In the roughly six months since launching the Velominati, we have gradually moved from covering races, rumors, and doping to pouring over the very essence of what makes ours such a special sport – its history, culture, legends, traditions, races, and its physical and cultural challenges – and how those threads fit into cycling’s colorful fabric. It binds us and penetrates us, much like the Force, but for bike weenies.
This is what has, over time, become the Velominati’s raison d’être. Brett gave it a name in September when he wrote about the dilemma of handlebar/saddle color selection in a post entitled with the phrase that would become the most important term in the Velominati lexicon. Since then, we have been informally maintaining the canon of cycling’s sacred text: The Rules.
This document has finally reached a stage where it presents a foundation upon which to build and we, the Keepers, have decided the time has come to make it public. This is a living document and will grow and evolve as our sport does. Read it often. Consult it often. Consume it. Worship it. We are the Velominati, the Keepers of the Cog, and it is within our trust that we keep this sacred text. And also to be awesome.
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@Marko
Added with only a slight edit to compensate for the fact that "bisect" already means "equidistant".
Is this what you mean?
@brett
Yes, that is exactly what we mean. And dude - that is one tight bike you got there. That totally give me carbone.
Oh, it's not your bike, unless you got it posted on Cyclingnews. *sigh*
@brett
Really sweet bike. I especially like the TRP magnesium cantis. The white bar tape matched to the brakes is certainly not breaking any rules. I'll be ordering myself a set of the carbon version TRP's for the Alan. And if I keep saving I too will have a pair of Zipps.
@frank
That is a worthy goal. I too proudly show off my bizarre body shading to my wife who always regards me with disbelief, "what is wrong with this person?" And she is a cyclist.
@john
Ha! That's just a good sanity check to have. Obviously you are supposed to fail that sanity check.
Michelle's reaction to this thread was to cup her face in her hands and let out a long, slow sigh.
I'm not sure what that means but it didn't seem positive.
Um, yeah na, that's not my bike guys. It's Todd Wells' S Works Tricross. Heres my SS version.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MfGSW9CT06k/SAL5gZl_dAI/AAAAAAAABtg/QO6MoGyin4U/s1600-h/tricrss.jpg
Yeah, yeah, it has a saddle bag...
@brett
You must be scared shiftless.
ridiculous!
@Marin
One of our finer moments I'd say, Marin.