Velominatus: Steampunk
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Location: Dundas, ON
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In never-ending search for la volupté, Steampunk is an unreconstructed Canadian west coaster transplanted to Ontario, where he rides on every opportunity and sometimes shows up to work as a professor of history. He is a careful student of the Rules and la vie Velominatus, but is not beyond (occasionally) distilling them down to a single path: la vie Cognoscentus. The BFGs are always locked and loaded (that sound you just heard was your soul being crushed by their power). On a more serious note, he is a staunch advocate of commuting by bike and he also fundraises for Bikes to Rwanda.
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@mcsqueak Have you ever seen a malnourished Brit? »
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@frank What?? You stepped out in front of his bike while he was descending Haleakala? »
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I’m not sure what ketamine based drugs Buck is stealing and abusing right now but he sure is excited about another Too Much on 100 Cogal. Everyone who wants to live the Rule #5 life, line up here. -gianniThe 2013 200-on-100 Cogal, or for the crazy bastards repeating it from last year, The 400-on-100 Cogal (aka The Buck Rogers Knee Memorial ride, The Steampuck Gastro Memorial Ride, The What the Fuck Was I thinking Memorial Ride).
On Thursday, June 21st starting at V after V (actual time of sunrise-How Velominati is that?!?) in North Troy, VT the second annual 200-on-100 Cogal will kick off for another crazy, painful, endorphin-induced-hallucinogenic filled, long ass day in the saddle. Last year was amazingly awesome. I will not wax all nostalgic about it. Watch the Ryan Kelly video, read the Cogal page from last year, check out the strava links: It speaks for itself.
I will be driving support in my new-to-me 1984 12 passenger Land Rover Defender 110 with the big ass roof rack which is a right hand drive so I should be able to hand out bidons and drive all at the same time! It will also have plenty of room in case anyone gets injured and needs to bail. Rob has thrown his hat in for possibly driving a support wagon as well so support should be covered.
Logistics will be ironed out as the time approaches and hopefully Roger, aka The 200-on-100 MAN, will help with the planning as he did last year but this time around he is NOT allowed to pay for anything!!!
So be there and be pedaling square by day’s end or regret it for the next 12 months! It’s going to be Fooockin’ Awwwesome (insert Djibouti Dub Video here).”
I still need to find the Djibouti Dub video but I attached the picture of my Velo Support Wagon, BABY!
I think that this is the link for Djubouti but I cannot open it at work as it is banned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOmvdeNa67E
If you do not know Djubouti Dubs, you missing out. Just google them, but not at work!
Thanks!
Buck
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Date - June 20, 2013
5:05 AM - 10:05 PMLocation
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@Marcus Descending skills count. Period. Without them, you fall off your bike or lose gobs of time. Nevertheless: if descending skills are a wash (and I don’t think they are), I fancy the younger legs going up the hills. I’d like to see Evans do well, bu… »
@Mikael Liddy Warm congratulations: let the blimping begin! I have a V theory that blimping is made possible by the fact that your velomifoetus will transmogrify into a velomitoddler, who will transmogrify into a velominatus and then be present to pull y… »
It’s Giro time: what are you doing for your steed? »
Stabbing myself in the leg with a fork with the last two picks, but there seems to be a general consensus over the podium, and I fancy youth over the old guard. That said, I was sorely tempted to throw Pellizotti in there… VSP PICKS: 1. B. Wiggins 2. … »
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@Beers I ride a 56. But I’ve spent the spring pushing the saddle forward and lowering the seatpost in order to get comfortable. Is suspect I’d be happier on a 54/55… »
@Beers definitely sounds as though the bike might be a bit big. You and I are about the same height, and while I’m sure there are myriad ways that height can be distributed, my lower back hurts at the thought of that much reach. I think Nate is probably … »
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@brett in my experience, Kallisto’s leg- and knee-warmers run a bit small (if you’re ultimately going that way, too). I go M in the jersey, L in the bibs, and XL in the warmers. Which means i feel like a pylon. But my guns are disproportionately large. I… »
I can vouch for the Kallisto gear. It’s good stuff. The new design looks pretty slick, too… »
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Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
8:35 AM - 4:00 PMLocation
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All five picks in the top seven. None in the right order and two out of the money. Sigh… »
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@Bespoke Y’know: as soon as I posted it, I figured someone would call me on that. My lone defence is that the pic was taken during a ride, at the top of a hill, so I rolled over to the wall, stood up the bike, all Wiggo-like, smoked a couple of packs of … »
Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
8:35 AM - 4:00 PM
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Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
8:35 AM - 4:00 PM
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Repeats last year’s Café Domestique to the Shed Coffee Bar in Erin
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Date - May 26, 2013
8:35 AM - 4:00 PM
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