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V Point V Magnitude Awesome

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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Steampunk says:

Oct 10 2015 at 10:51 am

@frank

Also: um, non.

More importantly, I'm quite pleased to see you finally coming around to my point of view on Rule 50.
Steampunk says:

Oct 10 2015 at 10:55 am

@Joe Cline

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

FTW! Channeling your inner @Oli with that one, mate!
the Engine says:

Oct 10 2015 at 2:19 pm

@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.

It's a Skid-Lid...
Jay says:

Oct 10 2015 at 4:26 pm

@the Engine

@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.

It’s a Skid-Lid…

Skid-Lids were not pretty, but Bell Bikers were not pretty either. Both pre-date Giro helmets. This was the era when hard shell helmets began replacing the leather hairnets that preceded them.
Ccos says:

Oct 10 2015 at 4:34 pm

@the Engine

@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.

It’s a Skid-Lid…

Oh I know what it is. They neither look good nor protect your head much. For the deduction in charisma they cause, I would favor the cycling cap.
frank says:

Oct 10 2015 at 7:35 pm

@Steampunk

@frank

Also: um, non.

Hey, if I stuffed all my muscle on short stumpy little thighs like you have, they'd easily....Ok. I don't want to finish this thought.

In fact, I wish I hadn't started it. You can't unthink that shit.
frank says:

Oct 10 2015 at 7:47 pm

@Jay

@the Engine

@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.

It’s a Skid-Lid…

Skid-Lids were not pretty, but Bell Bikers were not pretty either. Both pre-date Giro helmets. This was the era when hard shell helmets began replacing the leather hairnets that preceded them.

I hereby vow to dedicate a thread to this very soon. It was an awkward adolescence for sure, and it was painful to experience. But fucking hilarious now. I mean, the Euros were the worst at it because they were so used to caps and hairnets and making those look the tits, they had no clue how to deal with a hardshell.

Greg LeMond was the pioneer on this, never suffering any horrible consequences.

Hairnet. Check.

Softshell with lycra cover. Check.

Full hardshell. Check. And always a pioneer of Rule #37.
captainsideburns says:

Oct 11 2015 at 12:55 am

https://www.flickr.com/gp/captainsideburns/Bm3RE3

Does it get an exemption from Rule 35?
Oli says:

Oct 11 2015 at 2:14 am

@Steampunk

@Joe Cline

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

FTW! Channeling your inner @Oli with that one, mate!

How awesome that someone knew who this cool cat is! This site rocks hard out.
wilburrox says:

Oct 11 2015 at 4:47 am

@frank

@Jay

Full hardshell. Check. And always a pioneer of Rule #37.

Is that some kinda strange bar end going on ? I couldn't imagine holding on to those. But there sure is a an awful lot of coolness going on in this snapshot.