This 450kg monster bike complete with tractor tyre was built by Wouter van den Bosch, a 29 year-old Dutch art student and former mechanical engineer, using parts donated by friends – and a tractor company. The YouTube video of Wouter pedalling laboriously down the street received more than 600,000 hits in its first two weeks. He … Read more
Formulated for wet-weather performance, Fenwick’s complex synthetic grease is a heavyweight general-purpose assembly paste perfect for free/hubs, bottom bracket and other bearing surfaces through to contact points-even on bikes such as crossers, mountain bikes, winter trainers and stripped- to- basics single speed/commuter fixers thanks to the blend’s tenacity and complex properties. That said I have … Read more
This black beauty is Look’s all-round road frame and, in carbon terms, it has been around for an age – since 2004 to be precise. Well, kind of. The 585 has been around since 2004, but the 585 Optimum has a tweaked geometry – a shortened top tube and a lengthened head tube for a … Read more
Cyclists who take direct action against bike thieves by booby-trapping their bicycles risk prosecution themselves, according to a leading cycle insurance provider.ilovemybike.co.uk says London cyclists frustrated by the high rate of cycle theft have taken to supplementing conventional locks by securing their bikes with a hidden length of 500lb fishing line.If the primary lock is … Read more
Aaaargh! Not the new bike!Days, just days and already the shiny new Roadrat has acquired “character” in the shape of a down to the metal scar and a dent to the top tube… sob!The fateful blow was struck in the bike store we share with the rest of the building, by, it looks like a … Read more
The English Russia website has published a series of photographs taken at what can only be described as a cycle wedding.There’s no written detail, just the photos, but they show such a jolly occasion that it would seem churlish not to show a few of them here.The question is, did they miss a trick by … Read more
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics are trying to figure out how to stage the time trial and triathlon events without causing major snarl-ups on London roads.According to The Telegraph, both events will mean closing significant roads, which could lead to major jams if they’re held mid-week.The cycling time trial is still likely to be … Read more
Run to the hills and escape the pain of watching England play football……………. Flo K
At a time when most manufacturers were moving from metal to carbon fibre for their top-end frames, Sabbath came into the market producing high-quality titanium bikes. The UK brand – originally called Sunday Bicycles before a swift name change for legal reasons – certainly seem to have found their niche and, after some major growth … Read more
The tenth Fireflies Tour is due to finish today in Cannes after eight gruelling days that saw the 60 riders battling with some fearsome weather and savage climbs.The riders, mainly from the film and advertising industries, have cycled 1,000 kilometres through the Alps from Geneva to Cannes with the aim of bringing the amount they’ve … Read more
