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Rover Safety Bicycle

Where it all began: A deep dive into the Rover Safety bicycle, the first commercially successful modern bike from 1885

A certain TV and radio presenter with the initials JV may disagree, but if bikes had never progressed beyond Penny Farthings, cycling would likely never have taken off

Sun, May 17, 2026 21:45
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Cliff Shrubb Twin Tube special

The story behind this lovingly restored Cliff Shrubb “Twin Tube Special” time trial bike from the early 90s

Learn more about this unusual take on frame design from the renowned South London frame builder

Sun, Apr 19, 2026 21:45
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1987 Kirk Precision road bike – Bike Bedtime

Die-cast in seconds: check out the magnesium Kirk Precision

Hyped as strong, light and computer-designed, the radical Kirk Precision bikes stood out in the 1980s and early 90s – but their short-lived run left behind a cult classic that still turns heads today…

Sun, Aug 31, 2025 20:45
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2025 Olmo track bike full Bike at Bedtime

We need to talk about that head tube! Check out this steel Olmo track bike from the 1980s

If you want something gloriously extreme, this skinny-tubed fixie could be for you

Sun, Aug 10, 2025 20:45
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Ripping it up in the year 2000 Steve Thomas – Jan 2025

Ripping it up in the year 2000 — the bikes I was riding 25 years ago

Steve takes a ride back to the dawn of the new millennium and recounts what bikes he was riding back then, looking at how his bike collection and cycling tech in general has evolved in the last quarter of a century

Sat, Jan 18, 2025 15:00
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Dawes Galaxy

A brief history of Dawes, the classic British brand behind the legendary Galaxy touring bike

Dawes were a leading British bike brand just a few decades ago, and there are many rusty Dawes relics still living in nostalgic hopes of resurrection throughout garden sheds across the land. Let’s take an analogue ride back to their heyday

Wed, Apr 03, 2024 16:32
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Falcon Professional 1978

Why I still miss the huge Falcon Professional I got for Christmas way back in 1978

After outgrowing his Raleigh Europa, it was time for young Steve to size up. Maybe just not that much…

Sun, Dec 24, 2023 12:00
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Pope MFG model 38 1 – via the saleroom

Bike at Bedtime: Pope Manufacturing Co. Columbia Century

Tonight's Bike at Bedtime takes us way back to the late 19th century, and a relic produced by one of America's first bike manufacturers...

Thu, Dec 17, 2020 21:45
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