Velominatus: frank
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A lifelong Velominatus, the history and culture within cycling fascinates Frank (pronounced in Dutch and Flemish as “Fränk”) and, if given even the vaguest of excuses, will discuss it ad nausium. A devoted cycling aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Question? Email me.
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I was reminded of another reason to weight the outside foot: it unweights your saddle so you’re not a sack of potatoes when you hit a bump you don’t see mid-corner. Its the same principle as riding cobbles or riding a cross bike or a hard-tail MTB: unwei… »
Here’s a news flash for all you aspiring photographers. You know what kind of fancy-dancy high tech camera Pedale used for the cover shot? No? Oh, HIS FUCKING iPHONE. »
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Looks like Cav’s custom Venge has his name written in Velomiskrit. »
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@San Tonio We’ve been at the forefront of bringing attention to Women’s Cycling – to the protest of many in this community when we introduced the Women’s VSP, I might add. I’m proud to see how much momentum the Women’s VSP is gaining and to see the oth… »
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@Nate Word to that, the ‘Tickets seem to be perfectly balanced. Not to talk up a tire too much, but glue a handmade tire like an FMB to a pair and you have perfect balance, perfect suppleness, and perfect grip. My goodness my Guinness! »
@Patrick That’s pretty much how you pronounce it! Raul was a right stud, too. His win into Spa was one of my favorites. Slideshow: Fullscreen: Download: Powered by DM Albums™ @G’rilla, there he is riding that Coors Classic jersey yo… »
@Pedale.Forchetta Merckx be praised! I updated the photo with a higher res version from your site and restored it to its original aspect ration (I had defaced it earlier by cropping – I didn’t know it was yours; I would never do that to your photos!) An… »
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@nkanafani Three? I count at least seven. At least the guy in the back is on a bike at all. »
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Stable geometry is also handy for eating cobbles. »
Merckx was also an amazing descender; in fact, his geometry was tuned to being able to go downhill as fast as possible in order to catch the climbers back on the way down after presumably getting dropped by them on the way up. His bikes are wildly stab… »
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Almost forgot the results were updated today. Wiggins is almost as fucked as Ryder. Provisional Race Results 1. NIBALI Vincenzo 2. EVANS Cadel 3. URAN URAN Rigoberto 4. GESINK Robert 5. SCARPONI Michele Provisional VSP Standings 1. Tobin (35 points)… »
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@PT Is it your wheels? On lightweight wheels the valve stem can throw the balance of the wheel off significantly. I’ve been considering adding a counter-weight to my Haleakalas for that reason; they’re so fucking light they wobble a bit at speed. »
@Pedale.Forchetta ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?? That photo has captivated me for weeks. That must surely be the best Cycling photo ever taken. I should have assumed it was you! »
@Mikael Liddy BAD. ASS. VIDEO. ‘uckinel. »
@Nate I make a point, by the way, to descend in the drops – much safer. Your weight is lower, you have better access to the brakes, and you are less likely to lose your grip when you hit a blind bump. Jen’s crash in the Tour a few years back was, in my … »
@PeakInTwoYears Not forward, as it seems to me that would be to the greater benefit of momentum and serve its purposes, not ours, which is getting around the bend safely. I am in love with speed and cornering. My dad bought me a R100RS before my 16t… »
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Ok, bringing the diet discussion back to reality. How the fuck do we ever lose weight if we believe the journals? Don’t eat less because your metabolism will slow and you’ll just burn less calories to do the same thing. I say bullshit because then no on… »
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@Steampunk And the condition of that road – its in horrible shape! I’d be descending on class tires too. Or this one: »
@Pedale.Forchetta If I’d have known about that photo, I would have used that instead. Perfect. One of the first things I thought when I saw that was, “I wonder if that bloke knows that road and where the bend will lead him.” That’s one thing I find for… »
@PeakInTwoYears My dad was a motorcycle rider and tought me to hold the bike up as vertical as possible when cornering. Bike have a different problem, one of not having enough friction in the tires. When I started racing and learned quickly that what y… »
Wrong race, but this is how you descend. »
@brett thats a lot of tough talk coming from a guy wearing a lantern. »