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Velominatus: Deakus

Order: Black Order Velominatus

Location: Winchester, UK

"It was eleven more than necessary." - Jacques Anquetil - After winning a race by twelve seconds. A 40 something young buck who has spent too many years living the Indurain "Winter Diet"...Clydesdale by nature but Anquetil at heart and always trying to do more, go more, ride more. Family with a couple of sons who I am indoctrinating in to the ways of V.

@Deakus's activity:

In most situations, silence is an ominous thing that signals impending doom. Having never been in any danger myself, I base this largely on my experience watching box-office movies. As a general rule, I use Hollywood as the principal source of information on all subjects as they relate to doom and politics, principally because I’m loath t...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @frank I see another big volcano to the NW on that island……so, you weren’t tempted to tag it on to the end for shits and giggles? »

  2. N1 is just starting to give a whisper of chain rattle (factory wax starting to thin out) but yet this is great news because now I get to strip it and sample the delights of last years imported from the ol USofA Dumond Tech!….cue silence… »

Bicycles and automobiles- can’t we all just get along? @Kah writes about this universal (do aliens have this issue also?) problem of us co-existing with humans in cars. We all drive cars too and have cursed the occasional cyclists for some good reason. Cars are our greatest threat. We can crawl away from our own bicycle crashes, thanks very m...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @Noob If I could simply steer you to the lexicon and the Masturbation Principle we need say no more about it…. And masturbating with a YJA on is a definite fucking nono! »

  2. @Erik Andersen Seriously – stop putting people off wearing hi visibility cycling kit. You just might kill someone I know. I sense an enourmous amount of frustration from you which is understandable given your recent experience.  I would be surprised if… »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @RedRanger Eurosport showed the finish.  They then moved over to the tour of Norway. »

Bicycles and automobiles- can’t we all just get along? @Kah writes about this universal (do aliens have this issue also?) problem of us co-existing with humans in cars. We all drive cars too and have cursed the occasional cyclists for some good reason. Cars are our greatest threat. We can crawl away from our own bicycle crashes, thanks very m...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @E Not sure about your analogy here..? By far the greatest proportion by area of a flak jacket is not designed to stop a high velocity round (which incidentally in war zone is far more likely to be 7.62mm or 5.56mm) but in fact is a Kevlar weave design… »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. I cannot see Twiglet being given preference of Froomedog in the Tour.  Although David Brailsford is a dick, he is not stupid.  Pippi Longstockings has shown little form so far this year, yet Froome looks to be in good shape.  Why would you set your team u… »

  2. @Deakus Fucking iPad auto shit…..froomedog from his »

  3. @brett So what’s the odds twig let now tries to oust froomedog tourmaline his tour spot? »

We close out the 6 Days of the Giro with our sixth and final installment.A body at rest, stays at rest. A body in motion, stays in motion. Things get a bit more ambiguous when it comes to a body on a bicycle tearing down a twisty mountain descent at speed, particularly in the rain. But it is here, on the boundary between clarity and ambiguity, wher...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @The Grande Fondue Any surprise that Cav is fast on 2wheels!? »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. After another boring stage of tour of CA fuck me Jensy goes off the front again and nails it……quote from his team DS “retirement is frightened of Jensy” classic! »

We are the Keepers of the Cog.  In so being, we also maintain the sacred text wherein lie the simple truths of cycling etiquette known as The Rules. It is in our trust to maintain and endorse this list.See also The Prophet’s Prayer. Continue reading...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @scmtns (though most died from micronutrient starvation without eventual access to nuts, berries, fruits, and vegetables) Rarely have I heard so much utter guff…I just love people who make up theories or believe the tripe they read in so called scient… »

  2. @tessar You forgot curry!  It contains all the major food groups in a balanced way, and if you add in a tarka dahl, you even get extra pulses!! You know it makes sense! »

We close out the 6 Days of the Giro with our sixth and final installment.A body at rest, stays at rest. A body in motion, stays in motion. Things get a bit more ambiguous when it comes to a body on a bicycle tearing down a twisty mountain descent at speed, particularly in the rain. But it is here, on the boundary between clarity and ambiguity, wher...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. …..not the sickly sweet movie advert but the making of footage which someone posted up last summer…..pure awesomeness! Cipollini Bond – Behind the scene 1 from Mcipollini on Vimeo. »

We are the Keepers of the Cog.  In so being, we also maintain the sacred text wherein lie the simple truths of cycling etiquette known as The Rules. It is in our trust to maintain and endorse this list.See also The Prophet’s Prayer. Continue reading...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @VeloSix #65 although it is not specifically about cleaning… »

We close out the 6 Days of the Giro with our sixth and final installment.A body at rest, stays at rest. A body in motion, stays in motion. Things get a bit more ambiguous when it comes to a body on a bicycle tearing down a twisty mountain descent at speed, particularly in the rain. But it is here, on the boundary between clarity and ambiguity, wher...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. Great article….personally I love descending, but I am relative novice and have not crashed enough to learn any better.  My …above 65kph…generally are “if I come off now this won’t hurt immediately, I will just be pretty badly injured” but it does no… »

Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.Lets have a look at where we are in the 2013 Giro. Wiggins must have spent time training in Luxembourg because he’s been descending like a Schleck when things get dodgy before disappearing into the team van to have a cry about it. Hesjedal has put in some good moves and...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @strathlubnaig Shit that means we are all doped up here in the UK!…oh and Ireland!! »

  2. @Buck Rogers Sylvain Georges just tested positive at the Giro for Heptaminol….I am guessing he will go for a B sample but he is out for now, and I thought the French were generally better at this sort of stuff than the other sherbert sniffing countries…. »

The Bike. It is the central tool in pursuit of our craft. A Velominatus meticulously maintains their bicycles and adorns them with the essential, yet minimal, accoutrement. The Rules specify the principles of good taste in configuration and setup of our machines, but within those principles lies almost infinite room for personal taste.It seems in s...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @DocBrian You make a good point…and yes…that is my concern…do I give up the principle that I believe the bike is an unassisted mechanical device for the possible beauty/love of having super smooth shifting. So far no…it may be illogical, it may b… »

To me, there is nothing cooler than riding in awful weather.  It automatically associates you with the Spring Classics, held in wet, wind, and rain, over the the worst roads you can imagine.  There is no image of cycling that I love more than of a tough Belgian Pro dressed in knickers, arm warmers, cycling cap perched beneath their helmet, grimac...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @minion Aah…did you suspect it was bike fit that was causing his pitiful showing…I thought it was actually his mind.  He has always been a bit timid (moaning about descents in 2011 TdF etc) but since his accident he has looked as strong as me….wel… »

The Bike. It is the central tool in pursuit of our craft. A Velominatus meticulously maintains their bicycles and adorns them with the essential, yet minimal, accoutrement. The Rules specify the principles of good taste in configuration and setup of our machines, but within those principles lies almost infinite room for personal taste.It seems in s...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @sthilzy Gains are not what it is about I suspect: 1.  Firms want to sell you (the public) “added value” and this is perceived as added value because they are lacking innovation in other areas.  Innovation on weight is constrained by the UCIs weight li… »

Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.Lets have a look at where we are in the 2013 Giro. Wiggins must have spent time training in Luxembourg because he’s been descending like a Schleck when things get dodgy before disappearing into the team van to have a cry about it. Hesjedal has put in some good moves and...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @LA Dave Indeed, I stayed up to watch the second half last night and then wished I had not bothered….the highlights were: 1.  YungerSchleck doing some work in a breakaway – Surprising but hardly a highlight. 2.  Peter Sagan massive swing across the … »

  2. @Nate Mention made on tour of CA yesterday that Bogota has more cycle lanes than any other capital city in the world… »

Twiggo is dreaming of a Giro-Tour double. He has sent out mixed messages about his Tour ambitions. Will he use the Giro as the ultimate Tour preparation or will be burn all his matches in May and hope he can find another pack for July? He has abandoned his successful 2012 Tour run-up strategy of winning every stage race he entered the previous spri...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @razmaspaz Back in the day, I remember they were renowned for some of the best pop videos around….obviously MTV was in its infancy back then and the world was a better place…..glad you enjoyed….I recommend the “Girls on Film” vid or “Wild Boys”….. »

Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.Lets have a look at where we are in the 2013 Giro. Wiggins must have spent time training in Luxembourg because he’s been descending like a Schleck when things get dodgy before disappearing into the team van to have a cry about it. Hesjedal has put in some good moves and...

@Deakus's posts:

  1. @frank Bah!  Hidden in the small print, bottom of the Terms and Conditions…right where you knew I would not find it!  What makes it worse is that I scoured the rules before posting about it! “Minor Stages We will be posting minor stages as well. Sc… »