Velominati Super Prestige:
Giro D'Italia 2013
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Velominatus: DerHoggz

Order: Black Order Velominatus

Location: Western Pennsylvania

I'm pretty new to cycling, but I am embracing the rules and attempting to lay down some V.

@DerHoggz's activity:

Time Out

My wife and I live in subtropical Maui. We moved here partly to break the horrible cycle of fall fitness followed by winters of undersubscribed gym memberships, eleven minute turbotrainer sessions, weight gain followed by depression and a complete loss of cycling fitness every f’ing spring. Bib knickers worn until May to ride exhausting littl...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @Rob Florida cycling: KOMs on overpasses. »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. So COTHO is calling out Di Luca?  Interesting… https://twitter.com/lancearmstrong/status/337925588394328065 What a raging narcissist douche. »

  2. @LA Dave I’m starting to get pissed because almost every comment section just starts flinging doping accusations.  God forbid someone actually wins a race, that is essentially the same as a positive test. »

  3. @unversio Seeing the effects of Wiggo/Sky throughout the peloton following their domination last year… »

The Rides

The Ride. It is the cathedral of our sport, where we worship at the altar of the Man with the Hammer. It is the end to our means. Indeed, The Bike may be the central tool to our sport, but to turn the pedals is to experience the sensation of freedom, of flight. It is all for The Ride.The world is overflowing with small, twisty roads that capture ou...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. Before it even started just to be clear. »

  2. First ever race.  Registered, went back to the car and first thing I pulled out was the rear wheel.  Sidewall cut, there goes my race… »

The Bikes

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. Give me some recommendations for racing/training tires. »

Guest Article: Down with the YJA

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @paolo Or Taylor Phinney.  Even when he misses the time cut, they make him out to be the second coming. »

La Vie Velominatus: The Sound of Silence

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. Recommendations for mid-velo full on mini-meal at a cafe or such? »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. Nibbles moves up, Cuddles moves in. VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps): 1. Nibbles 2. Cuddles 3. Hesjedal 4. Uran 5. Scarponi »

  2. Passo dello Stelvio, courtesy of BRR »

Descendeur

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @RedRanger It isn’t that bad, I’m 6’1″ on a 56. »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. Is Contador doing the Tour?  I want to see him against Froome on form. »

  2. @frank Too fast fore vowels. What streams are you guys using?  Are they all 80% ads like this Eurosport one? »

Descendeur

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @frank iPhone you say?  No wonder it is blurry as shit… Kidding of course, really captures the speed involved, great photo indeed. »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @xyxax In the fall I was down to 4% body fat as measured by my friend who is a”certified” personal trainer.  I also had about a month or so of on/off respiratory stuff, waking up hacking and such.  Didn’t relate the two at the time, but now I am wonderi… »

Guest Article: Down with the YJA

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. I never understood the love for hi-viz yellow, even prior to knowledge of The Rules when I was wearing athletic shorts, mountain shoes and had hairy legs. »

Descendeur

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @razmaspaz I was going to say something about that jab, but I don’t even know the song.  I listen to Synkrnized and older stuff.  Stu Zender is the man. »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro D’Italia 2013

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. »

Descendeur

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @PeakInTwoYears Never drove a motorcycle, but I can imagine.  You probably do it without realizing from experience on a motorcycle, it is just counter-intuitive to not steer into the corner unless you are told. »

  2. @PeakInTwoYears It isn’t weighting per se, more to do with using the geometry of the bike to cause a turn through countersteering.  From what I’ve seen/read no one has been able to conclude how exactly bikes steer/balance.  (Scientific studies by Univers… »

The Rules

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. Oops. read the wrong quote. »

  2. @ped Ah, placing the burden of proof on the one claiming non-existence, classic.  It is your job to back up your claims. »

Descendeur

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. @snoov That, and gripping the top tube with your knees helps. @frank The difference between motorcycles and bikes is the distribution of mass within the rider/vehicle system.  For a given speed/turn radius/condition/corner there is a certain angle … »

The Rules

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...

@DerHoggz's posts:

  1. *than May have hit a nerve there. »

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