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Rules

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.

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The Velominati have put it in writing. Twice.

The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple The Hardmen: Legends and Lessons from the Cycling Gods

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The Rules

Jul 4, 2026  •  1 min read

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,…

FFS Friday

Sep 23, 2016  •  1 min read

FFS Fridays: Sideburn Doping

They say hindsight is twenty-twenty; it is only with the knowledge gained through experience that we are able to reframe the past in its proper context.…

La Vie Velominatus

Oct 21, 2015  •  3 min read

On Looking Fantastic

Whenever I do anything, I try my best to project the confidence of Han Solo leaving the cantina after cooking Greedo which has been scientifically proven…

Anatomy of a Photo

Jun 3, 2015  •  2 min read

Look Pro: Baller

Whenever something tries to be something it isn’t, you wind up getting into trouble. Those Cutlass Cruisers in the 70’s and 80’s with vinyl wood…

Cogals

Jan 13, 2012  •  3 min read

California Cogal

On Saturday I rolled out solo in my Flandrian Best to meditate upon the V. I’d been troubled of late by turmoil among the Velominati…What…

Vocabulary

The Lexicon

The Velominati have their own set of nicknames and terms which have developed over time through posts and correspondence.

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