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Velominatus: RedRanger

Order: Black Order Velominatus

Location: Tucson, AZ

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

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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. We have 1 mountain to climb and descend. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. It was posted on the Fairwheel bikes FB page. If you like bike bling, you should like their page. They do a lot of really costum stuff, even  fabricating carbon stuff. Those Tune tea tests I posted a while back sell for $240 a set. These bidons are pretty… »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. @Gianni Im sure dan can help you. or maybe these »

  2. @mcsqueak is there any play in the hubs? »

  3. @Gianni We all have to! »

  4. @xced I would fly to Seattle myself and challenge frank to a duel by mini pumps if I ever caught wind of him wearing those. »

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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. I don’t think these are actually for sale. I couldn’t afford them either way. »

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. @G’rilla awesome. You’ll need to show me when/if I move up there. it can one pretty techy here also. lots of rocks. »

  2. Everything here is Hike/bike. The AZ trail has periodic gates to open and close to prevent cattle from escaping. »

  3. @G’rilla what are the trails like there? are they MTB specific? »

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. I must be more flexible than I think. My Niner is a large with a 110 cm stem in the -6 degree position. I find it pretty comfy and helps get my back in a good position. I like being stretched out on the bike. »

  2. @frank http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/race-tech-paris-roubaix-van-summerens-winning-cervelo-r3-29858/ He rides a 61. some team websites actually have that info on rider profiles, but not Garmin. »

  3. @frank http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/pro-bike-ryder-hesjedals-cervelo-rca_284837 pretty crazy. Im 5’10″ and ride 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...

@RedRanger's posts:

  1. Never mind. I dozed off for a bit. must have been longer than I thought. »

  2. @G’rilla Did the race end? eurosprt is showing another bike race. »

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:

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  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 … »

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