The Bikes

Rule #12 and the Cascade Effect

[rule number=12/] That is a very reasonable opening salvo for the Rule about bike ownership. Three is good and certainly…

7 years ago

Guest Article: Black Is Not The New Black

 @kogalover is singing my song here. Bikes are beautiful. 'nuff said. VLVV, Gianni With all those posts on riding in…

7 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…

8 years ago

Matching the drapes to the rug

As a longtime titanium bike owner, I've always been jealous of a beautiful painted frame but Ti and carbon frames…

8 years ago

Festum Prophetae: Waiting for the Hour

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Mike Tyson The one thing everyone should always…

8 years ago

The Aesthete’s Choice: Boyaux Naturel

Tradition and innovation are the two opposing edges that cut our evolution through the fabric of our sport. Tradition grounds us,…

8 years ago

On Rule #12: The Bike #1 Paradox

[rule number=12/] The only parents who proclaim to have a favorite child are the ones who have only one; all…

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

Guest Article: Testing Rule #12

If Rule #12 does not smolder deep in your soul, you might not be a Velominatus. I'll still be riffling…

9 years ago

La Vie Velominatus: Santoku

In Japanese, "Santoku" means "Three Virtues". Exactly which three virtues it is referring to is unclear, but I am fascinated by…

9 years ago

Weight Weenies

My bike weighs about 6 kilos. It is no waify little thing either, with it having a 61cm frame and and three…

9 years ago

Leave No Bike Behind

Words of advice for the lads: If your girlfriend is a very good cyclist and you two are going to…

9 years ago

Voyeurs

We are a sick lot. We have no morals whatsoever. I understand why others are wary of us, why café patrons reel in…

9 years ago

The Goldilocks Principle: Deflategate

The Rider is the best book ever written about Cycling. I don't mean that figuratively, I literally mean that literally. I…

9 years ago

That New Chain Feeling

I replace my chain every year, more or less. It tends toward less as I don't have a set anniversary…

9 years ago

The Real Diel

Europe is full of history, ancient buildings filled with original masterpieces of art that you can spend days discovering. Looking…

9 years ago

Brush Strokes On The Soul

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Poor old Vinnie may have been Dutch,…

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

Guest Article: The Emonda and the Montello

It is important to have a steel bike and a carbon bike and maybe a titanium bike. It just is.…

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