Reverence: Straight Round Tubes
Tradition and innovation sit mostly comfortably alongside each other in Cycling. The bicycle itself is inherently a very simple machine, the basic design of which…
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2016
Rule #43
I wonder if Rule#43 should be sublimated on our bibs too. It might be my most favorite Rule. Don’t be a jackass. But if you…
This Spells Rain
For those of you with an interest in the subtle art of Paying Attention, you may have noticed a few things about my writing technique:…
Guest Article: The Bike Likelihood Equation
Why do we love the cycling equation here? For me, applying equations to deal with the passion we feel for cycling is just always funny.…
Oversharing on the Group Ride
My dog greets every dog on the street as though it were her long lost best friend. As soon as the customary butt-sniffing has been sorted…
Goldilocks Principle: The Golden Ratio
There is a disturbance in the V. I have felt it for some time, and I suspect many of you have as well. The matter…
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 got it, and you can’t…
The Fasting Ride
I’ve been doing fasting rides on the weekend, before breakfast and maybe also before lunch, depending on how long the ride is. The longer the ride,…
Fendangelism
Mudguards (fenders) and saddlebags are two subjects that are sure to get our collective ire up as Cyclists. When I wrote in one of my columns for…
Guest Article: Workstands and Toolkits
Without the workstand, where would we be? Working on a bike while it leans against the wall is no way to work. Yes, we all…
Anatomy of a Photo: The Eyes of March
Some riders lose before they even arrive at the start line, questioning their form or their health, or allowing themselves to be demoralized by the weather…
Half Man, Half Couch
I never used to get injured. I could ride all day on hardly any water or food, under the Australian sun with nary a squirt…
Rule #33 Dilemmas
As I write this, Rule #33 is being hammered on over in The Rules. This is a hell of a Rule, demanding legs be kept…
Breathing Through Your Ears
Suffering is part of Cycling the way alcohol is part of liver failure: they are obviously connected but it’s too much fun to stop and think…
Dream Job
I love working on my bikes. I feel closer to them, like a samurai sharpening their blade or a soldier cleaning their pistol; this simple…
Guest Article- In Memoriam: ‘Iron Man’ Mick Murphy
Where to begin with this Guest Article? When you start talking about a person who makes Fiorenzo Magni sound like, maybe he wasn’t so tough,…
Body Language
A true leader rarely asks someone to do something for them; the best leaders inspire through their own example those around them to follow suit…
Motorhead
Motherfucker. I honestly don’t like swearing in an Article, much less using such a word to open an article, but seriously. Motherfucker. A motor discovered in an…
An Argument About Gloves
Points-of-contact, these are three areas of scrutiny and argument for Velominati; saddles, chamois creme, shoes, socks, handlebar tape so why not gloves? Picking grit out…
Gunslinger
It is well known that knee warmers look better than leg warmers. Which isn’t to say leg warmers can’t look the business as well, but they…