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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...

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  1. @minion the huge puffed up tires make maneuvering at speed and not squishing bits more than usual a challenge, hence the downsizing. what doesn’t change in fitting setup is the seat to pedal distance (unless you know how to shrink your femur) and the re… »

  2. @Ron i have on different bikes the. 3 different thicknesses of lizard skins. Have the thickest on my race bike, did 7 mile gravel climb last week (inaugural ride, natch) and found it quite pleasant with minimal padded gloves. Have medium on the commuter… »

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...

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  1. @Nate When I was in ny last summer there was an outpost in williamsburg of some australian chain of flat white joints. yes, they have a linguistic reinvention of the wheel. and IIRC they heat the milk at a slightly different temp. but certainly they ha… »

  2. wasnt me. unwittingly broke the camera w/ my ugly mug… »

The simple art of riding a bicycle can be undertaken in many ways. Watching the stylish commuters of Amsterdam going about their business in the most Casually Deliberate way makes you wonder if indeed anyone is actually going about any business at all. I don’t know how anything ever gets done in that city; everyone seems to be on their way to...

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  1. Talking about riding ugly- this weekend is the Portland tour” de ronde.” 2 days, each 48miles and 8000′ climbing. Rondepdx.com for details. a truly unpleasant beast of ride. Happy trails. »

Wellington isn’t renown for its great summers; a mate is always quick to remind me that if the weather was perfect all the time, everyone would want to live here and we’d be overrun by Aucklanders (just like Aussies but not quite dumb enough to live in Canberra). As our summer goes into its last death throes of amazingly calm, sunny, cl...

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  1. @freddy just saw the documentary. good stuff. Do we have any south africans who can vouch for the album being that important in the day? »

@scaler911 likes beer and pizza, as we all do. I bet Jensie does too. He races more, we drink more, he has to finish each stage at the Tour, us, not so much. There must be a balance to all our cycling lives. Since we don’t have to earn a living racing we can relax a bit but this word “relax” maybe where the trouble lies.Yours in C...

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  1. @Fausto congrats! I got Vth. How ironic. Woulda preferred 1st, but got swept by 4 dudes by a bike length at the finish – I did one fucken high quality lead out without blowing up( or winning…). »

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...

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  1. @G’rilla @G’rilla Sorry G’rilla, none of us really think of you that way. A moots (actually the old kona)69er was more what we think of when you and 69 come up. That is unless you’ve been mentioned in the same context as frank. But thats just weird….. »

@scaler911 likes beer and pizza, as we all do. I bet Jensie does too. He races more, we drink more, he has to finish each stage at the Tour, us, not so much. There must be a balance to all our cycling lives. Since we don’t have to earn a living racing we can relax a bit but this word “relax” maybe where the trouble lies.Yours in C...

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  1. @Fausto nice work! hoping to create some energy tomorrow on a small circuit race. Congrats. »

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...

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  1. @mcsqueak »

@scaler911 likes beer and pizza, as we all do. I bet Jensie does too. He races more, we drink more, he has to finish each stage at the Tour, us, not so much. There must be a balance to all our cycling lives. Since we don’t have to earn a living racing we can relax a bit but this word “relax” maybe where the trouble lies.Yours in C...

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  1. @mcsqueak I believe it is a reference to any fires lit under his ass not to be ones celebrating membership in the blue flame club. and not making the list in the riding ugly post, altho that would in effect be pro… what were we talking about? »

  2. @Fausto Nicely put. Good for you for having that hunger and fire in the belly. A local coach told me to beware the rapid upgrade. There is a lot of ego and pride going into the decision to upgrade prior to being forced to, but perhaps not best for ones … »

  3. well written scaler. was having a chat with one of our colleagues about the neuter that cat 3 (which is my hopeful, hopeful goal mind you) is- the physiologically gifted children of well selected parents essentially “start” up here (you reading this scal… »

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...

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  1. After that orica video need some serious brain bleach. The marketing firm must b on  a bender now, wondering if they’ll b employed again… Perhaps the riders as well. Ouch. »

  2. No surprises here. know nearly nothing about bike racing history, score very few points. 9 on the nickname one, (only because I read slaying the badger, most likely, and hangin w u blokes here), and then 3 or noun aggregate in the other 2 available quizze… »

Before the New Year, it was my ride up Haleakala. At present, it’s Keepers Tour: Cobbled Classics 2013. Before Haleakala, it was one of the various Cyclocross races and before that the Zoo Hill Time Trial. The targets change, but throughout my life as a Velominatus, there always seems to be a goal looming over the horizon which spurs me on. T...

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  1. @Buck Rogers you’ve done enough trauma to know the dude prolly had a blood alcohol >0.2.  just saying. »

  2. @scaler911 upper cortical activity »

  3. @scaler911 then I want the rollers back »

  4. @scaler911 he left out the part about whether the rollers still work indoors when you can’t get out… »

That is the question. Are carbon wheels a viable option for everyday riding? Should carbon wheels be your go-to wheels rather than your just-for-racing wheels? I don’t really race and I don’t own any carbon wheels and I wonder. Granted, every professional is and has been on carbon wheels for many years so it’s easy to think we sho...

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  1. @eightzero You lost weight? which diet? Nice work. »

  2. @itburns Thank you! so much more diplomatic than the have vs have not vs fail to pick good dna tired arguments! One question tho- does he have to pull her hair first or not? »

  3. Learned the hard way- inexpensive carbon tubbies can be found (a la Planet X, others). The risk- recessed spoke design turning something awesome into painful. Prepare to reglue to true. 2cx races and there I was. So not worth it to me who doesn’t have tim… »

Cyclists can (and usually do) go on for hours as to why they ride their bikes, and most of their reasons can sound, well, a bit flakey to anyone not enamored with shaved legs and being done up in lycra. “I do it to keep fit”, “It keeps me slim”, “I’m a competitor, I love to race”, “It’s the free...

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  1. @marcus i dont have a dog in this fight, but it does seem they’ve got one over on you if they have you believing they train the sheep to do stuff… »

What I have always loved about Mountain Biking is the immersion into the woods; the sense of solitude that comes in the wilderness that is lost entirely in the convenience and hustle of the cities I’ve always lived in. What I always hated about Mountain Biking is that my mountain bike never feels enough like my road bike.I was but a budding...

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  1. But hey lets not forget- KFC for silver! USA Women had a good showing. Even if Vos dominated. »

  2. @G’rilla but but but its not fair…. »