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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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Minnesota Expat says:

Oct 11 2015 at 9:15 pm

@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.

I got your Seattle sea coast. Hangin'
MN says:

Oct 11 2015 at 9:56 pm

Assorted lids, 1982 style, giving it some V. Auker with excellent poker face.

Found this and others here: http://bikeportland.org/2011/02/03/photographer-captured-vibrant-era-of-portland-bike-racing-47270. Enjoy.
Ron says:

Oct 12 2015 at 6:33 am

Hmm, who knew POC helmets had a long lost cousin out there! That's what Auker's lid looks like to me.
chuckp says:

Oct 12 2015 at 9:21 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.
Mikael Liddy says:

Oct 12 2015 at 11:25 pm

@frank

@chuckp

Two words: toe clips. BTW, is that John Howard?

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.

Not that long ago...
nobby says:

Oct 20 2015 at 2:44 am

Big Mig with his aero rig

Big
Dave Campbell says:

Feb 20 2019 at 6:47 pm

@chuckp

This is a photo from the Portland International Raceway in Oregon, early 80s of my old teammate and dear friend David Auker. Riding a Strawberry, handbuilt in Portland. David is a great guy and cycling legend around here. Won the Circuit race on Mt Tabor (5000 ft climbing in 35 mi) in FOUR DIFFERENT DECADES (70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s). National Masters Cross Champ in 89 or so. Quite a character, won our District TT in 91 with a "disc" wheel he made w Mylar from a model shop. Had a stroke while riding years ago, very sad, and now lives in Corvallis. His helmet is a Skid Lid, I had one on my noggin from 83-85 or so. Second photo Mike Murray, founder of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association, leads, he was an ace track rider and brought 6 day racing back to America at Alpenrose. Best,

Dave Campbell
Russell D Stevens says:

Feb 24 2019 at 8:39 am

@nobby

It was called a "skid lid" in the US. Saw one on the head of a 'vintage' rider just the other day.

@nobby