Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!

Merckxy Christmas and a Coppi New Year!

To each of you in our Community, we’d like to thank you for making Velominati a worthwhile place to visit and be a part of. Velominati, as most of you know, is a passion project that is borne of our nights and weekends, to be juggled between full time jobs, family, friends, and our first love – riding our bikes. And it is only because of the Community’s great participation and injection of the spirit that embodies La Vie Velominatus that it continues to be a huge source of enjoyment and fun for each of the Keepers to maintain.

On behalf of the Keepers, we wish you all a very, very Merckxy Christmas and a Coppi New Year. Merxk bless you all; here’s to an even greater 2014.

A-Merckx.

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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unversio says:

Dec 26 2013 at 1:56 pm

Nice feeling after Christmas to rescue a homeless Record 42T (inner) chainring.
norm says:

Dec 26 2013 at 3:48 pm

Happy Xmas one and all.

My brother in law picked up a classy t shirt for me:
seemunkee says:

Dec 26 2013 at 7:17 pm

Merckxy Christmas all

My wife got me the Paris-Roubaix, a Journey Through Hell book and a Lyzene 10 carbon multitool. Multiple days of huge meals and many malty beverages will have to be paid for when I get home.
Ben says:

Dec 26 2013 at 10:15 pm

Thanks guys for all of your hard work. Know that we really appreciate it!
Deakus says:

Dec 27 2013 at 12:34 am

@cyclebrarian

The picture didn't load in the above post...sorry.

That's better.

It' a great book. Mountain High is also very good and the two make a perfect brace side by side on a bookshelf...
Deakus says:

Dec 27 2013 at 12:53 am

@norm

Happy Xmas one and all.

My brother in law picked up a classy t shirt for me:

This has prompted me to scoot around the world wide web looking for Christmas goodies that I did not receive so that I can feel miserable now it is all over. Damn! I found this and am now depressed!
meursault says:

Dec 27 2013 at 6:06 am

All hail the keepers
cyclebrarian says:

Dec 27 2013 at 11:00 am

@Deakus

I'll have to check that out with Valentine's Day coming up soon.

I also treated myself to Sufferfest's Downward Spiral video. Because of holiday time restraints, I only did half of it the other day, but it was pretty intense - plus, the footage is great. I can't wait to do the whole hour and feel completely wiped out.
frank says:

Dec 27 2013 at 12:03 pm

@Cyclops

POOOOP!!!!

Click here: http://www.jibjab.com/view/JCGvuC-LTVqOZ5NeVDZ8nQ?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=thats_the_way_i_like_it&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url

That is just too awesome. I always said I'd be hot if I was a chick.

@Deakus

That quote is a misappropriation of a Conan the Barbarian quote.
artman says:

Dec 28 2013 at 7:51 pm

@meursault

That Jens shirt rocks.