The Dig
“Are you havin’ a dig at me?” It’s a good old phrase that one. I hear it occasionally, usually in response to some jest, part…
Velominati Super Prestige
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Raining in My Heart
Not one to subscribe to the slew of text speak or acronyms that permeate the modern vernacular (well, not too much, I guess YJA is…
The Thin Black Line
Every time we get on our bikes, we are playing a game of Russian Roulette. We take care to maintain our machines, to make sure…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Screen-grab From A Golden Age
Even though in today’s mountain bike world the bikes are better, the clothing more appropriate, and there are more trails to ride, there’s no denying…
The First Ride Back
It’s the ride you’ll do the most. The hardest ride you’ll ever do, too. You’ll do it so often that it should be easy, but…
Dirty Innovators
Ok all you roadies, listen up. You’re not gonna like what I’m about to tell you, but it’s the truth. And sometimes, the truth hurts.…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Life Is Beautiful
Guido went to extraordinary lengths to shield young Joshua from the horrors of the war. On the way to the camp, a bicycle race passed…
Evanescent Riders of the 90s: Laurent Dufaux
The Skype conversation went like this: Brett: “Remember Laurent Dufaux?” Frank: “How can I forget? Twat.” Brett: “What was that fucker on? Always hanging on…
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Look Pro
Look Pro: Get Your Gear Off
When you’re a kid, riding with your hands off the bars is something done for thrills, for style, and to impress chicks. As an older, wiser…
Plight of the VMW
He didn’t really want to be awake at this hour, but it was the only way. Or one of them, at least. Because he wanted…
Made By Hand
It wasn’t so long ago that the majority of bicycles were made by hand, from raw materials, in places that aren’t China or Taiwan. While…
Blueprint for The Rules
Every other Tuesday night, I put on my tweed jacket with the leather elbow patches, fill a Thermos with Earl Grey and drive the Rover 3500 to…
Full Circle: The ‘Evolution’ of Mountain Biking
Think back to the early days of mountain biking. A bunch of friends, getting to the top of the hill any way they could, not…
Theatres Of Dreams
The home ground of Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford, is colloquially known around the world as the Theatre of Dreams. It holds a revered…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Ferdi Brings The Truth
They don’t call it the race of truth for nothing, and Ferdi ain’t no liar. There’s no hiding when your specialist chrono machine is also…
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Versus
Jan VS Lars
It’s funny what goes through your head at 3am when you’re woken by a cat. Especially if that cat’s name is Lars, and he was…
Reverent: Ravito
There are many revered places in Cycling, places that are instantly recognisable, places that command their own special page in history and in our memories…
Anatomy of a Photo: Rules Pioneer
As surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, if you ride a bicycle you can bet your ass against…
Anatomy Of A Photo: Front Row Seat At The Gun Show
André had spent the last ten years working underground, yet he had only just turned 24. His face, skin hardened and cracked from a cocktail…
V to the Vth Degree
La Vie Velominatus isn’t a part-time gig. La Vie means the life, and The V is my life. Otherwise, I’d be Some V Velominatus, some…