Tradition

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

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

Summer Ripening

Summer is a time for getting fat. Winter is a time for getting fat as well, but in a different…

10 years ago

Reverence: DeFeet Wooleators

Cyclists love socks. I know I do. I'd make a point of collecting as many pairs as I could from…

10 years ago

Three Points in Space

Most great ideas in life are accompanied by an unforeseen consequence of equal or greater magnitude. For instance, no one…

10 years ago

The Will

No technology can increase the energy of the willpower of the rider, nor can it lessen the doubts which sometimes…

10 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Transcension

When it comes to Rule Compliance, we have at our disposal three viable options. The first is to Obey the Rules. That…

10 years ago

Vive Le Tour

Maybe it's the narcissist in me or maybe I never really learned how to share properly, but I prefer my…

10 years ago

The Curse of Four Millimeters

I don't know how a guy who shows off the better part of a half meter of seat post comes…

10 years ago

European Posterior Tubular (EPTB)

The divisive nature of Rule #29 is not to be underestimated. It is but a humble satchel, but our rejection of its use…

11 years ago

Something Beautiful

Despite the proclivity towards being all-knowing that comes as a consequence of my being Dutch, the most beautiful things in…

11 years ago

Gravity

Gravity is the most unavoidable force on Earth, with the possible exception of Stupidity. And like with Stupidity, you can…

11 years ago

The Janus of Suffering

I came strongly into the Fall, stronger than in other years thanks to a late-season objective to do well at…

11 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Rebirth

Wind is an asshole. I have no patience left for it. It has all of it been used up, gone, finished.…

11 years ago

Hunger

My favorite feeling is perhaps the empty hollowness of hunger. That statement, in itself, is a declaration of the privileged…

11 years ago

Raining in My Heart

Not one to subscribe to the slew of text speak or acronyms that permeate the modern vernacular (well, not too…

11 years ago

Of Course, But Maybe

I'm a naturally loud and weird person who expresses excitement through volume. Also, alcohol is supposed to be a depressant, but…

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

Look Pro: The V Tenets of the Casually Deliberate

A Velominatus gives the impression of having been born on the bike; the connection between rider and machine is so…

11 years ago