Velominatus: pistard
Order: Level 2 Velominatus
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@piwakawaka First thought: do it! Beautiful. Second: needs a proper track stem, but you’ll never find one with the matching panto. (There’s a guy who does milling, drilling and painting though…) Third: wish it was my size. »
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Happy Birthday Eddy! And Merry Festum Prophetae all. Couldn’t decide which Merckx to ride today, so it had to be both. Couple hours on the Pista this morning, couple more on the Corsa Extra after work (where I glued tubulars instead of actually working)…. »
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@PeakInTwoYears After our local “World Naked Bike Ride” rolled past my office last week I heard a mother on the sidewalk seizing the teachable moment; “See, that’s why we wear clothes.” »
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@Spun Up 70s-80s is a significant span, especially with the innovations of the mid to late 80s. If you want to build a frame up period-correct, consider what you do or don’t want in terms of aesthetics and functionality — aero brake levers, indexed shif… »
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@Garrrrh! A free ebook convertor like Calibre should be able to convert it. »
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“Erebus,” the first book by Greenpeace co-founder Robert Hunter, had a similar influence on me. A very dark, disturbing, experimental novel drawing on his experience working at a Winnipeg abbatoir. Long overlooked and out of print, unfortunately. »
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She’s a beaut, Frank! (Still wondering if those are technically MTB pedals). Just built up an 80s Merckx for gravel, hard pack and chip seal; nothing so spectacular, just wide-ish gearing and 25mm diamond tread tubulars on 32 spoke box rims. It’s a bla… »
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Merckxspeed Frank! Stoked that this is finally happening and wishing I could be there. I too have been obsessed with the Hour Record since my cycling infancy. Beyond the brutality of the physical effort, it’s the mental toll, the absolute alone-ness. Th… »
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@snoov While I’ve been known to employ a hammer somewhat indiscriminately myself, I’m hoping the one on the floor there was for the loose baseboards rather than the bike… »
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@Mikael Liddy How many Velominati does it take to change a light bulb? »
Chapeau, Frank and Keepers! Looking forward to picking up a copy. Couldn’t they have pushed the release date to June 17? Oh, and not to be a jackass, but the inventor(s) of the light bulb and the motion picture are debatable. Patents and working exampl… »
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@brett Ha! Got me. Missed the emoticon… @Kah I am an idiot. Please accept my apology. Hill repeats for penance. »
@Kah You misunderstand me, just as you misunderstand The Rules and this article. Velominati Lead by Example. I would never tell a complete stranger that their socks are too long or their EPMS is an embarrassment. The Rules are based on cycling hi… »
@scaler911 @Beers @ChrisO @Deakus Well said, all of you. Anecdotally, I’ve been hit by cars three times in the past two years. Twice while wearing colourful kit (Razesa/Spain jersey, orange Dutch jersey) and the drivers swore they didn’t see me. Third… »
Aesthetics and the misguided faith in visibility the YJA instils in the wearer aside, it’s the smug sense of Authority the magic cloak bestows that gets me. I’ve had YJAs scold me for wearing black kit, for riding in the rain without fenders (or not havin… »
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@minion I often go four hours without food while functioning in the real world. It’s pretty fucking awful, but I manage. »
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@piwakawaka It might just have been the head of the moto driver that was removed… I think the photo is from ’88 on the Gavia, just before things got really bad, so maybe that’s Hampsten in front of Chioccioli? »
@Mikael Liddy I wasn’t suggesting that it ruined that photo. I didn’t even think much of it until @universio pointed it out. Same photo is on Cyclingnews.com, so perhaps that’s when/where it was photoshopped. May not have been to remove another rider, may… »
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I think what universio is referring to are the obvious photoshop artifacts where another rider or two were erased from the image using the clone tool. To the right of Coppino, and at the bottom right of the photo, there are duplicated areas, repeating pat… »
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@mouse Yep, SL is a little lighter than SLX. SLX was introduced a bit earlier, 84 or 85. The rifling in the bottom end of the seat and downtube (and chainstays) makes the bottom bracket area stiffer, and there’s suggestion it was also to beef up the do… »
@roger SL is nothing to sneeze at. I have SL and SLX frames from the era (Merckx) and they both ride beautifully. That’s a nice, handmade Italian frame that appears to be in almost mint condition. Components look to be Athena (below Chorus but rarish in… »
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Match your cuffs to your hatband, your tires to your pocket square. »
@scaler911 There’s a roo farm in Arlington. They escape. Never say never. I never expected to hit a peacock, but almost did last week. Imperious little fuckers think they own the road. »