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V-Announcements: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

WE’VE BEEN BUYSSE PREPARING A BOOK

We interrupt the current programming for the following announcement:

The more clever among you might have noticed slight shiftings of the sands, a new scent on the breeze. Indeed, the Velominati Boardroom has been bristling with activity of late; the meetings longer and more regular, the pints downed in quicker succession, the views shouted in louder slurs. This can mean only one thing: Velominati is publishing a book.

It is our great pleasure to announce that Velominati has teamed up with Sceptre (subsidiary of Hodder & Stoughton Publishers in the UK) to publish a book framed within the context of The Rules. The book will contain a listing of all the Rules as they currently exist, supplemented with essays written in the spirit of La Vie Velominatus. The book’s subtitle has not yet been finalized but it is provisionally entitled, “The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple”.

Drummond Moir, who has the distinguished challenge of being named our editor (I hope he knows how to herd cats), had the following to say about the book:

I’m so looking forward to this. Imagine a two-wheeled Fight Club, or a cycling version of Neil Strauss’s cult bestseller The Game, and you’re halfway there.

I’ve seen Fight Club, but have no idea what The Game is. For simplicity’s sake, I’ll assume its Awesome. We plan to finish the manuscript by the New Year, and the book will be published in June, 2013. More information may be found on BookTrade.

Thanks to each and every one of you for your suport, and for making Velominati a place worth visiting. VLVV.

frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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Nate says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:13 am

Once @frank gave his lectures at that eminent institution of Canadian higher learning I felt a book could not be far behind.
Chris says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:25 am

@frank possibly not a coffee table book if you've got kids under the age of 21 who can read, then.
frank says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:33 am

@blackpooltower

@frank Can't wait to tell Drummond he's English (he's Scottish)

Fuck.

Well, since I've just alienated our only ally in this process, I suppose it won't hurt to conduct the rest of our meetings with him in my Scottish accent, which basically consists of me headbutting things and yelling FOOOQUOU!

I was trying to protect your identity in this matter in case the book sucks and you still wanted to show your face around here, but:

@all

It was @blackpooltower who originally approached us to do the book, so you can all blame him.
graham d.m. says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:42 am

Cheers all! I happened to search "velominati" on amazon like 2 weeks ago (in hopes of a "the works" type list to come up with reading suggestions) and was suprised/pleased a listing for your forthcoming book is there. I just smiled and did my Mr. Burns.....excellent. I hope it is a light to those seeking cycling enlightenment and an offensive, thorn to all the tools out there. Either way should be fun, chapeau!
Winnipeg CycleChick says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:46 am

Chapeau gentlemen! May I be so bold as to ask if there is any Velominata content pending? Besides the Assos girl, of course.
@roadslave525 says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:51 am

I'd heard rumours.... but now it's official: chapeau! or - to blatantly rip-off @NedBoulting from the telly - Hat! if you don't speak french.

Frank - I assume this means book signings, launch parties, and as many podium girls as your tongue can handle, here in old London? If you are coming across this way, remember to let us know - I may even dress up as a groupie

Looking forward to reading it
the Engine says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:55 am

We've got bookshops in Scotland so you could do signings here too...
blackpooltower says:

Oct 8 2012 at 8:59 am

@frank Ah, he's used to it. And he loves it when people do Scottish accents. Sean Connery alwaysh goesh down well...

And thanks for your discretion, but not needed. I'm very proud to have been instrumental.
mcsqueak says:

Oct 8 2012 at 9:25 am

@the Engine

We've got bookshops in Scotland so you could do signings here too...

You've got those there now?? Interesting...
The Oracle says:

Oct 8 2012 at 9:41 am

The very notion of a V-Tome is making me tingly all over. It better be hard-cover, so that you can literally whoop a non-compliant douche upside the head with THE RULES on the next group ride.