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Velominatus: american psycho

Order: Level 4 Velominatus

Location: Switzerland, going uphill

Steel Colnagos rule.

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Saved By The Bike

Addiction is typically defined as a bad thing. Addiction to drugs, to alcohol, sex or even work is usually portrayed as a condition to be battled, to overcome. The same sources may recommend a strict regime of regular exercise and healthy living as the perfect antidote to the bad addictions that befall an overwhelming majority of the general popul...

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  1. I used to ride with some older guys, one of who leaned toward evangelism.  One day he brought a friend with who was studying theology and had a serious clean bike obsession. This future theologist asked my buddy Tim “Are you religious?” Tim answered wit… »

Self-Chosen: Il Pirata & Il Giro

We continue our Six Days of the Giro series with a look at the troubled bond between Marco Pantani and the Giro.Some were meant to be tormented, as though it were preordained that their brilliance should be balanced with fatal flaws. These are tortured souls, whose dramatic highs are equalled only by the devastating depths of their lows. Continu...

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  1. Another Italian great!  Monte Casale, 2003.  Grandma brought the chocolates! »

  2. Oktoberfest! »

Return Of The Gumwall

If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that ‘useful’ things like practicality and functionality can often take a back seat to more basic pursuit of aesthetics and taste. If you haven’t, then your name might just be Paul.You may have also become aware that there is occasional flagrant flouting of certain guidel...

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  1. I’m sorry, but the gum-wall is old school – I’m going with all-black on my ’72 Super to match the seat, bar tape, and (oh my!) the black hoods. »

Anatomy of a Photo: Casually Deliberate Masterclass

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I’d need a thousand just to describe the carefully disheveled cap placement. I’d need another grand just to describe the positioning of the cranks or front skewer or downtube shifters. I’d be another mille mot in the hole to discuss the fit of the jersey or the white socks and b...

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  1. Anyone notice the Betty’s in the background on the right! Also, his brake levers aren’t drilled on the TDF photo. Looks like I’ll be needing some white bar tape soon… »

Does a Bike Have a Soul?

Does a bike have a soul? I can’t make that argument, I don’t think I do either, actually. But we do invest a lot of emotion, pride and dare I say love in our bikes. We form emotional bonds to inanimate objects all the time. My favorite old dead car had to sit in the driveway for another year falling further into rusty disrepair before...

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  1. I’ve got that Colnago jacket those 2 thinner guys in the video were wearing. I’ve got a 1972 Colnago Super I used to race in restoration. I’ve got a 1976 Colnago Mexico I’m restoring. I ride a mid 90′s Colnago Master Olympic. I buy and resell Colnagos… »

The Rise and Fall of the Clipless Pedal

The modern cyclist, as they enter the sport, will find themselves purchasing a set of shoes which contain a cleat that clips into the pedals on their bike. It should come as no surprise, then, that the term we use for the action of engaging shoe to pedal is “clip in”. Obviously, this style of pedals is thusly called the “clipless...

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  1. they’re know in Colorado by all the roadies and MTBers I know (I’m 46, used to race my old Colnago with Diadoras & toe clips) as ‘clicker’, not ‘clipless’. the first MTB version from Shimano, the SPDs, were know as the Shimano Pedal Disaster, dubbed … »

Velominati Super Prestige: Tour de France 2012

We are proud to announce a change to the Velominati Super Prestige moving forward: sponsorship. We are delighted (if a little surprised) at the interest our partners showed in this endeavor, despite the short notice we gave them. Four sponsors will be gracing the sides of our team bus for this year’s race: fi’zi:k is our Super Domesti...

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  1. VSP PICKS: 1. Evans 2. Leipheimer 3. Wiggins 4. Valverde 5. Nibaldi »