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Velominati Photo Contest: Season 2012

This isn’t the winner, but its my second-favorite of me from 2012

Truth be told, how many of us can resist a photo of ourselves Looking Fantastic on the bike? How many of us can resist the temptation of taking our eyes off the road and stealing a glimpse of ourselves in a shop window as we pass by? Not me, but then again a strong case could be made for my being a narcissist and I freely admit that I love looking at photos of myself riding, though this is mostly because they take me back to the experience I was having at the time.

This time of year has us looking back at the season past and getting nostalgic about the best rides and moments of the year. In the coming Holiday week, the Keepers will be naming The V Moment and the Anti-V Moment of the year, but we thought we’d give the community an opportunity to get a bit narcissistic and share our favorite photos from 2012.

With that, we announce the first annual Velominati Photo Contest. To enter, post your favorite photo(s) from 2012 below and The Keepers will monitor the conversation and use our judgement to name a winner on January 1st, 2013. The winner will receive a free pair of Witte V-Socks (available in the first quarter of next year) and the top three photos will be offered as VVallpapers. Just as with the VSP, The Keepers can post photos and are eligible to win, of course, but we are excluded from the prizes.

Even as I write this I know we won’t be able to resist posting photos of ourselves laying down The V; I already did it in the lead photo of this article. Nevertheless, the photos don’t have to be of yourself, they can be of anything so long as you took the photo or you have permission from the photographer to share it.

Have at it and so far so good on the world not ending.

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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Barracuda says:

Dec 23 2012 at 3:12 pm

@EricW

Hill repeats near my parents' house during the great snowstorm at the end of the world (12.21.12). My Dad thought I was crazy, so he shot this picture from the garage.

Turns out the Continental GP4000s is not a great snow tire.

Winner Winner, chicken dinner
Barracuda says:

Dec 23 2012 at 4:13 pm

@rastuscat

Actually Lance, this year it WAS about the bike.

Shit, another winner , how many winners can there be ?? great shot
eightzero says:

Dec 23 2012 at 4:17 pm

@itburns I was in such a hurry to get the pic I didn't take the time to shift out of the little ring/ big cog.
xyxax says:

Dec 23 2012 at 5:42 pm

@cal

@xyxax

Those candles reflect my frame size, btw, not my age.

Sure. Uh-huh. Exhibit A follows. Rather, the candles are clearly a reference to your oversized big ring. That's gotta be it.

Holy pituitaries, Cal-man.
asyax says:

Dec 23 2012 at 5:51 pm

Why we ride
Barracuda says:

Dec 23 2012 at 5:56 pm

@asyax

Why we ride

Shit, Shit, spoke to soon ...
Barracuda says:

Dec 23 2012 at 6:23 pm

Waitpinga Hill climb - Victor Harbor - South Australia
graham d.m. says:

Dec 23 2012 at 7:18 pm

@roger Love the 4th image in your group up there! Is that NH?

@EricW that's money. Awesome shot!

@mcsqueak

This whole thread is full of win, loving all the pictures.

I say once a quarter or once a month (or whatever), there should be an "open photo" thread for people to share images of their two-wheeled adventures.

True story!
G'rilla says:

Dec 23 2012 at 7:25 pm

@asyax Beautiful!
PeakInTwoYears says:

Dec 23 2012 at 7:27 pm

@eightzero

@G'rilla

@PeakInTwoYears I'm in! I've wanted to ride Hurricane Ridge for a few years but haven't done it yet.

Anyone know when the Ride the Hurricane event is in 2013? Me and MrsDr Eightzero are planning on it.

Don't know. I suspect early August again. The upside of doing it on the day of the organized event is that they close the road. But we could run a cogal some other day if people can't make it and just deal with the cars. It's good road.