The Ah-Ha Ride
I’m not sure where this ride falls on the graph of fitness but down towards the bottom, somewhere. There can be a point in every…
Velominati Super Prestige
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(Re)Discovery
I’ve lost a lot of things that were, at some point or another, dear to me. At times, I’ve even cast them away deliberately, either…
The Road Less Travelled
I love wine. I mean, I like beer and scotch and can’t resist ordering a Vesper whenever I pretend to be a gentleman spy, but…
Where Have You Been All My Life?
Life is full of surprises. Some you don’t want, like a funnel web in a shoe, while others are completely unexpected but more than welcome,…
The Goalden Fleece
Happy living in our stressful lives is all about organization. For instance, I like to sort the tasks first by priority and then group tasks of…
The Nature of Rule VV
It never gets easier, you just go faster. – Greg LeMond Rule #5 looms above the other Rules in terms of sheer relevance to Cycling; it…
The Lowest Common Denominator
Stupidity is a powerful force never to be underestimated. Geese are a good example; a more stupid vertebrate one would be most challenged to come across yet should you…
Summer Ripening
Summer is a time for getting fat. Winter is a time for getting fat as well, but in a different way; in Winter we get…
The Cleansing
After a night of sinning, the body must be cleansed. -The Prophet, Eddy Merckx After a week away in Atlanta for business, I feel thick and…
The Unknown
The future is dark, which is the best thing the future can be, I think.– Virginia Woolf Our actions lie on the horizon of the…
Freedom
Choice, or the perception of it, is one of the most powerful forces on Earth. The great secret lies in the locus of control, which suggests that…
Not Forgotten: Jon Lennard, aka @itburns
I bought a Road ID the day I learned of Jon Lennard’s death on August 12, 2013. Someone in the posts of the original announcement…
The V Stages Of V
It’s no coincidence that Stage Five of the Tour was not only the best one to watch, or that it helped decide the race before nary…
The Will
No technology can increase the energy of the willpower of the rider, nor can it lessen the doubts which sometimes overwhelm him. – Bernard Hinault…
White Lightning Shades
I like definition, to place things in a box and tightly seal the lid. It makes me feel comfortable, like another of life’s little mysteries has…
La Vie Velominatus: Transcension
When it comes to Rule Compliance, we have at our disposal three viable options. The first is to Obey the Rules. That one is pretty straight-forward because we…
Vive Le Tour
Maybe it’s the narcissist in me or maybe I never really learned how to share properly, but I prefer my birthday over Christmas. My birthday…
Urban Riding: The Sanctity of the Bike Lane
There was a time when the world was painted in hues of black and white. Right and Wrong were separated by lines painted in such…
The Cycle of Style
There are two ways in life to be good at something. The first way is the most obvious, which is to actually be good at…
Reassessment
Maybe it’s the milestone of aging that I recently reached. It could be an awareness of the unique foibles of this sport/activity/pastime that I practice.…