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Velominatus: Beers

Order: Level 1 Velominatus

Location: Waitakere

Tortoise extraordinaire

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The Theory of Special Relativity states that time for a moving object passes more quickly than for a stationary object. Einstein, in deriving this theory, demonstrated great insight and creative power for which he is considered perhaps the greatest mind in human history. If he had owned a set of rollers, however, he’d be considered a common...

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  1. Awesome Frank! might have to give it a go oneday.. This article had me realise, that if the time of the stationery observer is faster relative to the person travelling extremely fast, whenever a space ship jumps to ‘hyperspace’, it also must travel into … »

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 Name and shame for our benefit! »

La Vie Velominatus isn’t a part-time gig. La Vie means the life, and The V is my life. Otherwise, I’d be Some V Velominatus, some of the time.Even when I’m not riding my bike, like the last two weeks (for reasons which don’t really matter, and offering them only renders them excuses), I live La Vie through other avenues. Eve...

@Beers's posts:

  1. Really enlightening the variety around here, not a day goes by without further education. Just as kit appears many feel justified by supporting locally grown butchery, I’d implore anyone consuming tofu or other soy products to research where they come fro… »

  2. Just reminded me a local burger joint makes a killer Satay veggie burger. All this talk of food is making me hungus… »

  3. Good for you Brett. Couldn’t really give a fuck what someone eats to be honest, if it works for you, great! Variety is the spice of life, and all that. I’m not going to hassle you for being vego, just as I would expect not to be hassled for being omnivor… »

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. @G’rilla read a @G’rilla Read an article in Ride mag about left rear, apparently only like 1 or 2 rider on the tour ride left rear? I ride left rear road and MTB, and given that I’m a right hander, I like the extra strength and modulation my right hand… »

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...

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  1. @Dr C Kill it and spill the glory! There is no V in “sand bagging”. »

  2. @Giles They would be fucking WIN on a rain bike though! Those few seconds pumping the water off the rim before the pads work clenches my buttocks everytime… »

  3. @LA Dave That’s what I’m saying. There is nothing to say that what you are watching ISN’T ALREADY great and clean racing. Your doubt is hypothetical. The only way for you to enjoy, is to suspend your doubt, because it may very well be unfounded! If yo… »

  4. Well, just fuck. You either enjoy the racing on offer at the time, or you doubt every result for eternity. I can’t believe fans wanting Hinault or Merckx to be ‘just’ better than the peleton. Crushing the other riders is what brings legend. The only way … »

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. @Ron Yes. I believe they call themselves hipsters. Dressing gentlemanly whilst covering oneself in copious exposed tattoos also calls to the irony you speak of. Some of it I think is cool actually, but I’m ironically trying to live my life, whilst being… »

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...

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  1. @frank And rightly so! Yeah that first rain is a total bastard, went down one day on an intersection I have ridden hundreds  of times (literally) in such condtions… »

In most situations, silence is an ominous thing that signals impending doom. Having never been in any danger myself, I base this largely on my experience watching box-office movies. As a general rule, I use Hollywood as the principal source of information on all subjects as they relate to doom and politics, principally because I’m loath t...

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  1. @frank Don’t know why, but I hate the loud noise of the expensive/flash hubs these days. I can’t remember where, but I read an article where a rider joined some pros for a training ride. After discussing prior with one of them about ettiqute and style, … »

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...

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  1. @mouse I’m glad, never my intention to annoy people would rather quit posting, tongue always firmly in cheek, and noted your post here on the YJA article. I too had a similar experience to you, which gave purpose to my comment here, was a tool driving a… »

  2. @RedRanger Awesome! »

  3. @mouse Sorry seem to have pushed your buttons somehow… »

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...

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  1. @Kah I see, my mistake, also been across your project, which is to be applauded. There seem to be more riders around our country now, if I was to generalise, the people that seem to have started lately do tend to don the YJA, so that seems to be a big thi… »

  2. @Erik Andersen I appreciate the danger, but it’s going a bit far saying the rules or article are trying to kill? I mean, you can’t hold this community to that, really? I understand where you are coming from but the Rules aren’t a life and death situation … »

  3. @pistard Nah, thats just coz us cyclists love to bitch. We bitch about YJA, they bitch about you looking fantastic. It’s just how cyclists roll, right? »

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. @VanBrudenrijden The rules are the rules, no exceptions. Break them, but do so in the knowledge that you are breaking the rules. And then refer Rule #1. »

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...

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  1. Have the riders all been pashing each other or something, Twiggo, Hesjedal, even Wurf (excellent blog) been suffering from chest infections. Either that or they been sucking in each others snot rockets… yuk »

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...

@Beers's posts:

  1. Never understood how offeded some seem by others choice of attire, I think I’d rather worry about when I can next spin the cranks than some other douche.. »

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...

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  1. I’m no pro, but there is nothing quite like getting passed by a car at the top of a climb, then riding its arse through the twisties down the other side. »

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...

@Beers's posts:

  1. @DerHoggz WTF is happening there, bongo drums on the nice aero helmet? Crack me up! »

  2. @Mikael Liddy Congrats! It’s not manly to say, and never would have before having my own, but he is one beautiful boy! Our 1 week old is kicking our ass at nights (just need to HTFU!), hope you’re having more luck.. »