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The Rants category was added in the early days of Cyclocosm to differentiate opinion pieces from the daily news recaps.

Compact Cranksets – Rant

Posted on 27 June 2005 by cosmo

Ok, geniuses, time for a quiz: Which of the following will NOT make you a better climber: a) EPO b) Losing some weight, tubby c) A compact crankset d) Training If you answered C, congratulations; you are now officially smarter than the entire marketing staff at Excel Sports thinks you are. Compact cranksets do not…

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Lance's Legacy – Rant

Posted on 30 May 2005 by cosmo

Consensus seems to be that Lance Armstrong’s success has been good for American cycling. And yeah, Lance has gotten a lot of otherwise oblivious people onto bikes (usually flimsy little Treks), and has opened up a few more eyes to the fact that there is a world of professional cycling out there. But Americans, being…

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Bicycling Magazine – Rant

Posted on 20 May 2005 by cosmo

Anyone who has so much as wiped their nose with an issue knows that Bicycling magazine is the pulpiest, blandest, most innane piece of tripe in the cycling world; the USA Today of two-wheeled rags. This much is not news. But, bored at work one day, I made the mistake of perusing a recent issue…

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About the Author

a headshot of Cosmo Catalano

Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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