Defining Moments

À Bloc

The V surrounds us, it penetrates and binds us together. Through disciplined practice we are able to draw from it…

8 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…

9 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…

9 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.…

9 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…

9 years ago

Wet and Wild

I have been spoiled rotten this summer as I alluded to last week and was evidenced through the flatness of the…

9 years ago

In Memoriam: The Funny Bike

Summer, it appears, has been snatched abruptly from Seattle's grasp, like a squeak toy from a puppy's mouth. A week ago, we were…

9 years ago

The Liberty of Suffering

The bicycle has always been a symbol of Freedom. Not just for us as children, extending the boundaries of our…

9 years ago

The First Weak

Three days in, and it's already been a brutal opening week of the Tour. I've never heard of the Tour…

9 years ago

Defining Moments: Dust Caps

I genuinely miss the eighties. Funny Bikes, which I say without thinking this though. Then again, time trial bikes today are…

9 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: The Holy Land

No pavé is smooth, and to ride them well the rider must enter them à bloc and keep pushing until…

9 years ago

The Curse of Hell

Northern Europe is supposed to have crap weather in the Spring. By crap, of course, I mean wet. I call…

9 years ago

The Torch Song

Live music is better than recorded music. It's a given. Having that connection, where you're sharing the same space as the…

9 years ago

On Rule #12: The Luxury of Passion

Rule #12 is a luxury of passion; the #1 for good weather and epic rides or races, the Nine Bike…

9 years ago

How Soon Is Now?

Waiting has never been my strong point. I'm anxious, but don't really suffer from anxiety. Good things come to those…

9 years ago

On the Road Again: Keepers Tour 2015

We want to look like Pros, sure, but what we're really after is feeling Pro. All the aesthetics are just a…

9 years ago

The Hero and the Villain

I'm not saying I'm Batman; if I was Batman it would be a foolish thing to admit to and if I wasn't Batman…

10 years ago

Find What You Love And Let It Kill You

"My dear, Find what you love and let it kill you. Let it drain you of your all. Let it…

10 years ago

Truth and Fiction

There is nothing more disappointing than discovering the truth behind a myth or spotting the mortal behind a legend. This is why I…

10 years ago

(Re)Discovery

I've lost a lot of things that were, at some point or another, dear to me. At times, I've even…

10 years ago