Merckxy Christmas and Coppi New Year!

Merckxy Christmas and a Coppi New Year!

To each of you in our Community, we’d like to thank you for making Velominati a worthwhile place to visit and be a part of. Velominati, as most of you know, is a passion project that is borne of our nights and weekends, to be juggled between full time jobs, family, friends, and our first love – riding our bikes. And it is only because of the Community’s great participation and injection of the spirit that embodies La Vie Velominatus that it continues to be a huge source of enjoyment and fun for each of the Keepers to maintain.

On behalf of the Keepers, we wish you all a very, very Merckxy Christmas and a Coppi New Year. Merxk bless you all; here’s to an even greater 2014.

A-Merckx.

frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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Steve-o says:

Dec 25 2013 at 4:07 pm

And a Merckxy Christmas, Coppi New Year, and my thanks to the Keepers and the community! Go for a ride!
RedRanger says:

Dec 25 2013 at 4:12 pm

I hope every one had some cool bike stuff under the tree.
Optimiste says:

Dec 25 2013 at 6:14 pm

@RedRanger

I'll say. My daughters surprised me with an awesome cycling-themed t-shirt, a bunch of energy food, and this:

My oldest made the box frame and mounted the print. After a quick search, it seems the graphic designer, Sassan Filsoof, has some other great work too.

Merckxy Christmas everyone. 2014 is going to be beautiful.
scaler911 says:

Dec 25 2013 at 6:29 pm

@Optimiste That's a absolutely fantastic gift!

@everyone: Religious or no, this is a time of year for celebrating family and friends. It goes without saying that all y'all are family. My door is open for you anytime. Merckxy Christmas!
Rom says:

Dec 25 2013 at 9:42 pm

The Keepers rock. Thanks for all your great work on the site.
jeff says:

Dec 25 2013 at 10:09 pm

Merckxy Christmas to all and especially to the Keepers for all the incredible energy they put into the site all year long! Hope everyone had treasures under the tree...I found a new Lazer Helium waiting for me...I'm stoked! My new Tommasini frame is due to arrive in Portland in February so the Helium will await her arrival...definitely looking forward to the build! Best to all the Velominati on this blessed day!
Russ says:

Dec 26 2013 at 1:45 am

Happy Holidays too everyone and I can't wait until 2014 to start, I need to start working off some of the over indulgence I par took in this holiday . You see I am also part of the clean plate club as are a few of you Velominati out there. One of the rewards for being good all season Is the way I see it.
strathlubnaig says:

Dec 26 2013 at 2:31 am

@Optimiste

@RedRanger

I'll say. My daughters surprised me with an awesome cycling-themed t-shirt, a bunch of energy food, and this:

My oldest made the box frame and mounted the print. After a quick search, it seems the graphic designer, Sassan Filsoof, has some other great work too.

Merckxy Christmas everyone. 2014 is going to be beautiful.

Nice one, I received a similar pair of framed home made artworks from my eldest...
Teocalli says:

Dec 26 2013 at 3:52 am

Couple of cycling caps for me one of which is waterproof, which is most apt just at the moment over here! Though matching waterwings could be useful too.
Deakus says:

Dec 26 2013 at 5:39 am

Merckxy Christmas to one and all. Tucked within my stocking Santa saw fit to deliver me "Tomorrow We Ride" and the DVD "Road to Roubaix". Early Boxing Day ride this morning in the freezing fog with a friend just about made life perfect!