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Velominatus: KSManning

Order: Level 4 Velominatus

Location: United States

@KSManning's activity:

V Day

Ah, February 14 is here again. A very special day for all of us. A day you don’t want to forget. A day when you make that extra effort to show the one you love just how much they mean to you. V Day.On this day, I will rise early, tiptoeing out of bed so as not to make any noise and stir the sleeping. I will dress quickly and quietly, leaving...

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Solitude

The task spreads out before me like molasses poured onto a tabletop, indulging in its viscous immensity. Its growing breadth makes it a kind of enigma, the sort distinguished by an elusive end and therefor an intangible beginning. It occurs to me, at this moment, that the difference between those who achieve and those who stagnate is not measu...

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  1. Yep, just like molasses this was thick, sweet, and syrupy. »

Best Kit Ever?

What is the best pro team kit ever? I’m talking team kit only, not a leader’s jersey, national team jersey or the national champion jersey. Not the worst either, for those are legion and worthy of a much longer article than this. @wiscot and I exchanged emails about Urs Freuler and the fantastic Atala kit which led to quick discussion o...

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  1. Not much sucks more than this poor guy (does he not realize YOU CAN SWITCH TEAMS? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=448462655197671&set=a.448462208531049.93798.151307621579844&type=1&theater »

The Works

La Vie Velominatus. It is the life we, as Velominati, lead.  It is life as a disciple of cycling, of the greater meaning the bike holds and the lessons it teaches us. Along the path, one of our great duties is the wholesale consumption of the great Works related to our sport. From periodicals to books to films, herin lies the list of works consi...

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  1. No mention of the “Fabulous World of Cycling” series by Winning International (AKA Winning Magazine)? http://www.ebay.com/itm/140858085014?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 »

Name Badge

Rule #57 is clear: No stickers. The detail-oriented Velominatus, however, will immediately understand the difference between a sticker and a decal. You cherish your machine; the Name Badge allows you to mark your trusted steed with your call-sign. Each Name Badge is hand-made to order and bears the name you designate.Made only of the highest-qua...

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  1. @snoov If you have a black bike order “white” and it’ll look great- just like in the picture. »

  2. Careful when you order, folks. The backing is clear, and the ‘black’ or ‘white’ means the letter color. I now have a clear sticker with black letters. For my black bicycle … »