Nostalgia

Three Points in Space

Most great ideas in life are accompanied by an unforeseen consequence of equal or greater magnitude. For instance, no one…

10 years ago

Joe Kid on a Moto-Bike

Never forget your roots, they say... OK, I'm a child of the 70's, and back then bicycles were as big a…

10 years ago

Kermis: Breaking Away

July 13 2014 marked the 35th anniversary of the seminal 'cycling film' Breaking Away. 35 years. Nothing stays popular for…

10 years ago

Guest Article: Ride Like a Rock Star

Yes, this makes three Guest Articles in three weeks, but we run the show around here and we do what we…

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

Motoman

Before Tomac and Ned, before LeMond and Big Mig, there was Bob Hannah. For a young lad obsessed with motorcycles…

10 years ago

The Cycle of Style

There are two ways in life to be good at something. The first way is the most obvious, which is…

10 years ago

In Memoriam: The LBS

There was a time when I held down 'real jobs'. Jobs with (a little) stress, with (some) responsibility, but without soul.…

10 years ago

Maglia Nera

On our trip to Paris, my wife and I, in need of culture, rode the Vélib bikes to Cycles Laurent.…

10 years ago

European Posterior Tubular (EPTB)

The divisive nature of Rule #29 is not to be underestimated. It is but a humble satchel, but our rejection of its use…

10 years ago

Something Beautiful

Despite the proclivity towards being all-knowing that comes as a consequence of my being Dutch, the most beautiful things in…

10 years ago

In Search of Power

It's no secret that I'm prone to riding in the big ring as much as possible, mostly on account of…

10 years ago

The Roundness of Being

Evolution doesn't really seem to be part of the picture anymore, at least not where humans and our direct reports…

10 years ago

The Janus of Suffering

I came strongly into the Fall, stronger than in other years thanks to a late-season objective to do well at…

10 years ago

Speed

I wasn't anywhere near old enough to hold a driver's license but my dad had already bought me a motorcycle.…

10 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Rebirth

Wind is an asshole. I have no patience left for it. It has all of it been used up, gone, finished.…

10 years ago

Raining in My Heart

Not one to subscribe to the slew of text speak or acronyms that permeate the modern vernacular (well, not too…

10 years ago

Post-Ride Recovery Ales

The most important moment in a man's life is the first time they have a beer. I place it on…

10 years ago

In Memoriam: Il Pirata, Ten Years Gone

I don't know if it's because I see something of myself in them or if it awakens some kind of…

10 years ago