All the action that mattered was compressed in to the final 500m of today’s 156Km stage from Jesolo to Trieste when Alessandro Petacchi (LPR Brakes) proved that he hadn’t read the script (well the English version at least) powering past Mark Cavendish (Columbia High Road) to take the win. Ben Swift (Team Katusha) was third … Read more
I love home made parts, whether they are Heath Robinson or beautifully designed and crafted. Check out this bracket for attaching a cycle trailer, made by my dad; it allows him to attached the trailer or childrens buggy without removing the qr.If you guys have made anything or used anything to resolve an issue, I … Read more
After his brush with danger in Iran last week – this week has been one of change for round the world cyclist, James Bowthorpe. He is now in India battling the heat and illness as he in his attempt to break the round the world cycling record.As recounted here and in his blog earlier in … Read more
Just fixed the counter balance system on my garage door with gear cable!Flo K
Panaracer’s Crosstown range is designed as a bombproof urban tyre and it certainly does put up with a lot of abuse around town. There’s a price to pay for that, though, and the price is a fairly high weight and a slightly dead ride.The Crosstown looks rugged on first appearances, with a deep tread that’s … Read more
Fancy a job helping people get on their bikes? If you do the CTC would like to hear from you. They are looking for the right people to help them run their new Bike Club Programme. You’ll need to hurry though because applications need to be in by 18 May.Over the next two and a … Read more
Mark Cavendish became the first British rider to pull on the Maglia Rosa after his Columbia Highroad team led from the front to take the team time trial victory on a 20km course along the Venetian seafront. Cavendish, who led the team over the line, takes the overall lead.Talking after the win, Cavendish said, “I’m … Read more
Only weeks after winning his third Paris Roubaix, former world champion Tom Boonen has been suspended by his team, Quick Step after a drugs test by Flemish authorities proved positive for cocaine use.”He is suspended from all activities by the team,” Alessandro Tegner, a Quick Step’s representative said.Boonen also failed a drugs test last year … Read more
Bontrager’s Air Support Road is another lightweight mini pump genuinely capable of delivering 100 PSI in 150 strokes and five minutes and would be my choice for those that want something that works well and looks good.The extensive use of alloy gives a reassuringly solid feel and the intricately machined T handle offers surprisingly good … Read more
Having been blast cleaned by Graham the week previously, it was time for the zinc-chromate primer. For those of us “out on our bikes” during O level chemistry, zinc is an extremely effective corrosion inhibitor-hence its popularity in marine and similarly challenging environments.Loading the gun with chromate, he chases around the teenage dream in a mist … Read more
