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A V.V Magnitude Awesome Quake. Photo via monsieurbloodpipes

People, please grab hold of your butts: we are experiencing a V.V magnitude Awesome Quake, and it is sporting a totally rad lid.

Further instructions will be provided. Have a pleasant day.

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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Gianni says:

Oct 9 2015 at 10:30 pm

A skid lid. I remember them well. Never owned one, thankfully.

It is not John Howard, but I don't know who it is. Howard still has more hair than that.
Captainsideburns says:

Oct 9 2015 at 11:01 pm

Mine has a visor...
sthilzy says:

Oct 9 2015 at 11:05 pm

Bolle?
Geraint says:

Oct 10 2015 at 12:04 am

@frank

When was the last time you polished your fucking CYCLING SHOES?

Yesterday, with carnauba wax.
rockkk says:

Oct 10 2015 at 2:39 am

@frank

@chuckp

@frank

Three words: shoe polish, motherfucker.

When was the last time you polished your fucking CYCLING SHOES? Me an’ Hinault, we used to polish our Cycling shoes in the blackest, shiniest black we could find.

I actually polish my white cycling shoes. :-) So who is it?????

With white shoe polish? LOVE IT.

I don’t think any of my cycling shoes are made of leather, so it hasn’t occurred to me to polish them for some time.

Unless, of course, there are troops of patent-leather orange monkeys running about the savanna.

whats with the tan lines ?
Teocalli says:

Oct 10 2015 at 4:31 am

@frank

Unless, of course, there are troops of patent-leather orange monkeys running about the savanna.

Who you calling a monkey dude....
The Pressure says:

Oct 10 2015 at 5:04 am

@Ccos

Uh, that looks like what they put on folks missing parts of their skull. Which is ironic since that is a possibility if you hit your noggin wearing it.

Exactly!! Someone has said it! Those ugly POC helmets look like surgical issue.
Joe Cline says:

Oct 10 2015 at 9:19 am

Dave Auker. NW US stud from the 70s. John Howard much uglier.
frank says:

Oct 10 2015 at 10:40 am

@rockkk

Those are muscles.
Steampunk says:

Oct 10 2015 at 10:49 am

@The Pressure

Um, non. Super light and the best helmet I've ever worn. If you're looking at my head, you're riding wrong.