Velominati Super Prestige:
Giro D'Italia 2013
Velominati Community Profile Archive

Velominatus: RedRanger

Order: Black Order Velominatus

Location: Tucson, AZ

Social:

Aviation mechanic/Avionics tech in training. Work part time. Riding a bike when ever I get a chance.

@RedRanger's activity:

The Wearing-o-the Kit

Is it awesome to wear matching jerseys and shorts? Yes, but it took me a long time and a trip to Italy to have this revelation. Is it a violation of The Rules (#14)? Perhaps.I always had a drawer full of black bib shorts and a drawer of jerseys. It makes it easy to get dressed to ride, black goes with everything. Grab clean shorts, meditate over j...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. »

  2. Funny thing is, this was the first article I read back in the summer of 2010. Been looked since. »

  3. @Darren welcome and thanks for that original idea. Looking good makes everything more fun. End of. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. why would anyone cover up The V kit???? That’s insanity.  »

  2. So am I stupid for riding XC MTB with just a standard road kit, ie bib and jersey? if I run into a cactus I can’t think of anything that will save me anyway. So I choose to be comfortable and looplas good as I can look. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. holy Merckx! Im in the top 5! »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. @frank yup, you have so much more control bombing down some single track if you get out of the saddle and let the bike move around. Keep the front tire aimed in the right direction and the rest will follow. I find it amazing how fast my hard tail can ge… »

The Keepers

Cycling is a mighty sport with a rich and complex history. Every company, racer, piece of kit, and component has a legend, a story behind it; in many cases it also has a personal and nostalgic connection to our lives.  While this particular sport is steeped in tradition, it is also fiercely modern, a fact that serves only to deepen its complexity...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. This isnt about rules or anything like that. Just a nice little story to read http://www.dogheirs.com/dogsarefamily/posts/3312-man-takes-his-15-year-old-dog-on-one-last-amazing-journey-photos »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. @PeakInTwoYears that sounds pretty Awesome. I’m gonna have to look it up. I’ve heard of the Colorado trail race, that’s sounds like hell, totally self supported. »

  2. P.S. I was wearing pretty much a XC set up, bib & jersey, but I had to take my camelbak. Once you ride under the interstate, there is on sign of civilization until you get back to your car. I carried about 5 liters of water, drank 3. better safe than … »

  3. Headed out for a ride on the AZ trail(trail that goes from the Mexican border to the Utah border) it was about 34 degrees out with really no shade to be found. AZ trail portion Sorry about the blurry portion in the picture. My phone has gotten scratche… »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. Those things are horrible. We get them a lot here in Tucson, AZ. The fucking things are blinding when its bright as shit out(as in all the time) It never crossed my mind to wear one. I hope it never does, cause Ill need a proper beating with mini pumps. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. This was posted on FB today by Vittoria and fi'zi:k. Passo Stelvio today… »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. I have a second date coming soon! »

  2. First date this morning. We are going MTBing. Could be the start of something good. At least this one knows how to ride a bike. »

The Gear

Our products represent the spirit of Velominati; every product we offer is made with the utmost attention to detail – no compromises were made in their selection or design. Whenever possible, our products are made my small, locally-owned businesses who share our passion for quality and we make every effort to ensure they are made in an enviro...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. @frank Thanks, Ill think Ill be down for a full kit next time around. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. Bugger! 2 of my top 5 dropped out. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. @Mikael Liddy I was so pissed that Levi won that damn race!!! »

  2. @Mikael Liddy That was memorable for sure!!! »

  3. @frank That video of Spartacus is a straight clinic on descending. it should be mandatory watching for everyone getting a bike. »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro d’Italia 2013, Stage 10

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Sanchez 2. Betancour 3. Nibbles 4. Evans 5. Uran »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. just a tweak VSP PICKS (1st Rest Day Swaps): 1. Nibbles 2. Evans 3. Scar face 4. Ryder 5. Wiggins »

V-Socks

Its true that socks can be any color you like, but the Velominatus knows in their heart that the only true choice is the color Coppi, Anquetil, Merckx, De Vlaeminck, Hinault, Fignon, and LeMond rode: white.We drew the line at offering a color outside of white, but we do understand that the Goldilocks Principle can’t offer a single perfect len...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. While I was sitting in my truck getting my shoes on for a short MTB ride before work, I was struck by how perfect these socks are with my shoes. that said, they didnt stay very white by the end. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. @DerHoggz ask your favorite LBS »

Pink or Yellow?

We’re into day four of the Six Days of the Giro series, let’s talk trash. Yes the Tour de France started a few years before the Giro and has always been credited as The Tour to win. You win the Giro, you are a stud. Win the Tour and you are a stud for life. Why is that? Is the Tour longer, tougher, more murderous, more beautiful? In the 20...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. First bike race I ever watched was a stage of the 2010 Giro while I was living in Sicily. Made me want to get a bike right away. »

    2. Older Posts