Musings from the V-Bunker

Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!

Another year come and gone, another pile of New Year's resolutions out the door, done and dusted. It's a good thing…

9 years ago

Winter

As Cyclists, we are uniquely subjected to the changing of seasons. The green canopy of forest that we ride through…

9 years ago

The Tangled Past

For more than three decades, I've been obsessed with Cycling. Not just the business of being in love with riding…

9 years ago

The Shower

As far as Cycling and racing iconography goes, Paris-Roubaix sits at the very zenith. It's the most revered race among…

9 years ago

Dialing in the Stable

This was going to be an article about Rule #45. It is amazing how much time is wasted and matches…

9 years ago

Ebb and Flow

As Tyler Farrar rode by in the other direction, we gave each other a subtle wave; not the wave between friends, but…

9 years ago

Lights On Legs

Cycling is made up of hundreds of minute details, forming a larger entity which is generally simplified and viewed as the intrinsically simple…

9 years ago

Spiderman and His Climbing Monkey

How can anyone be such a great cyclist and look so ungainly on a bike? Does this not violate a…

9 years ago

The Quitter

The truth is that I'd been thinking about quitting for the best part of forty-five minutes. Round and round I…

9 years ago

On Rule #28: The Case for Black Socks

[rule number=28/] Science has proven that people who wear crazy socks are smarter than those boring snooze factories who wear…

9 years ago

When the Wheels Come Off

This is perhaps painfully obvious to everyone but me and if so, sorry I've yet again wasted  your time. The…

9 years ago

The Quick Zip Salute

Diego Ulissi did us all a service on stage 4 of the Giro. Not only did he win in the…

9 years ago

The Climber in a Gorilla Suit

There is a force upon this world which governs all manner of voodoo and wizardry. This force ensures the streak…

9 years ago

Son of a Gun

I have gone off before about choosing your parents wisely. I wish I had been paying more attention as a…

9 years ago

Awesome Dutch Nerds

Finally the Dutch are showing their true potential. No one is going to read the Friday-before-De-Ronde post unless it is…

9 years ago

On Motors and Bikes: The Next Ride

Every time I go riding, I know I subject myself to masses of cars and motorcycles, each of which has…

9 years ago

The Suit Lining

"A fine suit is only as good as its lining" once said someone more versed in the art of the…

9 years ago

Rule #43

I wonder if Rule#43 should be sublimated on our bibs too. It might be my most favorite Rule. Don't be…

10 years ago

Shit Gets Real

Can you feel that? That itchy, twitchy feeling... that's anticipation, it's expectation, it's Belgian fucking racing fever! You know you've…

10 years ago

Half Man, Half Couch

I never used to get injured. I could ride all day on hardly any water or food, under the Australian…

10 years ago