The Rules

Ride Report: SFO Book Signing

Last week we completed the second stop in the tour for our book, The Rules; The Way of the Cycling Disciple.…

11 years ago

On Rule #59: Hold Your Line

Anecdotal research suggests that people are being let off-leash without adequate training to perform basic activities such as walking on sidewalks or through…

11 years ago

The Rules Goes on the Road-NYC

Here are a few lessons learned while in New York City. I'm sure leaving a bar at one o'clock in…

11 years ago

Rule #94 and The Evolution of the Pedal Wrench

Given the fact that everyone over-tightens their pedals to the crank arms, one needs a long lever to get too…

11 years ago

Book Release: Events and New Rules

The Rules lie at the beginning of The Path, not the end. In pursuit of La Vie Velominatus, we know…

11 years ago

Guest Article: In V We Trust

One of greatest cycling pleasures is riding with a mate. Riding ten centimeters off each other's rear wheel for hours;…

11 years ago

The Rules: Coming to the US May 5

We recently lost our beloved Great Dane, Kirki, who we nicknamed Beene for reasons that elude logic. She was a…

11 years ago

On Rule #6: Resistance

Strength can be a fickle thing this time of year, when the training isn't as consistent as it should be;…

11 years ago

Beyond The Rules

Rules! Hear me fools: The Rules mark the beginning of the path to enlightenment, not the end. There are higher…

11 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Gifts of Rule #9

We're not really supposed to have favorites, but everyone does. Just ask your parents. So while I'm not supposed to…

11 years ago

Rolling with Rule #80

Always be casually deliberate, even when riding. You have just attacked off the front to take a town line sprint.…

11 years ago

From Café To Roubaix

Assuming you ride somewhere outside the borders of Antarctica, you have likely already heard about the injustice being imposed on…

11 years ago

LeMaster of the V-Locus

Finding The V-Locus is something of an extension of the Goldilocks Principle; bars set somewhere between Sit Up and Beg…

11 years ago

Blueprint for The Rules

Every other Tuesday night, I put on my tweed jacket with the leather elbow patches, fill a Thermos with Earl…

11 years ago

Descents are Not for Recovery. Recovery Ales are for Recovery.

My trouble isn't with being a good descender; it is with cornering and stopping - and sometimes both. Or, as…

11 years ago

Rule #29: When is an EPMS not an EPMS?

Saddle bags have no place on a road bike, and are only acceptable on mountain bikes in extreme cases. Saddle…

11 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Rules Pioneer

As surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, if you ride a bicycle you…

11 years ago

The Constant Companion

A friend recently asked my advice for how to prepare for the longest ride he'd ever done. My approach is…

11 years ago

Respect the Jersey

Domination, at least from the spectator's point of view, can quickly wring the suspense and excitement out of watching an…

11 years ago

Release The Book

June 20th, 2013, to paraphrase FDR; a date that shall live in infamy. The Queen is in deep seclusion. Today is…

11 years ago