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Velominatus: G\'rilla

Order: Velominati +1 Contributor

Location: Seattle, USA

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Guest Article: Down with the YJA

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @E There are many things that would make cycling a little bit safer. Knee pads Elbow pads Downhill neck brace But we choose a line between safety and style. »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. No Giro TV coverage today due to weather, and Col du Galibier removed from the course. Apparently weather is so bad that the TV helicopters can’t fly. »

Velominati Super Prestige

Jump to: Scoring Guidelines • Schedule • ResultsThe Velominati Super Prestige is a season-long competition wherein readers will be submitting their predictions for the top five finishers of each qualifying race.  In order to qualify, the reader must enter their submission as a comment to the post pertaining to the race in question by 5am on th...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. I think Vos is racing the MTB XC world cup in Germany on Sunday, not road. »

The Rules

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @mcsqueak The confusion here is thinking that road racing and commuting are the same activity because they both happen on two wheels. In my book, randonneuring is a completely different sport from crit racing. Different equipment, different clothes, di… »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @Chris If it weren’t for the clock in the corner, I would have thought Sky were out for an easy Sunday cruise for the last 5km. »

Descendeur

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...

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  1. @Mikael Liddy I will be studying this video. Repeatedly. Love Carlton Kirby. My favorite cycling commentator. »

  2. Was it: »

The Rules

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. Wasn’t cooked meat the thing that helped homosapien outlast the Neanderthals? Neanderthals ate only raw meat. Of course, that won’t stop me from enjoying a rare wagyu steak. »

The Bikes

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @Cyclops Try to be as accurate as this guy: http://builderslife.blogspot.com/2012/07/17mm.html »

The Rules

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @MikeOnABike If your jersey is red plaid flannel and your bib shorts are made of brown leather, you can wear the straps on the outside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7n5mEmXJo »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro d’Italia 2013, Stage 10

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @teleguy57 My framebuilder (Max of 333fab) is the welder for Hampsten, especially his titanium frames. Our bikes were probably welded by the same guy. »

  2. Hesjedal didn’t even appear in the TV coverage of the finish. Rough. »

  3. @motor city Is it legal to wear a dry suit covered in butter? »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @wiscot All the world’s but a stage of the Giro. »

  2. @Chris I think his quote was truncated. He really said “I descended like a bit of a G’rilla. That guy could go faster if he used a barrel.” »

  3. @frank One of these riders is wearing rainbow stripes. »

Dirty Romantics

We’re into day three of the Six Days of the Giro series, and it’s time to hit the dirt.If ever a Keepers Tour goes to Italy, then we’re doing this climb. No doubt. Climbing on gravel up a real mountain, what’s not to love? Continue reading...

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  1. An all-gravel KT would be hot! »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. I’m in Paris right now and couldn’t find a full length live broadcast of the Giro. Where should I look? Rai 3 (Sport) seems to pick it up partway through and Eurosport plays a partial replay the next day. »

Self-Chosen: Il Pirata & Il Giro

We continue our Six Days of the Giro series with a look at the troubled bond between Marco Pantani and the Giro.Some were meant to be tormented, as though it were preordained that their brilliance should be balanced with fatal flaws. These are tortured souls, whose dramatic highs are equalled only by the devastating depths of their lows. Continu...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @frank Double check your .htaccess or any other configuration files. Hackers sometimes install a backdoor. Or, once you have a clean state, put your whole site in Git. Then you can tell if any changes were made, anywhere. »

The Bikes

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. I think @frank will disagree, but I don’t think one needs every kind of bike in every material. It’s good enough to have something carbon, something titanium or steel. Of course, then you might fall in love with a material and need more of that. I see a… »

Know Your Limitations

I always strongly consider observations from anyone willing to wave a 44 Magnum in people’s faces.  As such, I’ve always appreciated Dirty Harry‘s recommendation that a man know his limitations.  For example, I can appreciate that I am not an elegant creature and it is best if I avoid sports involving hand-eye coordination. I&...

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  1. Out at the MTB races today someone comes up behind me and says, “I hope you hardened the f up today.” Whether you like it or not, the fame of Velominati has broken out of road and ‘cross and is about to take over the MTB world as well. »

The Bikes

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...

@G'rilla's posts:

  1. @RedRanger I have one of each kind of bike: road, rain, cyclocross, pit, full suspension mountain. The bare minimum! »

  2. Today’s weather in Seattle was beautiful, perfect for a full day of outdoor bike repair. »

Velominati Kit Redesign: Half Turbine, Half Hazard

Change creeps in slowly, it has a way of taking the seemingly immutable and eroding it over time. It’s inevitable; if the great canyons were carved from the solid rock of Mount Velomis by such a soft thing as water, then it should come as no surprise that the Velominati V-Kit would also change with time. As David St. Hubbins says, “Th...

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  1. @frank Hah! I didn’t notice that. I’ll be drinking Coors tonight. »

  2. As worn by Davis Phinney, also with diagonal stripes: »

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