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La Vie Velominatus: The Sound of Silence by frank / May 20 2013 / 60 posts In most situations, silence is an ominous thing that signals impending doom. Having never been in…
Guest Article: Down with the YJA by kah / May 17 2013 / 151 posts Bicycles and automobiles- can’t we all just get along? @Kah writes about this universal (do al…
VSP: Giro d'Italia 2013, Stage 10 by frank / May 13 2013 / 215 posts Day 5 of the Six Days of the Giro continues with an impromptu VSP event.Lets have a look at where…
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Fixie Challenge: Matching Aptitude to Confidence by frank / Sep 7 2009 / 33 posts I think it goes without saying that riding a fixie properly takes quite a bit of skill and finesse;…
Ride Report: Bar-o-Phelia Operationalized by frank / Oct 27 2010 / 51 posts As described in Bar-o-Phelia, my bar obsession festered and grew over a period of a few years, and t…
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Upcoming Cogals| Cogal | Date/Time |
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2nd Annual Ontario Cogal-2013 Café Domestique, Dundas ON |
May 26, 2013 |
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Scottish Cogal 2013 Magdalen Yard Road Car Park, Dundee |
June 08, 2013 |
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Festum Prophetae Perth 2013 South Perth Parasailing. West of Narrows Bridge, South Perth WA |
June 16, 2013 |
@Ron The local club rides tend to have a tea and cake stop midway round which can be as long as forty minutes. Like yo… »
@Dr C They do mellow slightly with age and they’re good value for money. I think our glorious leader has a set on … »
Just picked up a set of LOOK Keo Blade pedals, looking forward to testing them out. I’ve ridden Sprints and Max 2s… »
Hmm, looks as if Phinney has abandoned. Nice stage today, wanted to see Niemiec win. I wonder how many Polish Giro stage… »
Big shakeup; we lost Santambrogio and after the second rest day swaps, our standings have shifted. Provisional Race Res… »
Lots of sound advice here. I guess it’s my mindset – all rides are different. Some are leg stretchers, some … »
@Chris indeed, maybe with MTB hooning, one should be encouraged to make as much noise as possible – certainly coul… »
So currently we have @snoov, @JohnB, @theEngine, @strathlubnaig, @iceman, and perhaps four non-posters (my two riding bu… »
@ChrisO Anything over 4 hours. I ride solo a lot so there’s no tucking in on other people’s wheel(s). Also … »
@Dr C Great minds think alike… Pro 2s are great hubs, keep it. I’m pretty sure that the Principle of Silen… »
@frank Cool! I thought I was the only one. Feel much better now that I have a nice support group sag wagon! I guess tha… »
@Chris Jinx!! »
@Bespoke I’m with you on this – my LBS recently replaced gratis, the 29er rear wheel on my Epic, with a Hop… »
@RedRanger Looks like a very nice mountain. We should get in some good descending on the Seattle Summer Cogal. I haven… »
@Bespoke A true Velominati would not have a problem with such hubs. Since the ratchets can only be heard when freewheel… »
@sthilzy Don’t let those lights hit those Gaerne shoes. Folks will be permanently blinded FFS. »
Nice pic from Stage 15 – which no-one saw coz they couldn’t get the helicopters up in the air… »
3/5 of my picks have now abandoned. I’m screwed !! »
How many rules is he breaking here? »
I find that some freehubs are obnoxiously loud and ratchety sounding, while performing as designed, while others (thankf… »


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