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Velominatus: piwakawaka

Order: Level 1 Velominatus

Location: Wellington New Zealand

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Mamil ,married, two bikes one yacht, no kids... Still pushing pedals.

@piwakawaka's activity:

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @RedRanger So 40-50 min climb for 12 min decent ? »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. Haven’t done the math, just think this is how it will be. »

  2. VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps): 1. Nibali 2. Evans 3. Uran 4. Santambrogio 5. Betancur »

  3. Fucken brilliant coverage here http://www.steephill.tv/players/720/rai/?title=Last+7+Km+of+Stage+15&dashboard=giro-d-italia&id=d143c73f-aef5-4f28-96c4-e474c42ebfb6&yr=2013 This is what is so special about what we do, the finish is immense , … »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. The VMH knew what it was called FFS! »

  2. @Dan_R Talk about a con job, as if there aren’t already enough bits of kit to buy, someone in marketing dreams up that little beauty, bet it costs as much as an actual jacket!! »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @San Tonio Nothing mainstream about this media Champ! Cant see Sky backing Wiggans now, last years TDF was almost designed for him, he has shown he cant compete on these types of parcours, so that rules out the Vuelta as well, if he had won the Giro then… »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. ToC Stage V Jens laying down a truckload of V, first he dragged 17 guys off the front of the peleton in a fantastic demonstration of an echelon into a cross wind, then attacks his gruopetto who had stayed away despite the race leader being in the bunch, … »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @The Grande Fondue That’s some serious shit right there! »

  2. The good news is like anything you can get better, but you have to practise it, it’s all well and good burying yourself on the climb, but you need to ride hard over the summit, Sur La Plaque, zip up your jersey, get in your drops and Focus and Concentrate… »

  3. I found this useful http://cyclingtips.com.au/2010/04/descending-tips/ I have tried leaning the bike and sitting more upright, odd but effective. »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @scmtns Meat got us off the savannah and where we are today, whether that’s a good thing or not is moot. Mmmm meat, Mmmm fat. »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @frank. Very interesting point though, because I thought the same thing about the Columbians. I wonder if their status in the late eighties had to do with innovating EPO use? They can’t stay on their bikes to save their life, either. It always seems to m… »

  2. @Bianchi Denti I’m more worried about the size of Evans jaw these days, who woulda thought it could get any bigger? Seems to be a performance correlation! What happened to the Canuck? Very disappointing. »

We’re into day four of the Six Days of the Giro series, let’s talk trash. Yes the Tour de France started a few years before the Giro and has always been credited as The Tour to win. You win the Giro, you are a stud. Win the Tour and you are a stud for life. Why is that? Is the Tour longer, tougher, more murderous, more beautiful? In the 20...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. La finale »

  2. @Mirko It’s the romance and style, almost against the odds, that I love in these bloody things! I just cant feel like that about a part of the world where money rules…dirty money. I’m all for them going there, getting their piece, they are Pro’s af… »

  3. @Deakus It Does Not Have Merit! Lets see want to go for a bike ride? Spain? Italy? France? Er England, not so much…. seems like the big bucks for cycling is in the Gulf, Tour of Dubai anyone? »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @il ciclista medio »

  2. Uran will mark Nibali and take the time bonus and stage, Evans will catch Santambrogio who went early and Henao will drag Wiggans up to fifth VSP PICKS: 1. Uran 2. Nibali 3. Evans 4. Santambrogio 5. Wiggans »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @DerHoggz Yeah but riding slow is boring as fuck, and who has that kind of time? »

We’re into day four of the Six Days of the Giro series, let’s talk trash. Yes the Tour de France started a few years before the Giro and has always been credited as The Tour to win. You win the Giro, you are a stud. Win the Tour and you are a stud for life. Why is that? Is the Tour longer, tougher, more murderous, more beautiful? In the 20...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @scaler911 Outstanding »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @Spun Up one more thing, The Prophet said no food on rides under 4 hours, but for us mere mortals, i.e myself, no food on rides under 2 hours and only water in the bidon unless you are racing. »

  2. @Spun Up It’s not so much how you are eating more to do with what you’re eating, without knowing I’m guessing, but stop the carbs! The worst offenders are highly processed foods, white bread, bread, pasta, white rice, rice, potatoes, chips, corn chips, bi… »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @roger Awesome thanks! 50 seconds for a tire and tube, there’s something to aim for. »

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...

@piwakawaka's posts:

  1. @frank Yeah he looked juiced to the eyeballs at last years TDF, great stage yesterday, shapes up really well for the ITT, Nibali and Hesjedal have more than 1.20 in the bank on Wiggans even Evans has 1.16, I’m sure that’s not quite where Sky wanted to … »