Clad in skin-tight clothes and cleated shoes, we walk with all the grace of a chicken with a repetitive stress…
As a byproduct of brakes being strictly for ornamental purposes, cyclists are often forced to find alternative means of stopping…
The Rules are about cultivating a passion for riding our bikes to gain the maximum enjoyment possible. This requires humility,…
As Keepers Tour crossed from dream to reality and routes over the cobblestones of Northern Europe were sketched out, with…
This is Meg. Keeper Jim and I found Meg spinning loops around Mercer Island, big-ringing the rollers in the pouring rain. Meg…
I have a friend who is borderline OCD. He'll sometimes wash his hands dozens of times a day, doesn't like…
Souplesse. Only the French would have such a word; one you can sink your teeth into, chew on. It begs to…
"My teeth are famous!" exclaimed Fränk while Mrs. Scaler was running around with her shiny new camera, documenting the day.…
Even as a Pre-Cambrian Velominatus, the rusty wires in my brain must have made the connection between my machine's aesthetics and the…
@wiscot's article speaks of cyclists of our youths and Jan Raas made a big impression on the young Gianni. Do…
To Look Pro is to strive to Look Fantastic and to be at our ease on a bicycle. It is…
Steel Gazelles, check. Monster fork rake, check. Hairnets, check. North European monsoon, check. Flemish Mirror, check. Chain welded to the Big Ring,…
There was a time when bicycles were lovingly handmade by artisans who themselves loved the sport more than those for whom they…
What Gianni humbly omitted from his last article is that once he finishes ranting about sock color (actually, the lack…
We spend a small enormity of time waiting. We wait for lights to turn green. We wait for riders to…
Rule #22 is perhaps the most complicated Rule amongst the (currently) 85. Part of the complexity springs from the fact…
Casually Deliberate is at the core of Looking Pro; it's something that comes from a lifetime spent on a bike,…
Our last Look Pro edition discussed moving Sur la Plaque as you approach the top of the climb, thereby reducing…
There's something not quite the same about how the Pros climb and how we climb. They go faster, I suppose.…
The power of hair is not to be underestimated. Especially when it comes to having it carefully disheveled, with little bits poking…