Look Pro

Look Pro: En Danseuse

Clad in skin-tight clothes and cleated shoes, we walk with all the grace of a chicken with a repetitive stress…

12 years ago

Twistin Banged and Felled. And Got Back Up.

As a byproduct of brakes being strictly for ornamental purposes, cyclists are often forced to find alternative means of stopping…

12 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

Tubulars: Art, Science, and Ritual

As Keepers Tour crossed from dream to reality and routes over the cobblestones of Northern Europe were sketched out, with…

13 years ago

Ride Like a Girl: Meg Fisher

This is Meg. Keeper Jim and I found Meg spinning loops around Mercer Island, big-ringing the rollers in the pouring rain. Meg…

13 years ago

Look Pro(phetic): Muck Around with Your Seatpost

I have a friend who is borderline OCD. He'll sometimes wash his hands dozens of times a day, doesn't like…

13 years ago

Look Pro: Souplesse

Souplesse. Only the French would have such a word; one you can sink your teeth into, chew on. It begs to…

13 years ago

Portland Cogal v1.1 Post Ride Report

"My teeth are famous!" exclaimed Fränk while Mrs. Scaler was running around with her shiny new camera, documenting the day.…

13 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Toolkit

Even as a Pre-Cambrian Velominatus, the rusty wires in my brain must have made the connection between my machine's aesthetics and the…

13 years ago

Guest Article: Rose tinted glasses

@wiscot's article speaks of cyclists of our youths and Jan Raas made a big impression on the young Gianni. Do…

13 years ago

Look Pro: Flandrian Best

To Look Pro is to strive to Look Fantastic and to be at our ease on a bicycle. It is…

13 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Looking Fantastic

Steel Gazelles, check. Monster fork rake, check. Hairnets, check. North European monsoon, check. Flemish Mirror, check. Chain welded to the Big Ring,…

13 years ago

The Seduction of Symbols

There was a time when bicycles were lovingly handmade by artisans who themselves loved the sport more than those for whom they…

13 years ago

Rule 8: It’s Gotta Be The Shoes

What Gianni humbly omitted from his last article is that once he finishes ranting about sock color (actually, the lack…

13 years ago

A Study in Casually Deliberate: Wait Properly

We spend a small enormity of time waiting. We wait for lights to turn green. We wait for riders to…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part IX: Proper Cycling Caps

Rule #22 is perhaps the most complicated Rule amongst the (currently) 85. Part of the complexity springs from the fact…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part VIII: The Phantom Menace

Casually Deliberate is at the core of Looking Pro; it's something that comes from a lifetime spent on a bike,…

13 years ago

Look Pro, Part VII: Sur la Plaque, Part Deux

Our last Look Pro edition discussed moving Sur la Plaque as you approach the top of the climb, thereby reducing…

14 years ago

Look Pro, Part VI: Move Sur la Plaque

There's something not quite the same about how the Pros climb and how we climb. They go faster, I suppose.…

14 years ago

Look Pro, Part V: The Power of Hair

The power of hair is not to be underestimated. Especially when it comes to having it carefully disheveled, with little bits poking…

14 years ago