What a difference a day makes? Tonight’s commute felt like whaling around the cape with horrendous winds and driving rain. I was drenched by a van who ploughed through an enormous puddle. I had to laugh despite smelling of stagnant water.I rode an MTB today fitted with semi-slicks which was a change, slower but relaxed. … Read more
There is something to be learned from a rainstorm.When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet.When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you still … Read more
About 25 years ago I was just “getting into” proper cycling; a bike was slowly morphing from a toy, through merely a mode of transport and finally into a machine to have fun on and explore the world. I was learning to mend and replace bike parts, just starting to enter the murky world of … Read more
Injuries he sustained in a dramatic crash racing in the keirin during the Copenhagen rounds of the track world cup mean Sir Chris Hoy will not compete in the UCI World Track Cycling Championshis in Poland later this month.Hoy suffered what is know as a ‘degloving injury’ in the high-speed crash, which happened in the … Read more
This may not be the best bike for sale on ebay, but it is certainly the best bike description, in fact it’s probably the best product descrption bar none. Worth hitting the link and reading the “Ask the seller” questions and answers too… Sadly though, this item has ended – isn’t that just always the … Read more
Cast your mind back a couple of weeks to our competion to turn the world’s most expensive frameset*, the new Litespeed Blade, into the world’s most expensive bike** – we’ve been away at various trade shows looking at slightly less expensive machines but now we’re back and we’ve got a winner.Stu Field takes the gong, … Read more
We’ve just had a few test samples in from Urban Hunter, which came with this sticker. You can’t buy it on their website (or at least I can’t find it) but it tickled me and I thought I’d share.
If you’re looking for something a bit different in your road footwear, then it’s worth checking out Dromarti’s range of handmade Italian leather shoes. There’s three models: the Storica, a classic clip-and-strap shoe; the Sportivo with SPD drillings and a bit of tread; and the one we’ve got our hands on, the Race, which is … Read more
Strange things seen on a ride.#2 – Dirty Bunny. There’s a story here, but we’d prefer not to know.
Here’s a nice bit of custom carbon riding to work kit, It’s Levi Leipheimer’s ‘rain bike’ fully kitted out with SRAM Red, disc brakes and mudguards pictured on a a US commuting website. Mind you, it’s a rather different sort of commute when your ride to work is your work … anyway check it out
