After months of secrecy the new Rollapaluza digital timing system was launched at the fourth round of the Rollapaluza Winter League on Wednesday night – something we broke the news about on Monday. Fittingly the new rig was rolled out at the site of the first every Rollapaluza at the Horse Shoe pub in Clerkenwell.Rollapaluza … Read more
Forests have already been felled and a zillion innocent pixels, er zapped bringing you the news that Lance Armstrong and Don Catling the UCLA drug-testing expert have agreed to end their independent doping program before it started. So what do a few more matter!Just in case you’ve been locked in a cupboard for the last … Read more
Forests have already been felled and a zillion innocent pixels, er zapped bringing you the news that Lance Armstrong and Don Catling the UCLA drug-testing expert have agreed to end their independent doping program before it started. So what do a few more matter!Just in case you’ve been locked in a cupboard for the last … Read more
1) overtrousers don’t break when you’re trying to get your bike in the boot2) If your overtrousers rub on your wheel, you don’t need a spanner to make them stop3) if you get a stone jammed in your overtrousers you don’t end up in a hedge4) it doesn’t take half an hour to put your … Read more
I don’t mean just commuting on a 15 year old mtb, which I did today, but spend my Saturdays mornings riding round the Peak District when I could be in the Westfield centre. Or doing the tour of Flanders sportif the weekend of my partners birthday when we could go to Barcelona instead.
I wouldn’t have that big bruise and graze on my thigh from coming down on ice last weekend or had a 10km walk home the other week.
Whilst sifting through youtube following tangential threads starting from ‘amusing cat videos’ I ended up on this. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like tricks on fixers but this makes me feel a little confused. Please share your comments.
Somebody went home with more than just good memories of a fine day out at the TCR show on Saturday – they also took an Orbea Ordu TRI1 bike worth £6800.The bike is a 51cm machine identical to the one pictured here except that it had a Zeus carbon chainset. There are only a handful … Read more
The Velib hire bike scheme launched only 18 months ago and already a firm favourite with Parisians is in danger of falling victim to the the darker side of human nature including a craze known as Velib Extreme.According to Velib operators JCDecaux half of the original fleet of 15,000 Velib (an echo of the French … Read more
This chunky torch from Electron has a measured beam and is built to last, but the lack of side visibility and short run time mark it down as a standalone commuting option, and there are cheaper lights available if you just want a bright torch.The Nano 9 is certainly a well-built light with an Aluminium … Read more
Justin Burls is tucked away in a quiet corner of Harwich. His background in classic vehicle restoration and metal fabrication have equipped him with an unsurpassed eye for detail, making the transition to bespoke frame building a surprisingly easy one. He still has his first frame-a TT mount built for his own sporting his trademark, … Read more
