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Velominatus: Mikael Liddy

Order: Black Order Velominatus

Location: Adelaide, South Australia

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New member of the Velominatus Paterfamilias club & fighting the Breeding & Blimping instincts doggedly!

@Mikael Liddy's activity:

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...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @piwakawaka if you don’t, I will! @sanspareil well there’s a way to make an entrance…lovely looking stable. »

This photo is perhaps the greatest of all time; it shows The Prophet riding in the 1969 Ronde van Vlaanderen, kit and machine perfect. Rule #9 conditions in abundance. He’s gone off the front with some 80km left to race, which predictably sent his directeur into a rage. Ordered to return to the bunch, Merckx calmly suggested he go screw hi...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Daccordi Rider I’ve been forced to promise that I’ll wait at least until he can hold his head up before buying him one of the wooden balance bikes…he’ll have to make do with his BabyMolteni jersey c/o Fyxo for the time being. »

  2. @Daccordi Rider Ouch, I know of someone who broke both arms, many ribs & shattered his sternum after being on the wrong end of that type of collision. Sounds like you came away reasonably unscathed. »

  3. @asyax see I rarely go as far as full tights as knee warmers & booties tend to be sufficient here, plus shaved legs & lined suit pants is a combination that delivers some rather fine sensations. »

The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro. A new power take-off belt has also been installed. And the punch card reader has been refurbished.Broome and Berti are already riding the Critérium du Dauphiné. The top contenders prefer the Dauphiné for the decent recovery all...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Steampunk yeah BMC’s form management looks dicey…both TJ & Cuddles seemed pretty hot in May but they’ve gone about their tour prep very differently. Cuddles avoiding racing & focussing on recovery, while as you picked TJ seems to have tried to … »

This photo is perhaps the greatest of all time; it shows The Prophet riding in the 1969 Ronde van Vlaanderen, kit and machine perfect. Rule #9 conditions in abundance. He’s gone off the front with some 80km left to race, which predictably sent his directeur into a rage. Ordered to return to the bunch, Merckx calmly suggested he go screw hi...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @asyax while there’s no doubt some Rule #5 on display in those pictures I see we’ve not been able to shame you in to the main aspect of Rule #33 compliance yet… »

  2. In a complete absence of Rule #5 (although an homage to The Prophet in a way) I’ve spent his birthday weekend staring whistfully at the bike while couchbound thanks to a rather spectacular bout of back & neck spasms last week. In other potentially bl… »

The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro. A new power take-off belt has also been installed. And the punch card reader has been refurbished.Broome and Berti are already riding the Critérium du Dauphiné. The top contenders prefer the Dauphiné for the decent recovery all...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. It’s nice to see the name in the top 20, although the shine comes off it somewhat when you see that you only scored 4 points! »

  2. @sprider Here’s where you need to look for the scoring guide, what it sounds like has happened is your Costa pick has been mapped incorrectly (as you’ll see Frank allude to above, it happened to a few people). If that’s the case use the dispute button nex… »

This week’s Guest Article comes from our friend, @blacktoolpower (l) and our editor Drummond Moir (r). In anticipation of our book’s imminent release, these two donned their lab coats and headed out to the streets of London to assess the state of Rule Compliance in the city’s commuter crowd. Always remember: leave this kind of ins...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Barracuda Oh god…we’d need some pretty significant stock levels! »

Update: You can watch the live stream (assuming it works from the velodrome) on the Velominati channel at USTREAM. When you log in, you’ll first see my little test video of my puppy eating grass. Please disregard me yelling at it. That never happened.I have always considered myself to have a good imagination, something I attribute half to my...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. sheeit, this thing’s still another 9 hours away? I may as well go to bed then… »

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...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Garrr not seeing too much wrong with that for a starter steed. »

This week’s Guest Article comes from our friend, @blacktoolpower (l) and our editor Drummond Moir (r). In anticipation of our book’s imminent release, these two donned their lab coats and headed out to the streets of London to assess the state of Rule Compliance in the city’s commuter crowd. Always remember: leave this kind of ins...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Ken Ho if you look at his most recent rambling tirade he tries to make the case for abstaining from eating meat. »

  2. @Ken Ho that was just the view of one heretic… »

The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro. A new power take-off belt has also been installed. And the punch card reader has been refurbished.Broome and Berti are already riding the Critérium du Dauphiné. The top contenders prefer the Dauphiné for the decent recovery all...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @scaler911 Those measurements mean nothing to me… »

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...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @andrew @mouse yeah I stand corrected, that’s done it beautifully. @Barracuda was right in that the bars were flowing in to the hoods perfectly, hope it’s comfy. Having some serious N+1 itches that absolutely cannot be scratched at the moment…on the hu… »

I find it interesting to observe the chasm between parties engaged in a conversation, particularly in response to questions being asked. I’m thinking, at present, of the question, “How many bikes do you have?” My feelings in response are nothing short of complex and maybe a bit confused; reservation that I feel I should have a mo...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @frank except you forgot to shop out the shadow on the gravel…tbh I expected better from you. »

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...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Harminator Unless you’re planning on giving it away to charity I think it might be beyond my budget…I may also need to move to Frank-esque seat post levels to compensate for the height difference. »

  2. @DerHoggz Yup, wouldn’t want to move the bars too much (if at all). Probably more a case of correcting the hood placement. »

I find it interesting to observe the chasm between parties engaged in a conversation, particularly in response to questions being asked. I’m thinking, at present, of the question, “How many bikes do you have?” My feelings in response are nothing short of complex and maybe a bit confused; reservation that I feel I should have a mo...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @frank bah, knew there was a good reason to stay on clinchers. More rule compliant! »

  2. Beautiful bike, couple of questions though: Are you hoping to slide by on the Rule #40 infraction because the decals on the wheels are above the valve? You mentioned racing some cross on it too, what has become of the Neederap? »

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...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Dan_R sorry but that’s a bike that should never have Group-san anywhere near it… »

The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro. A new power take-off belt has also been installed. And the punch card reader has been refurbished.Broome and Berti are already riding the Critérium du Dauphiné. The top contenders prefer the Dauphiné for the decent recovery all...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @brett want a bed sheet & burning cross with those picks? »

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...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. @Dr C perhaps you’d have been in better shape without the extra weight of that scrotum hanging off the seat. Other than that abomination the first picture looks pretty epic. Awesome effort by the way. »

The mighty VSP generator has been switched on once again. The mil-spec hydraulic fluid has been changed since the Giro. A new power take-off belt has also been installed. And the punch card reader has been refurbished.Broome and Berti are already riding the Critérium du Dauphiné. The top contenders prefer the Dauphiné for the decent recovery all...

@Mikael Liddy's posts:

  1. Interesting this…you’d wanna have form, but still be about a month or so from peaking. VSP PICKS: 1. TJ 2. The Roman Cross 3. Martin (the Irish one) 4. Rui Costa 5. Kangaert »