The Rules

If someone familiar with The Rules has sold you such an abomination, return the mirror and demand a refund, plus interest and damages. Nobody likes a wheel sucker. Riding wheels and jumping past at the end is one thing and one thing only: Rides are to be measured by the quality of their distance and never by distance alone. Conversely, a flat ride of km at 23kmh is not something that should be discussed in an open forum and Rule 5 must be reviewed at once. Any walking conducted while wearing cycling shoes must be strictly limited.

It is strictly prohibited that under any circumstances a cyclist should walk up a steep incline, with the obvious exception being when said incline is blocked by riders who crashed because you are on the Koppenberg. For clarification, see Rule 5. Any reference to not achieving this should be referred immediately to Rule 5. Know how to train properly and stick to your training plan.

Ignore other cyclists with whom you are not intentionally riding. The time for being competitive is not during your training rides, but during competition. Unless you routinely demonstrate your riding superiority and the smoothness of your Stroke , refrain from discussing your power meter, heartrate, or any other riding data. Cables should create a perfect arc around the headtube and, whenever possible, cross under the downtube. Right shifter cable should go to the left cable stop and vice versa. Forego the data and ride on feel; little compares to the pleasure of riding as hard as your mind will allow.

Learn to read your body, meditate on Rule 5 , and learn to push yourself to your limit. Power meters, heart rate monitors and GPS are bulky, ugly and superfluous. Any cycle computer, if deemed necessary, should be simple, small, mounted on the stem and wireless. Remove it from your frame before the next training ride because no matter how cool you think it looks, it does not look cool. Unless you are in a race.

In which case it looks cool. When not worn, helmets are to be clipped to the stem and draped over your handlebars thusly. Cycling is not an excuse to litter. Do not throw your empty gel packets, energy bar wrappers or punctured tubes on the road or in the bush. Stuff em in your jersey pockets, and repair that tube when you get home. When racing in a criterium of 60 minutes or less the second unused water bottle cage must be removed in order to preserve the aesthetic of the racing machine. This may be extended to any time one is aboard the bike, but not riding it, such as at stop lights.

Rides and crashes may only be discussed and recounted in detail when the rider required external assistance in recovery or recuperation. Otherwise refer to Rule 5. If this occurs, you either need to wear a kit that fits you properly or increase the size of your guns. Arm warmers may, however, be shoved to the wrists in Five and Dime scenarios, particularly those involving Rule 9 conditions. It is important to note that while one can wear arm warmers without wearing knee or leg warmers, one cannot wear knee or leg warmers without wearing arm warmers or a long sleeve jersey.

If that means that said rider must take off his knee or leg warmers while racing, then this is a skill he must be accomplished in. The single exception would be before an event in which someone plans on wearing neither arm or leg warmers while racing, but would like to keep the legs warm before the event starts; though wearing a long sleeve jersey over the racing kit at this time is also advised. One must not forget to remove said leg warmers.

Unless you are followed by a team car, you will repair your own punctures. You will do so expediently, employing your own skills, using your own equipment, and without complaining that your expensive tyres are too tight for your puny thumbs to fit over your expensive rim.

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The fate of a rider who has failed to equip himself pursuant to Rule 31 , or who knows not how to use said equipment, shall be determined at the discretion of any accompanying or approaching rider in accordance with Rule Consistently with The Code Of The Domestique, the announcement of a flat tyre in a training ride entitles — but does not oblige — all riders then present in the bunch to cease riding without fear of being labelled Pussies.

The duration of a Rule 84 stop is entirely discretionary, but is generally inversely proportional to the duration of the remaining time available for post-ride espresso. In addition all corners will be traversed in an outside-inside-outside trajectory, with the outer leg extended and the inner leg canted appropriately but not too far as to replicate a motorcycle racer, for you are not one , to assist in balance and creation of an appealing aesthetic. Brakes are generally not to be employed, but if absolutely necessary, only just prior to the corner.

The upside of always leaving on time is considerable. Others will be late exactly once. You signal that the sanctity of this ride, like all rides, is not something with which you should muck. You demonstrate, not with words but with actions, your commitment. As a bonus, you make more time for post-ride espresso. When rolling onto the front to take your turn in the wind, see Rule 67 , do not suddenly lift the pace unless trying to establish a break.

The key to maintaining a high average speed is to work with your companions and allow no gaps to form in the line. It is permissible to lift the pace gradually and if this results in people being dropped then they have been ridden off your wheel and are of no use to the bunch anyway. All races shall be referred to by the name given in its country of origin, and care shall be taken to pronounce the name as well as possible. If it gets steeper, just push harder on the pedals.

This one also comes from the Apostle, Johan Museeuw, who said to frank: You need to lose some weight. The exception is, of course, hard rides over two hours and races. This also applies to energy drink supplements. The only exception is riders whose name starts with Guiseppe and ends with Saronni. See the Goodwood Worlds in Descents are meant to be as hard and demanding as — and much more dangerous than — the climbs. Climb hard, descend to close a gap or open one. Descents should hurt, not be a time for recovery.

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Recovery is designated only for the pub and for shit-talking. Bicycle maintenance is an art; tools are designed to serve specific purposes, and it is essential that the Velominatus learns to use each tool properly when working on their loyal machine. Posts related to The Rules may be found here. Persistent offenders must be made to ride on the front in the dry, and behind a rider with no mudguards in the dry. These might be great, but are they compliant with Rule 29 , Rule 30 , and Rule 31?

That said, the addendum to Rule 30 could be read to allow for them, especially as it is arguably a more elegant solution than gaffer tape:. Since there is no connection to the saddle, I think all items are Rule 29 compliant. I believe they are technically compliant with the Rules, but perhaps they violate the spirit of the Rules.

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I keep my tubes and pump in a baggie inside my jersey pocket but would like to free up some room. I sometimes feel like a pack mule. I keep tubes, multitool, chainlink, levers, emergency patches and pump the tiny and astonishingly powerful Lezyne Road Drive S in a little pouch I fashioned for myself out of black gaffer tape, modeled after the Lezyne Caddy Sack.

The pack mule similitude only kicks in for me in warmer weather when the non-breathable nature of gaffer tape gives me a gross sweat patch in the small of my back. It all falls down when you have more than one bike. Then it becomes either a expensive b a right royal PITA. Regarding Rule 36 , I spent a lot of money on a pair of prescription eyewear a few years ago.

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I accidentally left them in a cab and the driver never turned them in. My current helmet came with a tinted half face shield. I could not find any guidance in the rules regarding shields. Can I wear the shield over my regular prescription glasses until I can afford to buy new prescription eyewear. Rudy Project make prescription inserts for their glasses. I know someone who uses them for skiing and finds them really good. Oh — and I think the needs of seeing where you are going lends quite a bit of latitude to Rule The dealer assures me they will refund the cost of getting it cut once I provide them with a receipt.

Thanks, honestly in my early days, before I knew the rules, I broke Rule Fortunately, I was informed of the rules and have worked hard to adhere to them. Thanks, they have a US equivalent at a good price. I will look into inserts. They certainly in my price range. Statistics helps us understand and describe phenomena in our world and to assist us draw reliable conclusions about these phenomena https: Where is the rule about riding commando?

But there is one exception. There is one cycling metric that should be in Miles. That is the Eddington Number https: What is the rule on combining leg warmers and socks? Are warmers to be put over the socks or the other way round? If its raining you always put warmers over socks to prevent water running into socks. Because most pro team mechanics are mounting tubulars. And obviously they do not choose where the label is located. Is this a clincher only site or something? If so, allow me to suggest a way to make it more proper with an additional rule for us cool guys who reject clinchers.

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I've had it about a month now and If this were to get lost or stolen I would buy this phone again. There are a few good common sense ideas in this book. It's hard to change people; 2. Make the most of an employee's talents instead of trying to fix their weaknesses; 3. A good way of doing something is not simply the opposite of a bad way. The authors then contend that these ideas go against conventional wisdom. I don't know what conventional wisdom they are talking about since it agrees with most of mine. But then again I went to an engineering school, not a business school.

After presenting these ideas there is not much else in the book except a series of disconnected management anecdotes. Curiously most of these anecdotes are examples of bad management. This is in direct contradiction to idea 4 above, which the authors spent several pages discussing. I think the first example of good management was about halfway through the book when they started to talk about Southwest Airlines.

Actually if someone wants to write a good management book, do a case study on Southwest Airlines. Also most of the examples deal with restaraunts, hotels, and banks with almost none from a high tech or software business. Finally I think and this is conventional wisdom again a good manager must be able to 1. The authors say nothing of these abilities and obviously know little about them. To help you do that, we created a functional backpack with the everyday artist in mind. Reblogged this on The World Without Us. Be a Responder, not a Hunter.

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