The Bikes

Rule #12 and the Cascade Effect

[rule number=12/] That is a very reasonable opening salvo for the Rule about bike ownership. Three is good and certainly…

8 years ago

Guest Article: Black Is Not The New Black

 @kogalover is singing my song here. Bikes are beautiful. 'nuff said. VLVV, Gianni With all those posts on riding in…

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

Matching the drapes to the rug

As a longtime titanium bike owner, I've always been jealous of a beautiful painted frame but Ti and carbon frames…

8 years ago

Festum Prophetae: Waiting for the Hour

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson The one thing everyone should always…

8 years ago

The Aesthete’s Choice: Boyaux Naturel

Tradition and innovation are the two opposing edges that cut our evolution through the fabric of our sport. Tradition grounds us,…

9 years ago

On Rule #12: The Bike #1 Paradox

[rule number=12/] The only parents who proclaim to have a favorite child are the ones who have only one; all…

9 years ago

In Memoriam: The Funny Bike

Summer, it appears, has been snatched abruptly from Seattle's grasp, like a squeak toy from a puppy's mouth. A week ago, we were…

9 years ago

Guest Article: Testing Rule #12

If Rule #12 does not smolder deep in your soul, you might not be a Velominatus. I'll still be riffling…

9 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Santoku

In Japanese, "Santoku" means "Three Virtues". Exactly which three virtues it is referring to is unclear, but I am fascinated by…

9 years ago

Weight Weenies

My bike weighs about 6 kilos. It is no waify little thing either, with it having a 61cm frame and and three…

9 years ago

Leave No Bike Behind

Words of advice for the lads: If your girlfriend is a very good cyclist and you two are going to…

9 years ago

Voyeurs

We are a sick lot. We have no morals whatsoever. I understand why others are wary of us, why café patrons reel in…

10 years ago

The Goldilocks Principle: Deflategate

The Rider is the best book ever written about Cycling. I don't mean that figuratively, I literally mean that literally. I…

10 years ago

That New Chain Feeling

I replace my chain every year, more or less. It tends toward less as I don't have a set anniversary…

10 years ago

The Real Diel

Europe is full of history, ancient buildings filled with original masterpieces of art that you can spend days discovering. Looking…

10 years ago

Brush Strokes On The Soul

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Poor old Vinnie may have been Dutch,…

10 years ago

The Torch Song

Live music is better than recorded music. It's a given. Having that connection, where you're sharing the same space as the…

10 years ago

Guest Article: The Emonda and the Montello

It is important to have a steel bike and a carbon bike and maybe a titanium bike. It just is.…

10 years ago

How Soon Is Now?

Waiting has never been my strong point. I'm anxious, but don't really suffer from anxiety. Good things come to those…

10 years ago