The Rules

La Vie Velominatus: The Rain Bike

In our privileged stables of bikes, it ranks towards the bottom of the heap as Bike #2 or lower, but…

12 years ago

Guest Article: Anatomy of a Photo – The Perfect Personification of Rule #5

We are lucky to have @wiscot as a contributor of guest articles. He eschews the carbon ball for real research…

12 years ago

Rule 43: Don’t be a Jackass

Not being a jackass seems simple enough in spirit but can be difficult to operationalize. Waving to another cyclist because…

13 years ago

The Rule #5 Talk

Have a look around to see who you find occupying your immediate vicinity. Presently, I am surrounded by a pleasant-seeming…

13 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Goldilocks Principle

The Rules are about cultivating a passion for riding our bikes to gain the maximum enjoyment possible. This requires humility,…

13 years ago

Guest Article: Anti-Reverence? The Spin Bike.

Our balaclava wearing friend, @Oracle, submitted this winter reflection on the V. The article is a little ripe, but for…

13 years ago

New Rules

The Rules - They were never expected to become this well known. Nor was the list ever going to get…

13 years ago

Rule #5: Racing Hoogerland-Style

Johnny Hoogerland, on receiving the Tour de France Rule #5 Award: I normally don't drink that much beer anymore but…

13 years ago

Rule 8: It’s Gotta Be The Shoes

What Gianni humbly omitted from his last article is that once he finishes ranting about sock color (actually, the lack…

13 years ago

Rule 28: Dissenting Opinion

Rule 28: "White is old school cool. Black is cool too, but were given a bad image by a Texan…

13 years ago

On Rule #9: Love the Work

Fitness. The rhythm, the feeling of precision in our movement, the sensations of The Ride. The temptation of knowing we might in…

13 years ago

Guest Article: The Ride Starts On Time. No Exceptions.

In light of the first North American Cogal (a Cogal is a gathering of Velominati just like a Cabal was…

13 years ago

Where Angels Fly

When you're digging deeper into Rock and Roll, you're on a freight train headed straight for the blues. - Jack…

13 years ago

Paul Sherwen

Paul Sherwen is generally seen as Phil Liggett's counter-point, dutifully keeping the iconic duo's race commentary on course, helping to…

13 years ago

Tour de France Rule #5 Award: Johnny Hoogerland

Not an absolute; the beauty of Rule #5 is the graduated scale upon which it is measured. Rule #5 means…

13 years ago

Guest Article: Reverence – Rule 33 For the Risk Averse

We're going to take advantage of our break in the Velominati Super Prestige to get a few articles out that…

14 years ago

Irreverence: Starting with Rules 48 and 49

My work has me spending much time on college and university campuses.  Among the myriad fads that are sweeping the…

14 years ago

Breaking the Rules: 33

There's been a lot of talk around these parts lately, a lot of strange, crazy talk. Grown men discussing their…

14 years ago

Don’t Be An Ass: Just Say No To Bad Lycra

I didn't think this article would ever need to become reality. I thought we could safely file this one in…

14 years ago

On Rule 2: Cycling Sensei

My buddy Chris wants to buy a road bike.  His primary reason for this is to improve his fitness after…

14 years ago