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We Wish You a Merckxy Christmas, and a Coppi New Year

From the bottom of our hearts, and on behalf of everyone at Velominati, we wish you a very Happy Holidays and as such issue a temporary suspension of Rule #11.

I’d like to thank everyone for coming around to our little corner of the world to spend your valuable time as part of the community; without you, none of this works. Thanks for helping to make 2011 a success. Here’s to 2012.

We wish you a Merckxy Christmas, and a Coppi New Year.

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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  • Thanks to everyone - from the bottom of my Spinal Tap Black heart - for coming by and being part of our world. Let 2012 begin; I predict a totally unpredictable year. A year for the unknown!

    As for Keepers Tour - I've got my wheels sorted:

    Royce hubs, and two sets of FMB Paris-Roubaix tubbies (being hand-made presently) and I'm ready to build me wheels this week. Merckxy Christmas indeed.

  • And in other news, @Marko found out today that he's joining Keepers Tour 2012: Cobbled Classics. That's four - FOUR - Keepers on KT2012. The B&B we're staying in will be opening just in time for us to stay there, and I have a feeling they will resign from the hotel bidniz when we're done. That, and the brewery who is hosting us and letting us drink for free will also never make that mistake again.

    Cheers.

  • @all
    Thanks for the great year. The Keepers will be taking the week off and we'll be riding on the wheels of some of the great guest articles we've got piled up in the queue. Please sit back and enjoy the coming week of back-to-back articles from the community. A-Merckx.

  • I'm a new guy and have been enjoying the site for about a month. Looking forward to the new year and a possible 200 on 100 appearance. Merckxy Christmas!

  • Gift to self:

    Bike #2 is a De Rosa Team alu frame built up with Rival and Ultegra wheelset. Assorted Deda stuff as finishing gear.
    This will be the bike that stays at home in Melbourne for the ten-odd weeks a year I'm here and away from the Addict R2 in Singapore.
    Yay me.
    Saw it heavily discounted in a LBS just before Christmas and lasted a few days before asking them to change the wheelset they had on it (heavy crap) for the Ultegras, also discounted, then pulled the trigger.
    Chuffed.

    NB> Yes, I know the crank arms are at a far from compliant angle for photography.

  • @Skinnyphat
    Welcome, and Merckxy Christmas to all the community... you all make this site what it is.

    @Marko
    Yeah boi, that's awesome news that you're joining us! I hope your VMH got you a ticket to Amsterdam for the pre-tour training camp...

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