The Rules Quotes

“Rule #12: The correct number of bikes to own is N+1, where N is the number of bikes currently owned.”
― The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

“In practice, weakness breeds weakness and strength breeds strength. Taking the easy path is of no use, for nothing worth traveling to lies at its end. We may choose the path of least resistance but this too will ultimately be unsatisfying.”
― The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

“Everything about our sport involves suffering, discipline and dedication. In a word, hardness.”
― The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

“keep in mind that one should only swim in order to prevent drowning and should only run if being chased.”
― The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

“If I devoted a quarter of the thought I put into the curating and maintenance of my bicycle to my job—or the development of my character, for that matter—I’d be an unstoppable force in the world.”
― The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

“If a mountain is worth riding down it is most certainly worth riding up.”
― The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

“As one ages, one gets worse at everything except imagining what can go wrong during a high-speed descent.”
― The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple