Don’t Make Me ‘Cross

Cyclocross could be the most perplexing of all the cycling disciplines. To me it's at once the most beautiful and…

10 years ago

Guest Article: Saddle Sore Galore or Taint Misbehavin’

Chamois leather used in cycling shorts looked like this only once, before the first washing. After that one had to…

10 years ago

Rule#74 Conundrum

Maui Velominatus Dave is tapering for this Saturday's Cycle to the Sun. It is more mass start, time trial to…

10 years ago

Sur La Plaque, Part Trois: Monkey in the Middle

Climbing is something I enjoy more than I am good at it; any time I see a new road pointing up…

10 years ago

Legal Doping: Musings from the V-Bunker

I'm not even talking about all the pseudo-asthmatics out there, vaping their way to better breathing. My breathing is just…

10 years ago

Motoman

Before Tomac and Ned, before LeMond and Big Mig, there was Bob Hannah. For a young lad obsessed with motorcycles…

10 years ago

Urban Riding: The Sanctity of the Bike Lane

There was a time when the world was painted in hues of black and white. Right and Wrong were separated…

10 years ago

Guest Article: On VMG

I hate to distract from Marko's defense of his POC helmet and shades photo but @snowgeek is weaving cycling and…

10 years ago

The Cycle of Style

There are two ways in life to be good at something. The first way is the most obvious, which is…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de Suisse 2014

The Tour de Suisse can be everyone's warm-up for the Tour de France, including all you VSP dreamers. The big…

10 years ago

In Memoriam: The LBS

There was a time when I held down 'real jobs'. Jobs with (a little) stress, with (some) responsibility, but without soul.…

10 years ago

Walk Don’t Run

That any cyclist can enter the same arena with the same equipment as the professional helps to make cycling an…

10 years ago

Reassessment

Maybe it's the milestone of aging that I recently reached. It could be an awareness of the unique foibles of…

10 years ago

The Curse of Four Millimeters

I don't know how a guy who shows off the better part of a half meter of seat post comes…

10 years ago

Guest Article: Proposed New Rule #96, the Marcellus Rule

This note arrived to the Velominati Bunker back in April. It was a confession. It was a cautionary one. Everyone…

10 years ago

The Fire and the Moth

In my journey through life, I've been struck by the near universal existence of the competitive spirit amongst people. Even…

10 years ago

Reverence: Pedro’s Bike Lust

I met a nice character a few weeks ago on a magnificent ride through the Bay Area. He rode a Colnago…

11 years ago

Maglia Nera

On our trip to Paris, my wife and I, in need of culture, rode the Vélib bikes to Cycles Laurent.…

11 years ago

European Posterior Tubular (EPTB)

The divisive nature of Rule #29 is not to be underestimated. It is but a humble satchel, but our rejection of its use…

11 years ago