La Vie Velominatus

V Day

Ah, February 14 is here again. A very special day for all of us. A day you don't want to…

12 years ago

Training: The Fourth Bridge

Before the New Year, it was my ride up Haleakala. At present, it's Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2013. Before Haleakala,…

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

On Rule #64: The Sudden Drop

The severity of a crash exists on two planes, the physical and psychological. The physical is the most obvious and one…

12 years ago

Portrait of a Hardwoman: Nicole Cooke

Cycling is hard; I'm not leaking any trade secrets with that statement, but it feels good to say it anyway.…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Perched Eyewear

There is something supremely Fantastic about a precisely manicured set of sunglasses, particularly when they're not being used for their…

12 years ago

Frank vs. The Volcano: Part Trois

At some point, I reckon the idea may dawn on me that I'm not a climber. Eighty kilos and standing…

12 years ago

Solitude

The task spreads out before me like molasses poured onto a tabletop, indulging in its viscous immensity. Its growing breadth makes it a…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Flemish Tan Lines

Clouds hang heavy in the sky, plump with a rain which contemplates the opportunity to hurl itself towards the Earth below.…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Clean Bike Day

It seemed so easy, when I was young, to decide who to love and who to hate. These days, life…

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

Climbing Weight

When it comes to weight and body dysmorphia, we cyclists can go toe-to-toe with any thirteen year old tween who…

12 years ago

Cogal Report: The Alpine Ride

@936adl loves a Cogal and he didn't mess around with this one. Later today the San Francisco Cogal report and…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Optimism

If I were a pessimist, or a realist for that matter, I wonder if I might have started any of…

12 years ago

Guest Article: Ride 542 – the Mt. Baker Hill Climb

@eightzero is throwing down the sweaty gauntlet here. He has a vision of a V-kitted, Rule compliant freight train of…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Rain Bike

In our privileged stables of bikes, it ranks towards the bottom of the heap as Bike #2 or lower, but…

12 years ago

Into The Tunnel

It requires a combination of factors to intersect. You need to have already spent loads of time on a bicycle. Enough…

12 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Addiction

I feel it in my bones. I feel it in my breathing. I fixate on how much I feel it…

13 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Survive On V

It's a beautiful, yet cruel sport, this. It punishes you for being lazy, for being unfit, but it also punishes…

13 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Goldilocks Principle

The Rules are about cultivating a passion for riding our bikes to gain the maximum enjoyment possible. This requires humility,…

13 years ago