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.
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@RedRanger
Where is that exactly? Any chance by the old stage route, AZ/N.M. border? I swear I've been there. On second thought, if there is a paved park it can't be.
@Gianni
Yes Gianni, Totally Badass. If he did that in front of me I might have wet myself.
But not my pic, unfortunately. Somewhere from the interwebz. I forget now.
@frank
Chapeau. Il peut y avoir seulement un.
@strathlubnaig
@strathlubnaig
Lost in translation and in meaning, The comment was intended to be humerus, and not meant to get anyones kickers in a twist.
The photos are great by the way.
@G'rilla
How come you're running and not pedalling wit' dat bike?
Trying to find some of Pedale's magic. We love you, man.
From the MSR set:
No airbags, we will die like heros
This is me winning a race in October 1984. Somewhere near Wheeling WV.
I just found it and scanned it a few days ago. It was shot with a point and shoot on film, I think by my sister. I was 16 years old. One of the benefits of having a father who was a doctor is that I was riding a Colnago with Campy Nuovo Record. Other notes: black Modolo brakes, possibly Duegi wooden soled shoes but they may be Diadora. The shorts are a little short due to it being a skinsuit and I'm a little bummed about the mismatched tires, but I could Photoshop those. The frame was a strange model with shifters up above the down tube, internal routing and I believe the top and down tube were crimped on the sides. It was a candy apple red transparent over chrome with yellow decals (thus the yellow bar tape and housing). I also got a deal on it for knowing someone who worked at Nashbar.
@Gianni sorry, that's right here in town.
Here are a couple of my favourites from the Alpine Cogal.......
Frank told me that our next climb would "kick my ass"! He was nearly right!
Malted recovery beverage consumption....
To the shed to give the love to #2.
Sunday morning was fabulous and now regular. Last ride, she took off to chase down some pretender - a little bit of V?
Title has to be:
"Tomorrow we ride!"