dave atkinson's blog

I've started hanging bits off that nice new Genesis frameset. Here's how it's going

These aren't the phones I'm looking for

The industry seems to want them, some riders don't. Personally, I do. There are problems, but they're not insurmountable.

The final day: time to fire up the torch and make that frame!

Back to brazing and the last parts of the jigsaw fall into place

Consolidation, filing, tacking and dreams of my own frame

Brazing basics and some messing about with mitres... I rememberd not to touch the hot bits

Setting out a week ahead of the Pros the Tour de Force crew are riding the full Tour de France route.

"If we had been travelling at the previous day’s neutral speed I wouldn’t have made it to the start of the race"

Dave takes on the Shaftesbury Bread Winner

Dave does his first 300km Audax on the Jamis Quest and reports back his findings

Next up for the excellent Jamis Quest is a 300km Audax, how will it fare? Dave's made a few tweaks...

Normally I wouldn't, but I had to. And it was great.

Through the night and over the Welsh mountains for a ballroom breakfast in Abergavenny

Fixing to ride to Cheddar

Out to Clevedon for cake, back for turkey rolls. Win!

...which press launch cycling kit is better, that is...