Nostalgia

La Vie Velominatus: Standing Grace

We are bipedal creatures. Fact. Bipedal locomotion sucks. Also a fact. This makes being a human somewhat challenging in the sense…

9 years ago

Defining Moments: Dust Caps

I genuinely miss the eighties. Funny Bikes, which I say without thinking this though. Then again, time trial bikes today are…

9 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Gun Envy

Three things define a Cyclist: their ability to crush fools, their ability to Look Fantastic, and the Magnificence of their Guns. If…

10 years ago

Something from Nothing

If the only kind of wind they have in Belgium is a headwind, then the only kind of flats they have…

10 years ago

The Curse of Hell

Northern Europe is supposed to have crap weather in the Spring. By crap, of course, I mean wet. I call…

10 years ago

Five Face

Why is it that all the greatest riders look strangely happy when they are suffering the most? Hinault says he…

10 years ago

On Rule #12: The Luxury of Passion

Rule #12 is a luxury of passion; the #1 for good weather and epic rides or races, the Nine Bike…

10 years ago

The Past and the Future

I'm struggling with how to open this conversation without sounding like what I'm assuming my grandparents did when I was…

10 years ago

De Vlaamse Disco

I'm not a good dancer. I've come to this conclusion not through study but through ridicule and injury. Apparently it…

10 years ago

On Rule #43: Shaming the Sensei

I think it would be hard for anyone to make the case that Eddy Merckx was Roger de Vlaeminck's Cycling Sensei, but I…

10 years ago

The Dark Side

White is a troublesome color; hard to keep clean. I have a white dress shirt that I never wear because…

10 years ago

Les Maîtres de la Casquette

It doesn't take a genius to see what's going on here. Rule #5, Rule #9, Rule #10; every rider in…

10 years ago

The Hum

One of the things that strikes me most about the English is they don't appear to have developed any sort…

10 years ago

Anatomy Of A Photo: Mad Jacques, Pioneer Of Neutral Service

Whenever you see one of those yellow cars or motorcycles laden with spare wheels and manned by efficiently deliberate young…

10 years ago

The Hero and the Villain

I'm not saying I'm Batman; if I was Batman it would be a foolish thing to admit to and if I wasn't Batman…

10 years ago

Truth and Fiction

There is nothing more disappointing than discovering the truth behind a myth or spotting the mortal behind a legend. This is why I…

10 years ago

Anatomy Of A Photo: Where Do We Go From Here?

A great unknown awaits the young men, bound by a common entity of steel, flesh and passion rolled together. Do they…

10 years ago

The Hard Way

Doing things the hard way is a luxury. It says to the world that we've beat evolution; intelligence is no match for…

10 years ago

When Kits Were Cool

The modern day Pro cyclist has many disadvantages stacked against them by comparison to their forefathers. They have to ride…

10 years ago

Guest Article: Joy Ride

I hesitate to file this in the Guest Article category. It would be better filed under fellow un-rewarded pirate cycling-site…

10 years ago