A Velominatus gives the impression of having been born on the bike; the connection between rider and machine is so…
The first tire patch kit I ever owned came in a big green box, had several patches of various sizes…
I'm compliant with Rule #74: no Garmin, no cyclometer, just an uncluttered cockpit. I'm not anti-data, if I could generate…
Merckx famously professed that after a night of sinning, the body must be cleansed. He obviously meant this figuratively, not…
Yvon Chounard may not be Homer but he is a worthy modern day wise man, he admonished, don't be a sports…
My first bicycle opened a new world to me, one where range was measured by will and pedal revolutions, not…
A Velominatus maintains their machine with meticulous care, doting over it daily. A bicycle is a tool, but it is…
We interrupt our usual programming to announce that we have quietly been building and testing an upgraded photo upload tool,…
In the days of Anquetil, this was considered the most prestigious individual time trial on the calendar, and he made…
Legends are central to any culture, ours perhaps more than most. The Ventoux is a French legend, rising 1912m above…
It wasn't so long ago that the majority of bicycles were made by hand, from raw materials, in places that…
I envy my dog. There is nothing in her life that can not be immediately obtained that she bothers herself…
Every other Tuesday night, I put on my tweed jacket with the leather elbow patches, fill a Thermos with Earl…
Oh brothers and sisters, we find ourselves here again. It was but a few moments ago when the Milan-Sanremo VSP…
Five is an important number. Assuming nothing has gone amuck in our development or our usage of cutlery, we each…
Il Lombardia, this is the race of the fallen leaves. This fall classic is a beautiful race in a beautiful…
Disregarding my Schwinn Typhoon, I started keeping score with my 1976 Peugeot PX 10 LE. It came with a Stronglight…
The only people I would care to be with now are artists and people who have suffered: those who know…