Form Follows Function
So much has changed in this sport since I’ve last written about it. Socks have gone haywire, sleeve and bib lengths are off the charts,…
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2018
Anatomy of a Photo: Sock & Shoe Game
I know as well as any of you that I’ve been checked out lately, kind of like Luke Skywalker hiding away on Ahch-To. But unlike…
2017
Route Finding
I have memories of my life before Cycling, but as the years wear slowly on my mind their edges become less pronounced, like water wearing…
Weekend Competition: The Hardmen
As I said last week when we announced the new book, The Hardmen, we had a much harder time of it writing this one than…
The Color White
I saw the Black Crowes in concert some years ago, and as the band swung into their first number, Chris Robinson casually strolled onstage wearing…
The Hardmen: Legends of the Cycling Gods
Today’s a big deal over here at VHQ; V-Pints are being clinked and backs are being slapped in celebration of our second book, The Hardmen, being…
On Rule #49: Keep the Rubber Side Down
Gobbles already violated Rule #95 this year when he became the first rider to celebrate winning a Monument by lifting his bike over his head as if…
Guest Article: 1984 Paris-Roubaix
Roubaix is the biggest day of the year, as far as I’m concerned, because it is the proving ground of some of the greatest hardmen Cycling…
Youth
I’ve never been afraid of imitating my heroes, they always seemed like the best examples available and as a student of life (as every child is)…
Dead Tired
Before I make this about me, as I always do, I want to give credit to Roberto Ballini, who is pictured here sunning himself against…
Support Your Local Framebuilder
I won’t hold liking cats against you, but if you don’t like dogs, you’re dead to me. Some things aren’t left to opinions, like whether…
2016
Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!
Another year come and gone, another pile of New Year’s resolutions out the door, done and dusted. It’s a good thing I don’t recall what they…
On Rule #3: Role Modelling
What we do in life echoes in eternity. – Maximus, Gladiator We all make mistakes. We can only hope that they are not repeated by…
Inanimate Objects
I have a love-hate relationship with inanimate objects. I appreciate them for their utility, but I genuinely have no patience for their insubordination. Take, for…
Patience
It’s been about a month since I’ve last been on the bike; I can’t recall the last time I went for such a dry spell.…
Rule #12 and the Cascade Effect
That is a very reasonable opening salvo for the Rule about bike ownership. Three is good and certainly a minimum, and we are talking road…
Look Pro: Rollin’ Dirty
When it comes to training, no one loves riding outside and loathes riding inside more than I do. On the other hand, riding outside is…
Anatomy of a Photo: Full Gas
We are just about done with our next book, The Hardmen. At its core is the question: how hard is hard enough when it comes…
Guest Article: Black Is Not The New Black
@kogalover is singing my song here. Bikes are beautiful. ’nuff said. VLVV, Gianni With all those posts on riding in winter and being visible, either…
Shifting Sands
One of my favorite stories in Cycling is of the 1989 World Championships. It was a very lumpy parcours, with a particularly tough climb near…