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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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TBONE says:

Oct 8 2012 at 9:53 am

@Oli

Wait, so you're printing the internet now?

Great stuff, Keepers. I look forward to czeching your work out.

This will look great next to my other favourite book
the Engine says:

Oct 8 2012 at 9:57 am

@mcsqueak

@the Engine

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

You've got those there now?? Interesting...

Yes - they even bake the clay now so you can read your tablet when it rains
snoov says:

Oct 8 2012 at 10:14 am

@The Pressure

Wow! Mozel,mozel! Maybe L.E. Gunderson can write the intro!

Can'y you guys approach Jens for the intro, his writing isn't bad and it would be cool as.
wiscot says:

Oct 8 2012 at 11:01 am

@TBONE

@Oli

Wait, so you're printing the internet now?

Great stuff, Keepers. I look forward to czeching your work out.

This will look great next to my other favourite book

Please tell us that's some kind of photo-shopped joke. If real, it seems like the perfect christmas gift for your least favorite person.
mcsqueak says:

Oct 8 2012 at 11:10 am

@the Engine

@mcsqueak

@the Engine

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

You've got those there now?? Interesting...

Yes - they even bake the clay now so you can read your tablet when it rains

Well aren't YOU fancy!

*goes back to eating a bucket of KFC while watching Honey Boo Boo on The "Learning" Channel...
TBONE says:

Oct 8 2012 at 12:13 pm

@wiscot

@TBONE

@Oli

Wait, so you're printing the internet now?

Great stuff, Keepers. I look forward to czeching your work out.

This will look great next to my other favourite book

Please tell us that's some kind of photo-shopped joke. If real, it seems like the perfect christmas gift for your least favorite person.

http://www.cookingwithcum.com/

Better yet. Secret Santa work Christmas party.
Gianni says:

Oct 8 2012 at 1:02 pm

@frank

@Chris

Awesome but an external editor? Surely we've enough in-house pedants to sort out the grammar and when it comes to the inclusion of borderline content, the conversation will probably go something like this:

@Drummond Moir "@frank, you can't say that, you'll get sued."

@frank "why not, it's never stopped us before? how about we include a picture of the assos girl to soften the blow?"

The contract says we can't say anything obscene.

Keepers: Ah, Drummond? This is going to be a problem. This is going to be a short book if we can't be obscene.

Drummond: Strike that bit, shall we?

@Ron

Good news, but I'm a little worried. "I'm so looking forward..." That's how teenage girls and middle aged women who watch Oprah talk. So, like, I'm just a bit nervous.

Its OK. Drummond is English. They all talk like that over there.

@ChrisO +1!

Hopefully, Drummond is more like this.
frank says:

Oct 8 2012 at 1:21 pm

@roadslave525

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

The launch will be in London, but at this stage its not clear if any Keepers will be able to go. I would certainly happily sign away my unborn children in order to do so.

@Gianni

When I tell you to fuck off, what do you think it means?

Yeah, pretty much. That would kick ass.
frank says:

Oct 8 2012 at 1:22 pm

@TBONE

I threw up in my mouth.

@wiscot, @TBONE

Please stop fucking quoting it! You're making it worse!
frank says:

Oct 8 2012 at 1:25 pm

@blackpooltower

@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.