consistent as it should be;…

11 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Ugly Ducklings

We're an odd bunch, us Cyclists. Shaved legs, scars, tan lines, muscular legs paired to scrawny upper bodies. These things…

11 years ago

The First Ride Back

It's the ride you'll do the most. The hardest ride you'll ever do, too. You'll do it so often that…

11 years ago

The Goldilocks Principle: Valve Stem Length

The Goldilocks Principle is under assault, balance is lost. Without balance, we are reduced to savages. Steerectile dysfunction is spreading…

11 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Gifts of Rule #9

We're not really supposed to have favorites, but everyone does. Just ask your parents. So while I'm not supposed to…

11 years ago

Out of Darkness

The dark makes everything worse; something primal awakens in us when the sun has gone and we are wrapped in…

11 years ago

Of Course, But Maybe

I'm a naturally loud and weird person who expresses excitement through volume. Also, alcohol is supposed to be a depressant, but…

11 years ago

The Legend of @Dan_R and Café Roubaix

Although he was already an active community member, I began my friendship with Dan Richter in early 2012 after he…

11 years ago

From Café To Roubaix

Assuming you ride somewhere outside the borders of Antarctica, you have likely already heard about the injustice being imposed on…

11 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

Solo Artist

I walk away from social gatherings with an acute sense of accomplishment whenever I haven't offended anyone and when my…

11 years ago

Asthmatics

Having asthma is kind of like winning the lottery, except it happens to more people and instead of money you…

11 years ago

Plight of the VMW

He didn't really want to be awake at this hour, but it was the only way. Or one of them,…

11 years ago

Mustache Monster Mash

My first bicycle opened a new world to me, one where range was measured by will and pedal revolutions, not…

11 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Saleté Sacrée

A Velominatus maintains their machine with meticulous care, doting over it daily. A bicycle is a tool, but it is…

11 years ago

Through the Eyes of a Canine

I envy my dog. There is nothing in her life that can not be immediately obtained that she bothers herself…

11 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Choice

The only people I would care to be with now are artists and people who have suffered: those who know…

11 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Cable Obsession

I'm fluent in three languages: Dutch, English, and Hyperbole. The third is an acquired talent developed by creative and narcissistic…

11 years ago

Allez la Douze: Dropping Flies

An ancient Velominati legend states that when the The Prophet created the common fly, he gave it a maximum air…

11 years ago

The Cave

No words survive here, only echoes. Echoes of our hopes, of our plans, of our failures. What we thought we…

11 years ago