Merckxy Christmas

Merckxy Christmas and a Coppi New Year

To each and every one of you in our community, we’d like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your continued support and involvement in our community.

Velominati is a project born of passion more than planning, and the fact that we’ve managed to gain your support means the world to us; over the years I’ve come to consider many of you friends, despite never (or rarely) having met any of you in person. Our Cogals are a testament to how our community straddles the physical and virtual worlds and it continues to amaze me; when I founded Velominati in 2009 and Bretto jumped on board soon after, I never imagined where this would go. Thanks to each of you for the gift you give us Keepers by being part of the community and letting your voice be heard (even when that voice is telling us we’re a bunch of idiots – you’re not wrong.)

In the spirit of the community, we are also excited to hint at a major refresh of the site to be launched later this week. Our site’s design, done by KRX-10 in 2009, has aged better than most, but design and technology has evolved considerably and it’s time for an update. The first step is a ground-up rebuild of the site with some exciting new features including basic social networking features including friending and following fellow community members, as well as the ability to privately message each other. We feel this will greatly enhance the sense of community. Consider that our Christmas gift to you for 2015, but more features will follow throughout 2015, so buckle your seatbelts!

Thanks go to each and every one of you for your contribution and loyalty; we wish you a Merckxy Christmas, one and all!

Yours for ever in Cycling,

– Frank, Brett, Gianni, Marko, and Jim

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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frank says:

Dec 27 2014 at 10:41 pm

@pistard

It's funny you say draft; I built the entire thing using the word draft but it was too confusing between the other meanings for the word "draft" - and the meaning of "follow" is well established. I decided to use the standard terms for now and labels are easy to change - it's the functionality that matters.

Its not about popularity, it's about being able to track what's going on and contacting the people you want to and making more personal connections. The site continues to function as it always has, you just have more ways to interact, you're not being restricted.

Besides, imagine how much of my time will be freed up if I can stop answering the "can you put me in touch with so-and-so" emails. That alone is worth it to me, bitches!

(And the new posting box works a treat on the mobile, although the menu is a bit jacked on the iPad mini.)
RedRanger says:

Dec 27 2014 at 11:21 pm

@frank

Seems that the vmobile site needs some work. Maybe its working on I products though.
tessar says:

Dec 28 2014 at 2:47 am

@Ken Ho

@tessar Yes, unless that had a nice jersey and a set of Assos in it, I think you got punked.

It had Rapha's Long Sleeve Cross jersey in it, which matched up nicely with last year's Assos T607 thermal bib. Took it for a maiden ride yesterday, it's definitely a step above my other jerseys in terms of subjective "niceness" - will definitely be my go-to jersey for special rides and semi-casual training. Even got complemented it by a former Saxobank pro after we crossed swords on the local hills.
yogacyclist says:

Dec 28 2014 at 3:11 am

@wilburrox

@Chris

@wilburrox

A bike waiting by the tree for Christmas morning... cheers all

There was a saddle and seat post under the tree for Angus. At first he though it was because he'd been complaining about how uncomfortable his mtb saddle was. Then he realised...

Is there a category beyond causally deliberate ?? As in like perfectly causally deliberate? 'Cause this young man would nail it if there is. I love the red. Christmas bikes, remembered for a lifetime. Sweet. If the day goes as planned, the young lady and I'll join the club for a group ride today. When the ride's described as a "reasonable Christmas pace" it sounds like a good opportunity for her to set a new distance mark. Regret we've had a little too much rain of late to hit the trails on her new mtn bike. Cheers

Cazh delib? Even better, that red renders on my screen as a particularly stylish and uber-confident fuschia. Put me in mind of this, anyway:
yogacyclist says:

Dec 28 2014 at 3:16 am

@wilburrox

@Chris

@wilburrox

A bike waiting by the tree for Christmas morning... cheers all

There was a saddle and seat post under the tree for Angus. At first he though it was because he'd been complaining about how uncomfortable his mtb saddle was. Then he realised...

Is there a category beyond causally deliberate ?? As in like perfectly causally deliberate? 'Cause this young man would nail it if there is. I love the red. Christmas bikes, remembered for a lifetime. Sweet. If the day goes as planned, the young lady and I'll join the club for a group ride today. When the ride's described as a "reasonable Christmas pace" it sounds like a good opportunity for her to set a new distance mark. Regret we've had a little too much rain of late to hit the trails on her new mtn bike. Cheers

Cazh delib? Even better, that red renders on my screen as a particularly stylish and uber-confident fuschia. Put me in mind of this, anyway:
VeloSix says:

Dec 28 2014 at 6:59 am

Merckxy Christmas all, ride on and ride hard!!
pistard says:

Dec 28 2014 at 7:06 am

@frank

It's just my inner cranky old man showing. I'm looking forward to the new features, and private messaging will definitely be helpful. I find the mobile site runs great on Android, just had to clear cache/cookies to stay logged in.
unversio says:

Dec 28 2014 at 7:23 am

Hallelujah! Another year has come. A year of building wheels and making more frame deals. A whole year of building, building, building, and building. Not to mention building legs.
unversio says:

Dec 28 2014 at 7:28 am

@Chris

@frank one immediate though ton the new format: I'm not sure that I like is that the Recent Posts and Articles pane doesn't show what article people have commented on. Otherthan, that are we now the facebook of cycling?

I have been using Facebook exclusively for cycling for the past 2 years. Good way to keep cycling business isolated, otherwise I would kill the Facebook account.
Rob says:

Dec 28 2014 at 7:41 am

@Frank, can't imagine what you are going through because except for bikes my world is centered around 14th century technology. Whatever 'puter mojo you are working I'm sure it's going to be much appreciated by almost all... When you nail it down - good luck!

Thank you for the work that you do and the fun you give us.