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Anatomy of a Photo: Campagnolo Candy Van

Every night I pray to Merckx that in the morning when I wake up I’ll have a Campagnolo Free Candy Van with a Super Dome.

And every morning, its a fresh disappointment that it didn’t come true.

This photo also serves as further evidence that Cool peaked some time around the summer of 1977.

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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PeakInTwoYears says:

Feb 15 2013 at 8:17 pm

@Tobin

I just watched "It Might Get Loud", Page makes playing air guitar look fucking cool.

HAH HAH HAH HAH....
PeakInTwoYears says:

Feb 15 2013 at 8:22 pm

@Daccordi Rider

@PeakInTwoYears got a utube for us? I'm prepared to be swayed.

Fuck Santana. He has enough money. Here's Bill Nelson live in 1977:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjiArdooBi4

If you can be unmoved by his re-entry at 6:10 and all the beauty that follows, I don't know what to tell you.
G'rilla says:

Feb 15 2013 at 9:52 pm

Let's get BACK ON TOPIC.

This photo.

Why is there a spoiler on the front of the van?

Why a bubble? Did riders stand up to look out the top?
minion says:

Feb 15 2013 at 10:12 pm

Thanks Christ for you guys. Every time I start feeling old, you make me realise I'm not as fucking old as the rest of you...
Nate says:

Feb 15 2013 at 10:13 pm

@G'rilla

Let's get BACK ON TOPIC.

This photo.

Why is there a spoiler on the front of the van?

Why a bubble? Did riders stand up to look out the top?

It was the 70s. The question is not why. The question is, why the fuck not?
minion says:

Feb 15 2013 at 10:18 pm

@G'rilla

Let's get BACK ON TOPIC.

This photo.

Why is there a spoiler on the front of the van?

Why a bubble? Did riders stand up to look out the top?

How should I know? I wasn't going to be born for YEARS. THe curse of youth, you could say.
roger says:

Feb 15 2013 at 10:24 pm

i caught a contact high just reading through this article and subsequent replies. Always a first time for everything it seems. Likely i also caught an std which won't be given a name for aNother decade or two. Filthy Internet.
Daccordi Rider says:

Feb 15 2013 at 11:32 pm

@frank Hendrix would defiantly ride Gruppo.

@PeakInTwoYears sucking on a beer and listening, thanks. And yes, fuck Santana.
brett says:

Feb 16 2013 at 12:26 am

@minion

Thanks Christ for you guys. Every time I start feeling old, you make me realise I'm not as fucking old as the rest of you...

Or as cool. Or strong. It must suck getting your ass handed to you by old guys all the time... probably why you moved to Aus.
Ron says:

Feb 16 2013 at 2:17 am

With the bikes on top, plus the bubble, what sort of kpg does the Candy Van get? Or, is that not a concern because two dudes on rollers in the back turn a fly wheel that makes it run.

Speaking of vans & cars that won't die. A dude I knew had a van he hated so much he'd leave it in the grocery store parking lot, unlocked, keys in the ignition, hoping someone would steal it.