Velominati Super Prestige: L’Eroica/Strade Bianche 2013
Until the 70’s it was common to race on gravel roads, but the Paving of the Planet has led to nearly every road being graced…
Velominati Super Prestige
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Voices and Echoes
Doubt. It speaks in whispered tones but echoes in our actions and lingers heavy on the mind. It is a thing that weaves itself into…
Reverence: Lezyne Tyre Levers
Two summers ago my wife and I had the pleasure of visiting friends in Switzerland. The country is so expensive that I took home only…
Peer Pressure
Eight point V bar. From the moment I bought my first set of high quality road clinchers, I’ve ridden at that pressure. I started with…
Not Really A ReView: ENVE SES 3.4 Wheelset
It was said by someone in the posts following Gianni’s excellent review of his tubeless system that an honest, long term analysis by a ‘real’ rider…
Return Of The Gumwall
If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that ‘useful’ things like practicality and functionality can often take a back seat to more basic…
Product Review: Bont Vaypor and Vaypor XC
I have weird feet, apparently. It’s not really something you normally come to realize without asking questions that one rarely has reason to ask. I might…
The Eye of Sauron
Aside from wheels staying in one piece and the frame holding together, the thing we take most for granted when riding a bike is how…
La Ruota
Its hard to say precisely where the line lays, but I’m certain I’m well on the wrong side of it. I never notice lines as…
Best Kit Ever?
What is the best pro team kit ever? I’m talking team kit only, not a leader’s jersey, national team jersey or the national champion jersey.…
Breaking The Rules: #29
As we gingerly assembled outside the gite, the Belgian sun shining for the first time in the three days we’d been in the spiritual home…
The Great Debate: Pump or Chuck
I’ve said it once before, but it bears repeating now: adherence to Rule 29 carries with it the ultimate mission of the aspiring Velominatus, which…
Reverence: DeFeet Un-D-Shurt and Un-D-Lite
As indispensable and overlooked as the gilet, the undervest is the only piece of cycling kit that comes with me on every single ride, year round, in…
La Bicyclette, Part II: Scars
We meticulously care for our bicycle, stopping only just short of pampering it. Through ages spend coveting, building, and riding it, we become attached to…
La Vie Velominatus: The Rain Bike
In our privileged stables of bikes, it ranks towards the bottom of the heap as Bike #2 or lower, but the Rain Bike is no…
Reverence: Vittoria Open Pavé CG
Normally The Keepers reserve our Reverence articles for products we’ve used for years, or with new stuff that has had at least six months of…
La Bicyclette
I love the shape of it. Aroma of it. The way it feels to be around it. It will catch my eye from across the way;…
Reverence: Fi’zi:k Aliante
The saddle has got to be the most important piece of equipment for the cyclist when it comes to comfort and performance. If your ass…
Lezyne: Official Keepers Tour Air and Tool supplier
There’s been so much cool stuff going on this week that we’ve hardly had time to scratch ourselves. Riding Roubaix, watching the Ronde, meeting and…
Waiting for My Bike
Points of complication are usually both surprising and completely predictable. Take, for instance, international travel. We don’t really have trouble cramming a few hundred people who don’t…