Technology Simplified: The V-Meter.
Training Properly clearly isn’t everyone’s bag, baby. Heart rate, power, cadence; it’s all bollocks if you are being told to hold back, or are put…
Velominati Super Prestige
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Deference: Gianni’s Campagnolo Down Tube Shifter
It is dark now when I rise. It is dark when I return home from the office. Leaves crunch under the soles of my shoes…
Look Pro, Part I: Three-Point System
Aesthetics have always played a major role in my quest to become a better athlete. On the surface, this may seem a ridiculously vain assertion,…
Reverence: Lezyne Rule 31 Sack
Rule 31 was conceived out of necessity, aesthetics and plain good taste. Seeing an oversized saddle bag hanging limply by velcro under a Flite, Arione or…
Ride Report: Bar-o-Phelia Operationalized
As described in Bar-o-Phelia, my bar obsession festered and grew over a period of a few years, and then was spurred into action by a…
Bar-O-Phelia
It starts with a casual observation. You hardly even noticed when it happened, but something shifted in your mind. A bit later the same observation…
Il Gruppo Progetto: Serotta Colorado AL
The Velominatus’ machine is their own manifestation of personal taste and demonstration of adherence to The Rules. We each, in our own way, meticulously maintain…
Defining Moments: Radio Silence
Robots. Automatons. Modern professional cyclists. I am tempted to say these three terms are interchangeable, but I know that’s not right because a “robot” endeavors to…
Reverence: Chamois Cream
Chamois cream, does anyone use it? I do and why.
Il Progetto, The Project
I’ve spent a lot of time of late looking at ‘vintage’ road bikes on the interwebs. It all started when thinking about what my ‘dream…
Study of a Toolbag: The Assos Guy
Until I started wearing the sacred threads of the V-Kit, I believed firmly that Assos produced the finest clothes in cycling. Their winter clothes are…
Reverence: Ritchey WCS 4 Axis stems
Maybe it’s my mountain bike background. It could be the brand’s long association with Thomas Frischknecht, one of my all-time favourite riders. It’s more likely…
The Yellow Princesses
The Velominati would not exist if it weren’t for The Rules. Of the current 79 Rules, only two, Rule 34 and Rule 69 stipulate anything…
Reverence: Baxter Aftershave
Baxter Aftershave is one of the most important cremes I have in my arsenal, aside from the testosterone rub, the alcohol swabs I use before…
Reverence: Mavic tyre levers
Every mechanic has encountered a tyre/rim combination that has just been a real pain in the ass to work with. Remembering back to my early…
The Marine Layer
Summer has been really slow to come to Seattle this year. I suppose that’s what comes with living in a coastal region, especially one with a convergence zone…
Le Mecanicien
Each of us remembers how they became a Velominatus. For me, it was at Grimpeur Wielersport, in Zevenaar, The Netherlands. Its the perfect place: a…
Velominati: You Must Obey
What motivates a Velominatus? It seems a simple question, but the answer is complicated and gets into various issues that are neither interesting nor compelling.…
The Bar Shape Paradox
I almost look forward to riding in bad weather because it means I have a perfect excuse to climb aboard my old Bianchi XL EV2,…
On Rule 12
If you've been paying close attention to my posts on other Keeper articles lately perhaps you've noticed my stable has been in a state of flux.…