Velominatus: zalamanda
Order: Level 3 Velominatus
tall londoner with a dodgy back
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the food reminds me of my time in Pau. I had wild boar instead of lamb. frahnk l’m so jealous »
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Il Delore is a cool blog. One of my favourite photos is Coppi and his Alfa, @pedale captures the same ‘decisive moment’. He definitely knows his zucchini. »
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VSP PICKS: 1. tornado tom 2. eddy bos 3. phil gil 4. spartacus 5. peter sagan »
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what do you call a rider like De Vlaemininck? He could lead from the front like a passista and was the definition of a flahute, after all, he was the first to win PR four times. He was a proper hardman. »
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That’s a five star ride. What I like about it are the details; the chainstay bridge, the Ritchey caps on the seatstays and the simple colour scheme. I bet it’s floats like a magic carpet. Steel is real! »
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@heinous my chemistry teacher, a bulbous fat Northerner, used to stick his tie down pants, maybe to distract us from his massive beer gut. In fact he looked like Schmoi without the hat. BTW the first issue of Spincycle had a tasty piece on wheelbuilding… »
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@ralph it’s funny you should say that; I was thinking how he looks and rides like Coppi, whom, allegedly, the rider in Belleville is based on. »
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another great piece, I was thinking the same thing. it’s winter over here tho and about 3 degrees, wet and windy. I love the smell of glue in the morning »
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this is what I call a proper tache while laying down plenty of V. he’s so hard his hair is still in place »
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@unversio I agree. I run my gp4′s/campy SR hubs as my winter/all rounder wheels because they perfect for the rough London roads. They float like a magic carpet and in the wet the Conti’s are stickier than shit on a blanket. It’s got nothing to do with… »
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@unversio that’s made my morning. I wonder how long the blame game lasted »
We’ve all been there. As cyclists it’s a matter of when not if we’ll prang, crash, shunt. It’s when you lose your mojo is the biggest problem is recovery. It took me ages to corner hard in the wet after Id’ broken my elbow, and skinned my face, arms and l… »
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As always a great, inspiring post. I like the ’The beer and pizza made us whole again.’ It always does; even tastier after a heavy session on the bikes. @frahnk, mebbe new tubes? »
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@motor city You must live in GB. I know those symptoms well. I caned a bottle of mulled wine last night to make me feel better. »
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I like the piece. I’ve turned plenty of squares in my time while inhaling wasps. However, no roads for me for the next few days as London is covered in 10cms of snow, ice and shit!. The last time I rode in weather like this it ended badly. »
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@snoov I totally agree. The whole process: stretching, glueing, mounting, reglueing, remounting, cursing is nothing when compared to the ride. London roads needs something heavy duty, my GP4′s/Conti Giro is five star awesomeness. »
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@ErikdR I run something similar, though London has the odd bump in the road. Passing a Cycleway Hero in a granny gear on a hill when riding 42×15 really PISSES them off, it shows plenty of V. »
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@frahnk, can you give me the skinny on your superleggere w/set. I’ve checked the CR site which doesn’t say much apart from their weight; 900g. Do they use their Richter hubs or a custom version? Are your Veloflex the Extreme or Carbon’s and what are they … »
@frahnk, you’re a poet… Mao had the Little Red Book, Morrison had the Lords and New Creatures: you should print the Book of Strack; Voices In My Head »
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@frahnk as you yanks say: good jarb. it would inneresting to find out how your superfly wheelset compared to a factory set »
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@allezfignon or service his bike, especially the saddle, in his hotel room circa ‘A Sunday In Hell’ »
VSP PICKS: 1. wiggo 2. nibbles 3. phinney 4. heysedal 5. uran »