Musings from the V-Bunker

Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!

Another year come and gone, another pile of New Year's resolutions out the door, done and dusted. It's a good thing…

8 years ago

Winter

As Cyclists, we are uniquely subjected to the changing of seasons. The green canopy of forest that we ride through…

8 years ago

The Tangled Past

For more than three decades, I've been obsessed with Cycling. Not just the business of being in love with riding…

8 years ago

The Shower

As far as Cycling and racing iconography goes, Paris-Roubaix sits at the very zenith. It's the most revered race among…

8 years ago

Dialing in the Stable

This was going to be an article about Rule #45. It is amazing how much time is wasted and matches…

8 years ago

Ebb and Flow

As Tyler Farrar rode by in the other direction, we gave each other a subtle wave; not the wave between friends, but…

8 years ago

Lights On Legs

Cycling is made up of hundreds of minute details, forming a larger entity which is generally simplified and viewed as the intrinsically simple…

8 years ago

Spiderman and His Climbing Monkey

How can anyone be such a great cyclist and look so ungainly on a bike? Does this not violate a…

8 years ago

The Quitter

The truth is that I'd been thinking about quitting for the best part of forty-five minutes. Round and round I…

8 years ago

On Rule #28: The Case for Black Socks

[rule number=28/] Science has proven that people who wear crazy socks are smarter than those boring snooze factories who wear…

8 years ago

When the Wheels Come Off

This is perhaps painfully obvious to everyone but me and if so, sorry I've yet again wasted  your time. The…

9 years ago

The Quick Zip Salute

Diego Ulissi did us all a service on stage 4 of the Giro. Not only did he win in the…

9 years ago

The Climber in a Gorilla Suit

There is a force upon this world which governs all manner of voodoo and wizardry. This force ensures the streak…

9 years ago

Son of a Gun

I have gone off before about choosing your parents wisely. I wish I had been paying more attention as a…

9 years ago

Awesome Dutch Nerds

Finally the Dutch are showing their true potential. No one is going to read the Friday-before-De-Ronde post unless it is…

9 years ago

On Motors and Bikes: The Next Ride

Every time I go riding, I know I subject myself to masses of cars and motorcycles, each of which has…

9 years ago

The Suit Lining

"A fine suit is only as good as its lining" once said someone more versed in the art of the…

9 years ago

Rule #43

I wonder if Rule#43 should be sublimated on our bibs too. It might be my most favorite Rule. Don't be…

9 years ago

Shit Gets Real

Can you feel that? That itchy, twitchy feeling... that's anticipation, it's expectation, it's Belgian fucking racing fever! You know you've…

9 years ago

Half Man, Half Couch

I never used to get injured. I could ride all day on hardly any water or food, under the Australian…

9 years ago