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Archive for February, 2011

Anatomy of a Photo: Phil Anderson

by Marko / Feb 27 2011 / 96 posts

In honor of the first Australian to win KBK it seems appropriate to give a Chapeau to our mates down under.  Congrats to perhaps the greatest up and coming cycling nation on earth and to Chris Sutton for a show of strength in what was a free-for-all to the finish in Kuurne today.Lest our mates get too cocky though, have a look at the egregious att...

It Begins

by Marko / Feb 25 2011 / 102 posts

This weekend proper bicycle racing starts for the season with Omloop Het Volk (yes, I know it’s not called that anymore but I like the old name better and it’s easier to spell for my dumb American ass) and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Now that riders have stretched their legs in the TDU, Oman, Algarve, Qatar and various and sundry other spo...

Anatomy of a Photo: The Four Pillars of Awesome

by frank / Feb 23 2011 / 21 posts

Whenever I send out an Out of Office reminder at work, I take special care to indicate where I’ll be, which is always Awesomeville.  It amazes me how few questions this raises, but I chalk it up to it being a foregone conclusion. Imagine my surprise, then, when upon my return from Maui someone asked me where, precisely, Awesomeville was...

Velominati Cogal: Welli-Roubaix 2011

by brett / Feb 22 2011 / 172 posts

It’s a call to arms.  No, it’s a call to legs, hearts and minds.Just as the Illuminati would stage their fabled, and somewhat feared Cabals, we the Velominati will this year stage our own modern-day versions, the Cogals.  A meeting of like-minded misfits brought together by the promise of beer, preceded by a bike ride. Sound like a fo...

Look Pro, Part IV: Don’t Look Down

by frank / Feb 21 2011 / 93 posts

Shifting is perhaps the most pure expression of our art as Velominati. It is the conduit through which we control our cadence; it effects our power, our breathing, our heart rate. When those essential things come together with the rhythm of the road, we are cast in the spell of La Volupte. The more in-tune with our bodies we become, the more we...

Lexicon Edit: Velominata

by Marko / Feb 18 2011 / 71 posts

Without a doubt cycling is dominated by males.  Stop for a second and make two lists.  One list including all the male  pro cyclists you can think of off the top of your head, male riding companions of yours, and other male Velominati.  On the other list, jot down all the female pro cyclists you can, female riding companions of yours, and most...

Don’t Be An Ass: Just Say No To Bad Lycra

by frank / Feb 17 2011 / 81 posts

I didn’t think this article would ever need to become reality. I thought we could safely file this one in the “Obviously Not Allowed, Fucktards” bin alongside the Rules for reflectors, kickstands, and recumbents.But I stand corrected.…...

In Memoriam: Il Pirata, Broken-Hearted Saviour

by frank / Feb 14 2011 / 91 posts

There’s an air of Shakespearean tragedy to the death of Marco Pantani on Saint Valentine’s Day in 2004. Once the most famous cyclist in the world, he died alone in a hotel room on a day devoted to love.But his love – Cycling – had betrayed him. Once a fixture of the Nineties European road racing scene, he was part and parcel...

Anatomy of a Photo: Lemon Leather

by frank / Feb 12 2011 / 63 posts

All I can do is quote @michael:$27,250 for this POS. Don’t know if it’s worth an article or just a post, but for that price, I’d like my really cheap saddle set back properly. Continue reading...

Guest Article: Jeff in PetroMetro’s Look 595

by Jeff in PetroMetro / Feb 10 2011 / 139 posts

Not only do most of us have a tale of our Cycling Sensei, but we also generally have a story for how we came into our current Bike Number 1. Those of us who were online last week probably noticed Jeff’s manic posts regarding a Look that he spotted at a big-box retailer, for a price that should have him constantly looking over his shoulder for...
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