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A Study in Casually Deliberate: Start Properly

I was recently asked how one is supposed to handle the delicate situation when departing a traffic signal and you…

10 years ago

In Memoriam: Erik de Vlaeminck

Sad news today that Erik de Vlaeminck, older brother to Flemish Cycling legend Roger de Vlaeminck, passed away today at…

10 years ago

The Punter

They say you can measure the quality of a man's character by his ability to admit when he's wrong. That…

10 years ago

V-Announcements: VLVV Product Line and Long-Awaited V-Casquettes

Whenever I drive somewhere in my car, I find myself wondering what the road would feel like from a bike. Driving…

10 years ago

Look Pro: Pre-Ride Afficionado

My office is organizing a holiday 12K run, an invitation to which I replied that one is only to engage in running…

10 years ago

The Power of Sport

Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the human race. HG Wells The world…

10 years ago

Style and Fashion

The difference between Style and Fashion is that Fashion changes, but style is something that persists through the ages. You…

10 years ago

On the Rivet

I'm proud to declare that I am fluent in three languages: Hyperbole, Dutch, and English. All of them rubbish. The…

10 years ago

La Solidarité

We will always have strength, we will always have Paris, and we will always have the Tour de France racing to…

10 years ago

Dress Like An Onion: The Art of Layering

The thing about the cold is that you can never tell how cold it is from looking out a kitchen…

10 years ago

Anticipation Shift

I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn’t it better to triumph by the strength…

10 years ago

Progressively Retro

Innovation is a beast that lurches in leaps and bounds, fueled by its own momentum and restrained by its own progress.…

10 years ago

The Aesthete’s Choice

It has not escaped my attention that as I've evolved away from my original profession as a software developer and moved…

10 years ago

On Looking Fantastic

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

10 years ago

The Pain of Adolescence

There are three subjects you should not bring up in new company: Politics, Saddle Bags, and Helmets. In my experience,…

10 years ago

Velominati Super Prestige: Chrono des Nations Les Femmes 2015

This is it, people, the final event of the 2015 Velominati Super Prestige. Let's start with pointing out that it…

10 years ago

The Nine Kit

Riding in bad weather is an incredible experience assuming you don't fall off and break your hip, or you don't get…

10 years ago

V Point V Magnitude Awesome

People, please grab hold of your butts: we are experiencing a V.V magnitude Awesome Quake, and it is sporting a…

10 years ago

Inflation

My first bike was a Sears Moonlight Special. It was literally a piece of shit - figuratively. I mean, it…

10 years ago

Celeste

In grade school, a teacher once asked me to name my favorite color, a query to which I responded with the only…

10 years ago