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Giro D'Italia 2013
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V-Socks

Its true that socks can be any color you like, but the Velominatus knows in their heart that the only true choice is the color Coppi, Anquetil, Merckx, De Vlaeminck, Hinault, Fignon, and LeMond rode: white.We drew the line at offering a color outside of white, but we do understand that the Goldilocks Principle can’t offer a single perfect len...

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  1. @CanuckChuck Yes!!  I’ve been so caught up in trying to match the kit to my snot bubbles that I’d forgotten about this. »

Il Progetto: The Bozzie Is Single

Let’s talk about bikes. Yeah, bikes are good. After all, they are “the central tool to our craft.” They are the reason we became Velominati, the portal through which we travelled to this life. When we were kids, we saw a bike for the first time; we liked the look of it, and when we rode it our lives were changed forever. We didn&#...

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  1. She’s a beauty, Brett.  I love the lines and color scheme.  Ditto for the Resurrection Story. Having recently acquired a singlspeed, a comparatively brutish-looking affair, I do enjoy the different dimension, and new challenges, it’s brought to riding.  … »

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...

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  1. @Gianni Yeah, I do like the look of that Rose, all radar-evading stealth-like.  Wiggle will ship them to the US for about $500.  Maybe there’s a VAT rebate? And they make a 63cm! »

Velominati Super Prestige: Mens World Championship Road Race 2012

I’m quite upset about it, actually, all this racing that’s been going on in perfectly good weather. Vlaanderen, dry. Roubaix, dry. We were nearly guaranteed shit weather with the Olympics in London, but even then, only the women got to get all Rule #9 on our asses – and only for one race. Damnit, I want Epic, and if we keep insis...

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  1. @Steampunk you are the DS and never forget it. »

Velominati: Terrahist

PayPal has decided to classify Velominati as a “Terrorist Organization” because we accepted contributions last week from community members to support the fight against cancer - without being an accredited non-profit organization. So much for trying to do the “right thing”.While I’m sure they have their internal proce...

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  1. That’s harsh Frank. No good deed going unpunished once again. And to top it off, having called Michelle “WallY” Bachmann, rather charitably, batshit fucking crazy and now this, you’re going to end up on some no-fly, no-drop ride list. Had my own dust-up… »

Velominati Super Prestige: Giro d’Italia 2012

After a winter of long training rides that offered more in the way of numb extremities than it did in acute enjoyment, I have to say that the warming of the air and brightening of the skies have served to remind me that while I love riding in bad weather, I certainly don’t have anything against riding when its nice out.But dont think for...

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  1. @Steampunk Exactly. As I picked Cunego, I thought “is this what it’s come to?”. »

  2. @Rob Serves me right for trying to be a smart-arse. I have to say the possibilities weren’t overly inspiring for this one, like having to choose between dry weet-a-bix and cold oatmeal for breakfast. But the race itself should be great. »