A word about Cogal reports from the boardroom - we will attempt to run every Cogal report that arrives but…
Rule 9-Fair-weather riding is a luxury reserved for Sunday afternoons and wide boulevards. Those who ride in foul weather -…
Normally The Keepers reserve our Reverence articles for products we've used for years, or with new stuff that has had…
We are lucky to have @wiscot as a contributor of guest articles. He eschews the carbon ball for real research…
It was Marko's love letter about fi'zi:k's points-of-contact that started this off. It led to a conversation that resulted in us…
As a byproduct of brakes being strictly for ornamental purposes, cyclists are often forced to find alternative means of stopping…
This is an exciting time of year. The Giro is in the books, the Tour is firmly in everyone's sights,…
When I was but a young Velominatus, my poor mother was often horrified/embarrassed/disgusted by my typical boy's habit of sucking…
Why would any sane person choose to suffer? The answer to this question is a primal one and of particular…
The glow from the Giro is still visible, everything is still pink but I'm jumping ahead of all the Wilcocksons…
I love the shape of it. Aroma of it. The way it feels to be around it. It will catch my…
It came to me in a moment of absolute clarity, the kind of clarity which only arrives to one in…
Everyone knows that things like "tactics" and "thinking" are for the weak. After all, if you're strong enough, loud enough,…
See that huge mountain over there? The one with the steep, twisty road going up it? The one that is often…
Not being a jackass seems simple enough in spirit but can be difficult to operationalize. Waving to another cyclist because…
Morten Okbo joins us on the second rest day of il Giro (even though it really feels like only the…
It is my great pleasure to bring @Dan_R's article to the Velominati. Frank has recently written about cycling as an…
Have a look around to see who you find occupying your immediate vicinity. Presently, I am surrounded by a pleasant-seeming…
Sometimes, when there's a job to be done, you just don't care what you look like. As with gardening, changing the…
I feel it in my bones. I feel it in my breathing. I fixate on how much I feel it…