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Velominatus: snoov

Order: Guest Contributor

Location: Dundee, Scotland

Got a bike to get fit in 2009 (Tricross). Entered 2011 Etape Caledonia to motivate myself after not really riding the bike. Trained from February and completed 130km in 4.5 hours on an Allez I was given by a guy who showed me the rules. Now I'm on the road to rule compliance and watch every RR I can find although I've ALWAYS been fascinated by the Tour. Bike handling skills from BMX racing and halfpipe action which also claimed my two front teeth.

@snoov's activity:

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @xced Is this a joke?  Surely the police should be alerted and this young lady have her licence removed. »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @Gianni Disappointing my friend, It’s 3 points for picking a rider but in the wrong position for the Grand Tours! VSP PICKS (2nd Rest Day Swaps): 1. Nibali 2. Uran 3. Hesjedal 4. Martin 5. Evans »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @pavan Go for a bike ride. »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @V-olcano Anyone who is already a velominatus or wants to follow The Rules won’t buy it. »

  2. I bought a YJA before being introduced to the Rules.  Thankfully it still has the label on it and has never seen my back and will soon appear on ebay.  The great part of this article is the notion of riding intelligently.  I always ride as if the driver h… »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @Gianni Ha, I just got up, can’t lie too long or my back gets stiff.  VMH will be sleeping for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games next year so I have to amuse myself here until I can go and wake her up. »

  2. @PT @Patrick Actually, and @Gianni will be able to correct me if I’m wrong, there is no ‘R’ sound in the Hawai’ian language.  While there in 2002 (O’ahu) I got a fun book called Hawai’ian for Haoles.  Haole being the local word for white folks or outsi… »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @Ron Wasn’t it DNS for Ryder and Brad, did not start? »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. There was a great show on in the UK where this Professor went to hang out with this dude who had built a thingamyjig that did exactly what the human stomach does.  The task was to see which was the best way to get nutrients (kerotin) from carrots.  They h… »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. Maybe “autodidact” isn’t quite right.  Been dying to use it in a sentence.  What I meant was I’ve read about it, I haven’t ever experienced speed wobbles. »

  2. @Tobin From the memory of an autodidact, not experience you put weight on the bars to stop a speed wobble. @ Frank As a nervous descender I think you for this article.  I’ve gotta Rule #9 this out of my psyche.  It might also have something to do with a … »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. The chairman of the club I ride with just got Ultegra Di2.  He absolutely hates it, says he just doesn’t feel connected to the bike any more. »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @snoov They’ve saved my ass a few times – just saying.  I’m way too literal. »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @Mikael Liddy Oh sorry, I though I had a memory of it happening to someone last year, must have been in a dream.  Getting much sleep at the moment?  Hope all it going well. »

  2. @Deakus I try to tell myself it’s only a bit of fun, especially since I only get good points when Vos is racing, but I WANT THAT FUCKING APRON!!! »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @the Engine Are you talking about suppositories? »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @Deakus You’re only allowed to swap on ONE of the rest days, and yes you can go negative. »

  2. @San Tonio More costly though. »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @VeloVita No the other one – Sean Kelly can pronounce any word or name any way he fuckin’ wants in my book. »

  2. What I hate about Eurosport though is the ignorance of the pundits when it comes to pronouncing the riders names.  Isn’t it the case that in the Latin languages the second to last vowel gets the stress (if it ends in a vowel) , unless there is an accent o… »

  3. I haven’t a clue, probably some of the lesser riders take a turn on the telly and whoever guesses right blows the VSP apart. I hate rest days, oh wait is the ToC on Eurosport tonight? VSP PICKS: 1. Evans 2. Wiggins 3. Nibali 4. Pozzovivo 5. Henao »

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...

@snoov's posts:

  1. @ChrisO I was also thinking this was the case but din’t have the knowledge to say it.  Nibali’s TTing has come leaps and bounds from last season.  There’s a video about it on CycligNews.com somewhere.  If Wiggins wants to win the Giro he’s gonna have to d… »

  2. @motor city Thanks for that info. »

  3. @itburns Let’s hope so.  I’m quite new to road cycling especially following the whole season of races and gossip so I didn’t know that re Postal.  I have my doubts that Brailsford would put himself in such a position though, but that doesn’t mean anything… »

  4. @ChrisO You expect a sensible reaction from the UCI?! »