Technique

Look Pro: The Hunchbacks of Notre V

The flat back position is perhaps the greatest lie ever told in sport, provided you ignore any of the racing…

12 years ago

The Thin Boundary Between Casual and Deliberate

Cycling and crashing are the kinds of things that come together whenever you liberally combine Newtonian Physics, skill, and overconfidence.…

12 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Cornering on Cobbles

A lot of things taken for granted in Cycling go swiftly out the window when cobblestones are introduced to bicycle…

12 years ago

Changer de Braquet

Some people are supremely good at it, reducing complex situations into matters of simple black and white. This isn't my…

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

Having Good Legs

One great mystery remains in this cycling world. I've been a cyclist for over thirty years and I still can't…

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

Spitting Image

When I was but a young Velominatus, my poor mother was often horrified/embarrassed/disgusted by my typical boy's habit of sucking…

13 years ago

Guest Article: The Fine Art of Pedaling

Keeper Jim and I came across Meg Fisher during an icy-rain Rule 9 training ride on Mercer Island in March. The…

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

Guest Article: Get it together

It is my great pleasure to introduce this guest article, penned by my long time friend @Rob. I've know the…

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

The Paradox of Maturity

Although we find our way to the bicycle by different path, we all share the fact that at some point,…

14 years ago

Look Pro, Part III: Meditate on The V

In the interest of full disclosure, I feel it is my responsibility to warn you that this article might accidentally make you…

14 years ago

Anti-V Moment of the Year: Chaingate

It is a telling sign of the state of our sport that picking the Anit-V moment of the year was…

14 years ago

The Rhythm of the Stones

This picture makes me think, "There's a right way to ride the cobbles, and a wrong way."  Those riders who…

14 years ago

Know Your Limitations

I always strongly consider observations from anyone willing to wave a 44 Magnum in people's faces.  As such, I've always appreciated…

14 years ago

Reverence: The Double Shift

There was a time when shifting was an art. Friction down-tube shifters required a finess and a light touch of…

14 years ago

Le Mecanicien

Each of us remembers how they became a Velominatus. For me, it was at Grimpeur Wielersport, in Zevenaar, The Netherlands.…

15 years ago

Tape-O-Philia*

Nothing says "amateur" more than an imperfect handlebar tape job. A review of Specialized S-Works Handle bar tape

15 years ago