Velominatus: silkrider
Order: Level 3 Velominatus
Location: fruita, colorado
eons ago i spent two seasons racing crits. i started out Cat 5, and by the time i was done, they had made a Cat 6 just for me. i love cycling. i love my bicycles.
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eloquently and perfectly put as usual. for me, starting is sometimes more difficult than that final climb when my legs are already spent. »
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they don’t make them hard like that anymore. »
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i gave up beer and wine once. worst three days of my life. i am nowhere close to ideal weight, i figure i need to just get stronger, and no matter how light i am, the only way i see to progress is to get stronger. i’d rather be a strong guy on a “heavy” … »
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you, sir, are hard like woodpecker lips. good luck and kick ass! »
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@frank i always say…”profanity is a crutch for illiterate and ignorant motherfuckers.” but that’s just me. »
@frank i say this is just another reason *why* we are the chosen ones. it’s real and raw, unapologetic, no false facade, it’s who we are. we don’t hide it and pretend we are above it, we ARE it. wiggins didn’t censor himself, why should we? one of the… »
i wonder if they get to keep those outfits. »
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@Skinnyphat that doesn’t sound that bad actually »
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@Flying Crowbar wow, tragic like hamlet. perhaps it’s a danish thing… »
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so, i first read this article back in january. i’ve thought about the article and these brakes almost every day since then, looking at them online, reading whatever i could about them, pretty much obsessed with them. today, nary 10 minutes ago, i ordere… »
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that is a genius idea on AAA’s part. makes me have some more respect for them. if the service ever comes to colorado, i just might join AAA. »
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oh, and i would much rather have the worst legs of Pantani than my best ever legs times five. »
excellent article. i thought it was just me. i don’t know why one day i will climb like a lion, the next day i will climb like a cripple. the days i have where my legs work like they should seem to be few and far between. also…nice use of the word a… »
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from now on, when it’s cold, i’m not wearing a gay ass lycra skull cap under a helmet, i’m wearing just a bad ass knit cap like a real cyclist…. »
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@Xyverz did you shoot that over the shoulder or under the arm? »
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@Cyclops isn’t that sorta like saying “i love to breathe” ? »
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i’m more of an “over the shoulder” guy, and i’m also more of a “dammit, i just blew snot all over my shoulder” kinda guy. i will try the under the arm method. luckily i’m an ambi-blower, i can launch a snot rocket either side, so i got that going for me… »
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@minion come to colorado, your question shall be answered…. i love my bicycle, i am constantly amazed by what it can do, and what it does, this article is right on… »
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@brett i’m the same way. I’ve gone back and forth with the smoking, i found the bike keeps it away. I cannot do both, and lucky for me, my body chooses cycling. good piece, nice to know i’m not the only one. »
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I don’t think that is tobacco. I bet Super Mario was a mountain biker at heart. I gotta say, even with bright yellow fingerless gloves, the guy is stylin’ like no other. »
@itburns @unversio i guess i’m a little jealous of guys who can ride rollers. i’ve tried, god knows i’ve tried. i tried in front of the tv, i tried with music, i once tried drunk (bad idea). the longest i ever managed to ride them was about 15 min… »
for everyone talking about rollers and trainers…yeah, i’ve ridden them, but to me, riding rollers or trainers is sort of like jumping up and down “training” to jump rope for the day you actually have a rope. same motion, but just not the same. nothing… »