we are, as a species, an impressionable bunch, apparently prone to poking and prodding in pre-determined directions, often unaware that such machinations are taking place in the first place. if i might presage my velocipedinal discussion with, as is often the case, reference to matters percussive, it might serve no purpose whatsoever. but what the heck. in both cases, however, branding is at the forefront of the conversation, no matter which subject heading is pertinent at the time.
cymbals are an almost essential part of any drummer's or percussionist's armament, the variations of which are entirely dependent on need, preference or blatant showing-off. personally, apart from a pair of vintage k zildjian hi-hat cymbals, my cymbal stands are home to several italian, hand-made cymbals originating from pistoia-based ufip. my jazz aspirations have equipped me with several examples that would prove a fruitless exploration for heavier styles of music, but since it is the latter that i am most often called upon to perform, it will come as little surprise that i also possess a comprehensive selection capable of fulfilling that function.
when i began my nascent drumming career, there were, in effect, only two options: zildjian or swiss-made paiste. life can only be harder for the modern-day percussionist, with far more brands available on the market, all of which offer impressive, if frequently confusing ranges of metal plates. the brand which most infects my daily ruminations on youtube, is that of germany's meinl, a firm which also sports several quality percussion instruments, such as congas, tambourines, cowbells etc. possibly their highest profile endorser is austrian-born drummer, thomas lang, a man with more technique in his little finger than i have across all four limbs.
and though cymbals from the fifties and sixties were mostly devoid of significant logos, a bit like those large aero downtubes on today's carbon bicycles, their modern counterparts feature large, often brightly coloured emblazonments. and though this doubtless says more about me than about them, despite knowing that judgment ought best be from a sonic perspective, i cannot bring myself to even consider purchase of any of their cymbals, because i find the meinl logo thoroughly unpalatable.
i like the ufip, zildjian and paiste logos, i seriously dislike those of sabian and stagg, and the jury is still out on those adorning istanbul cymbals. but, as a hopefully intelligent bloke, i'm more than well aware that those are remarkbly foolish judgements that are totally disconnected from tangible reality. yet, none are based on what i might refer to as one-upmanship. few of those to whom i play have the faintest interest in what cymbals adorn my drumset. and amongst fellow musicians, there is generally respect for individual choice, approbation usually being conferred on ability.
no doubt this apprehension of human behaviour is spread far and wide, applicable to far more genres than cycling and drumming. but it is cycling with which we are most concerned, and to a certain extent, how the non-cycling aspects might impact upon our enjoyment thereof.
in many strains of commerce, branding is often an afterthought, one that may live long enough to be regretted. by comparison, consider the apple computer logo, so well recognised across the world, that they have no need to accompany it with any text above their apple stores. shell petroleum could probably say the same. but there are practical considerations to made in choosing suitable branding, dependent entirely on to what use any logo may be put. take isadore for instance, the brainchild of former professional cyclists, martin and peter velits, the logo for which has just been redesigned by andrej&andrej studio.
there will be many of you unaware of the company's original branding, while others will scarcely have heard of isadore at all, so why would they bother redesigning a logo probably seen only by a dedicated few? does it really make any appreciable difference? sometimes not. advertising and communications company tmp worldwide recently changed not only their branding, but the name too. now known as peoplescout, neither of those monikers give much of a clue as to the company's core business, and, as far as i'm aware, make little or no difference to those interacting with the company on a regular basis. as far as i can see, the only tangible difference is the expense incurred in redesigning and printing their stationary, and website.
but it's not only the type logo that has been the subject of revision. much of their marketing material has also undergone a sensitive transformation, though i do wonder if i'm the only one who sees a certain resemblance to that once employed by a notable competitor?
it's not always all about the bike.
isadore cycle clothing
wednesday 29 march 2023
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wout and about
a bit like the bermuda triangle, the road world champion's jersey harbours mysteries all of its own, becoming a white feather talisman for a select few, yet bringing down the curtain on the careers of many others. it has been summarised as 'the curse of the rainbow stripes', lauded at the point of championship victory, before serving as a jersey-shaped lead weight during the following season for the hapless victor. whether there is indeed any scourge attached to the uci jersey is highly doubtful, but the supposed curse has been witnessed often enough to enforce/enhance its derogatory reputation.
there is, however, an almost parallel blight, that pertains solely to belgian cyclists: being declared the 'new eddy merckx'. it's an apellation that i have seen applied to the current belgian tour de force, the inimitable wout van aert, a rider who shares top cyclocross billing with his arch-rival, mathieu van der poel, aided and abetted jonas vingegaard to last year's tour de france yellow jersey, while helping himself to the green jersey in the process. and therein lies the fallacy; wout is not the new eddy merckx, a sentiment with which i'm sure he would agree.
i cannot deny that the sunday morning peloton's age-old motto of 'leave no-one behind' has come under duress at times, predominantly due to the arrival of what i believe would be referred to as 'newbies'. and for those new to the way of the road, even the tempo set by what one of our number referred to as resembling "the riders dropped from a team time-trial", is often a tad on the quick side, to begin with at least. that state of affairs we can and often have, coped with.
however, the ideal is a parabolic curve, whereby the new adherents put in the effort over the weeks, to improve their average speed. this is not purely to satisfy the quicker aspirations of the stalwarts, but to aid health and fitness by becoming stronger as the weeks roll by. continue to pedal at the same pace each and every week definably lowers the purported benefits. of course, there are the ageing pelotonese (pretty much only me, at this point), for whom advancing years have predicated a decrease in overall speed; that doesn't, however, preclude me from giving it as much effort as i think i have available.
there remains, of course, anecdotal evidence of mainland-based cycle clubs where it seems still to be a case of survival of the fittest. in other words, if you get dropped, then make your own way home. in such cases, you either train like a pro to avoid the ignominy of being left to your own devices, or you find another activity in which to participate. and therein lies the kernel. because there is a distinct difference between adopting an activity such as cycling, and apprehending it as a sport. there is a common lack of distinction between the two, even at the behest of cycling organisations who laud the implementation of cycling facilities as essential to the continuation of the sport. i doubt i need point out that the majority riding on cycle tracks will have little or no interest in racing, or even participation in sportives.
however, the word sport brings with it connotations that often seem absent in the professional milieu. there is a difference between sporting prowess and sporting (or sportsman-like) gestures, despite the over-arching point of competition being to win. sometimes at all costs.
eddy merckx, by all accounts, while on his bicycle, was rarely sporting; not for nothing was he nicknamed the cannibal', predominantly on the basis that he wanted (needed?) to win every race for which he entered. in common with lord voldemort, there were no presents; if able to win, eddy certainly would. and while that has resulted in any number of books about his incredible palmares and achievements, it's unlikely that he would be held up as the prime example of sportsmanship, depending, of course, on your own definition of the word.
but should we, as members of the cognoscenti, wish to impress upon the up and coming, that cycling as a sport is one to which they may wish to attach their affiliations, there can be few present-day paragons worthy of being held up as prime examples, than wout van aert. aside from his aforementioned place as aide de combat in last year's tour, gifting the victory at gent-wevelghem on sunday to team-mate, christophe laporte, despite having proved to be far the stronger of the two, is, to encapsulate in a single word: sportsmanship.
and probably an act of sporting generosity at which eddy is still shaking his head.
(none of this is to imply that other sports do not also feature similar moments, but, very unsportingly, that's not really of our concern.)
tuesday 28 march 2023
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replacement therapy
on my solo saturday bike ride, as i turned off the loch gorm perimeter road, heading over towards the rspb reserve at loch gruinart, i encountered a couple of touring cyclists, one of whom was stopped and looking intently at his mobile phone. though i cannot deny that i was somewhat surprised to see touring cyclists on the isle a good two weeks prior to easter, ever willing to help, should assistance be required, i enquired whether they had an idea of where they were or where they needed to be. it transpired that the bloke, at least, had a rough idea of proceedings. he intimated that they were heading towards saligo bay, though their pronunciation was not that in common usage round these here parts.
pointing out just where they would find saligo bay, i wished them an enjoyabl ride, and headed on my merry way. however, though i was clad in bib-threequarters and a lightweight, waterproof jacket, they appeared to be clad for either an arctic expedition, or a long weekend in belgium. that, however, bears no criticism, since this is the outer edge of the west coast of scotland, where the forecast rarely seems to equate with any experienced reality. while i was expecting rain of some degree as the afternoon progressed (an expectation that was soon fulfilled), i had a only a few kilometres until home and a warm shower. their ultimate outcome was possibly not quite so favourable, and they were hardly heading in the right direction for comfort and joy.
add to that the fact that kilchoman distillery, with its excellent visitor centre and café, remains closed on saturdays, they had a reasonable distance to pedal, debbie's being the nearest re-fuelling stop, some ten or twelve kilometres distant through darkening skies.
my own cycling wardrobe, which occupies more square metreage of the bedroom than mrs washingmachinepost finds equitable, consists of quite a large proportion of wind and waterproof garmentage, clothing that gains substantial use on an annual basis. if goretex didn't exist, we'd have to invent it. and i think it fair to say that, even during what passes for summer in this beautiful part of the world, each member of the sunday peloton is inclined to ride with a scrunched up waterproof in one of those three back pockets. the outlook may well have prophesied wall-to-wall sunshine, but i swear i've been rained upon with nary a cloud to be seen for miles. as with real estate, it's very much a case of location, location, location.
such is scotland's reputation for precipitation, on a visit last decade to portland, oregon, when it rained as i rode to the hotel with friends, they were keen to point out that, as a scot's resident, they felt no need to apologise for the weather. and happening upon two cycle-tourists on a saturday afternoon, apparently well prepared for any eventuality, sent at least a modicum of brownie points in their direction. and perhaps the advent of the common saying 'there's an app for that' might finally prove itself of some use in the realm of velocipedinal meteorology, as swiss cycle clothing supremos, assos, make an announcement of their own smartphone app.
though cycle-based apps are nothing new, even within the cycling realm (rapha have curated several of the blighters, though few of which have been geared towards weather), the included assos' weather system recommendation tool promises succour to the downtrodden. according to the company, this particular aspect of the recently launched app is able to locate the city (?) where the app is being used and, "...based on a detailed weather forecast of temperature, rain and wind, recommend the most suitable equipment for the rider for that day."
while i cannot count myself as an assos customer, though i believe i may have a couple of their products in that sprawling wardrobe, i believe i can see a fatal flaw in their strategy, which definitely applies to the hebrides and doubtless other west coast locations. islay and jura are situated a mere 30 odd kilometres from northern ireland and a two hour ferry journey from the scottish mainland. yet rarely does our weather system match forecasts for either of the above options. of course, the fact that i still do not own a smartphone, makes all of the above somewhat academic, but based on practical experience, i'd be far happier to figure out the day's apparel selection based on looking out my kitchen window in the morning.
there's no doubt that app technology is highly advanced, but i'm firmly of the opinion that the weather is even more so.
the assos mobile app is available for both android and ios devices.
monday 27 march 2023
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something you hoped would never happen
as the creature of habit we already know i am, saturday and sunday have an unwritten, but essentially unwavering sequence of events. for instance, on saturdays i make exclusive use of my specialized crux cyclocross bike. though there are a number of bicycles allegedly at my disposal, i make greatest use of the above mentioned 'cross bike and my steel ritchey logic, the latter to help keep up with the rest of the peloton during the sunday morning ride. on saturdays, when flying solo, the slower pace of the crux is thus in no way of a disadvantage.
yesterday's ride demanded a bicycle with offroad capabilities.
firstly, on the avonvogie road, dunlossit estate previously cut a wide path through the woods, originally when farming pigs, but latterly as somewhere to graze a herd of highland cattle. in order to prevent the latter from wandering aimlessly about, each end of this wide cutting sports a tall gate, mostly to prevent deer from accessing the ground. obviously enough, those gates are closed when the cattle are in place, and when grazing elsewhere, the gates are open, allowing interlopers such as myself, to indulge a modicum of offroad cycling while still heading in the same direction of travel.
disturbingly, during yesterday's ride, the first gate was wide open; an invitation if ever there was one, and an invitation i gratefully accepted. however, while thundering along the mixture of gravel and grass (a guy can dream can't he?), i came across the aforementioned herd of highland cattle feeding from the troughs roughly half way through. highland cattle are, i'm led to believe, fairly docile, but with sizeable horns that could do a great deal of damage if they were to look up as i raced past. discretion being the better part of valour, i opted to turn round and head back to the open gate, now wondering why it had been left open in the first place.
further round saturday's parcours i intended to take photographs of the annual ploughing match on the starchmill slope, a field that my ride would pass as a matter of course. since the tractors were well inside the field, a cyclocross bike proved ideal to get me closer to the action (a word employed in its loosest sense).
following lunch and my regular saturday perambulation of loch gorm, i decided, while i was out and about and in the neighbourhood, to visit the recently opened oyster bar past craigens farm on the shores of loch gruinart. the visit, however, was not to enjoy a substantial repast, but once again, to take photos for the local newspaper. though i failed to mention this at the outset of today's monologue, over previous weekends, the 'cross bike has emitted a series of loud clicking noises whenever i stood up to pedal uphill. though these clicks gave little cause for mechanical concern, like every other cyclist on the planet, unknown noises irritate the heck out of me.
through a mental process of elimination, i narrowed the noises down to one of three things; either the pedals, the press-fit b/b bearings or the cassette. since the easiest of the three to investigate first was undoubtedly the pedals, those were swapped on friday afternoon, and i'm more than happy to report that it appears the preceding set of pedals were indeed the source of the clicking, since it raised its ugly head not at all throughout saturday. for those of us possessed with at least a basic grasp of bicycle mechanics, this is pretty much how all of us figure out what appears to be 'wrong' with the bike, when such noises appear unannounced. not for us the need to head down the diagnostic path as has become pretty much the sole option for our motoring brethren.
but for some, that might be about to change.
this past week has seen the taipei cycle show, essentially the first velocipedinal expo of the year, at which many manufacturers are keen to show the fruit of their recent labours. and no cycle show would be complete without a slew of awards presented to those whose technological initiative shows great promise for the future. winner of this year's green award was french repairable battery manufacturer, gouach (i'd have given them an award for their name alone). recognising that the sustainability of batteries used in micromobility, for instance, and that includes the ubiquitous e-bike market, is hardly exemplary, the gouach battery features removable components, allowing a degree of repair, rather than having to dispose of a bust battery.
however, this level of technology can scarcely be consigned to the category of 'what if...' diagnosis, given that very few of us are battery specialists, explaining why the award winning battery employs bluetooth and wi-fi connectivity for remote diagnosis and troubleshooting, while 'internal algorithms further optimise battery life.'
that, i would imagine, is the nub of a conversation none of us ever thought we might ever have, while standing at the counter of our local bike shop. but i might try it out first in the sunday peloton.
i'll let you know how i get on.
sunday 26 march 2023
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nostalgia is yesterday's thing
like many, the daily travail involves copious use of the interwebs, at present, particularly to keep track of just what's going on with calmac's ferries. just when i thought all had been cleared up regarding sailings over the easter period, even if woefully inadequate, the promise of reprieve once again disappeared yesterday morning. though you're probably as fed up reading about such matters as are the majority living on the scottish islands, and probably those who are now rightly concerned about the possibility of spending easter time on one of them, it seems it's one of those tales you could scarcely invent, yet a reality that shows little sign of ending.
the main protagonists in this west coast drama are the island of arran's regular boat, the mv caledonian isles, a ship which entered drydock for its annual refit in january. it is accompanied in this tale of woe, by the eponymously named mv isle of arran, the mv hebridean isles (the latter two are the oldest vessels on the calmac fleet, both approaching their fortieth birthdays) and islay's regular vessel, the mv finlaggan. during its scheduled time in drydock, the caledonian isles was substituted by the isle of arran and the hebridean isles, both smaller boats than that which they replaced. unfortunately, shortly after joining the route, the hebridean isles began to suffer a litany of problems and was subsequently withdrawn from service and sent to drydock in birkenhead, leaving the isle of arran to cope on its own.
the latter two boats were expected to feature on the islay route in early march, while the mv finlaggan went off for its own refit, but with the caledonian isles unexpectedly delayed due to unforeseen technical problems, the finlaggan's refit was repeatedly postponed. however, since it is a legal safety requirement that the ships undergo this refit period, the finlaggan is now scheduled to leave the route on 7 april. unfortunately, and preventing the isle of arran from joining the islay route, the caledonian isles will not return to the arran route until 13 april, leaving a short period during which islay would be devoid of any ferry service whatsoever.
however, earlier this week, and promising to solve the conundrum, calmac announced that the hebridean isles (you are following all this, aren't you?) would leave birkenhead, now fully repaired and undergo sea-trials on thursday 23 march, berthing trials on 24 march, then join the finlaggan on the islay route util the latter left for dry-dock on 7 april. sadly, the hebridean isles, a thirty-eight year old vessel, broke down during sea-trials and had to be towed back to birkenhead docks. this leaves calmac with a short window of less than two weeks to have the ship properly repaired before taking over as the sole vessel on the islay route, at least until the caledonian isles rejoins its scheduled service and allows the isle of arran to head round the kintyre peninsula and solve all our problems. as you can imagine, there are few on the island who have any faith in the hebridean isles being up to the task.
now wasn't that fun?
but while i was keeping an eye on the drama revealed above, i came upon a list, entitled, do you remember? and detailing fifteen things that were once a part of everyday life, memories that will only apply to those of a certain age. for instance, do you recall fish and chips wrapped in newspaper, or party telephone lines, or police on the beat both night and day, or even general practitioners who made house-calls? other fond memories comprising this list included scouts and guides bob-a-job-week, conductors on the buses and usherettes at the cinema. embarrassingly enough, i can even recall number three on the list: 78rpm records (though only just and from my father's record collection.)
though never sure whether i approve of nostalgia or not, this particular list did inspire recollection of several aspects of velocipedinal life that have now been subsumed in favour of what is arguably recognised as more complex replacements. for instance, how many recall the threaded headset and the oft missed ability to raise or lower the stem height? and what about those brake levers with the cables exiting the top of the hoods? and downtube shift levers; and square-taper bottom brackets, or crank bolts, or shiny polished alloy components? in several cases the subsequent replacements for many of those did little to add to the enjoyment of cycling, though doubtless encouraged the spending of more money on the latest of gizmos.
perhaps it should become incumbent on some of us who regard ourselves as the cognoscenti, to keep a running list of all those niceties that simply and often quietly disappear? of course, many of the above technologies are still available on vintage bikes, to be enjoyed by those exhibiting luddite tendencies. not that i'm admitting to anything you understand.
saturday 25 march 2023
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are you seated comfortably?
when i was a young teenager, in the pre-driver's licence days, in the company of at least a couple of friends, i'd walk the road between my home town and the next in order to visit the showrooms of the several car dealerships sited along the way. despite my present day velocipedinal interests, in common with many teenage boys, i was fascinated by cars, though predominantly the technical and mechanical side of proceedings. but that didn't stop us making nuisances of ourselves opening car bonnets, doors, sitting in the drivers' seats and purloining every brochure within sight. i've often wondered why the sales staff in those dealerships tolerated these frequent visits, without once berating us or physically showing us the door.
i often wonder if the same tolerance bears any fruit nowadays.
in my defence, we did occasionally visit the two cycle stores available, but invariably our presence was considerably less welcome. and to be honest, you could only look at a bicycle, we were all of us too small to sit upon the adult ten-speed racers on display. strangely, it seems that many modern-day cycle dealerships tend to exhibit a similar lack of welcome; if you don't intend to purchase, they often prefer that you take your lack of business elsewhere.
an acquaintance of mine purchased a new motor car but a couple of years past, one that to my uneducated eyes at least, seems very similar to many others on the road. at least, not to sufficiently so that it would be seen necessary to swap its presence for an alternative. however, she claims not to hold a favourable opinion of the vehicle; the seats aren't 'right', the switches are in the wrong place, the fuel consumption is not what it could be, and a lengthy list of other moans. yet despite pleas that she has no intention of acquiring an alternative, that didn't prevent her placing an order last year for a different vehicle, a deposit securing first refusal following a test-drive.
and despite the many downsides to owning a motor car, whether petrol, diesel or electric, the sale of motor vehicles still has one inalienable advantage over cycle sales; the aforementioned 'test-drive'. or, to be more specific, a 'test-ride'. and before you raise your hands, eager to point out that many a cycle store allows pre-sales rides, as long as you leave some sort of security with the sales staff, it's still not the same. a car test-drive will be frequently accompanied by a salesman, made difficult in the case of a bicycle ride, by the presence of only one saddle. the obvious solution might be to have a member of the staff accompany on a second bicycle, but that would presume that any given cycle store employs sufficient staff so to do.
cars, at least as i recall, come in several flavours of the one model, often denoted by the appending of a series of hierarchical letters (l, gl, gxl, etc.) and a graduated increase in cost. and cars generally come under the heading of 'one size fits all'. depending on manufacturer, one model of bicycle can be offered in simple terms of small, medium and large, or in incremental steps of two or three centimetres. but then, suppose i want it with sram red, or force, or rival, or campagnolo super-record/record/chorus (delete as applicable) or any one of a large number of shimano variants. maybe i fancy carbon wheels, or handbuilts. with so many variations in the possible specification of a bicycle, how can it ever be possible to learn from a test-ride, unless your choice is a factory spec model?
that said, it's generally possible to get used to whatever you have to ride. i have featured many review cycles on the post, every one of which varied from its predecessor, even when similarly sized. and on three rides from london to paris, i rode 500 kilometres in three days on bicycles i had not seen or ridden prior to arriving in london. but in all those three cases, i took my own saddle.
if there's one aspect of a bicycle that gives cause for lengthy discussion and inveterate moaning, it's the saddle. i am fortunate to possess an agnostic posterior, one that seems to find approachable comfort from almost every saddle on the market. granted, there have been two occasions i can recall, where the saddle affixed to a review bicycle proved more than that with which i could cope, requiring an immediate saddlectomy to ensure survival and avoid a damning review. but from my point of view, it's not a big deal. and in mitigation, it's always possible to have the dealer swap the saddle at point of purchase.
but suppose the discomfort engendered by a test-ride turns out not to have been at the behest of the saddle?
though the latest offer from fizik saddles and uk distributor extra uk is not the first of which i've come across, it's certainly a welcome move in the right direction. between them, they have announced a 30-day comfort guarantee, allowing fizik customers to return or exchange any saddle they have purchased by returning it to the store up to 30 days later. assuming this to be the case, distributors, extra uk, will send the retailer a replacement saddle free of charge. naturally enough, there are a few conditions: the saddle must be returned in the original packaging, and it shouldn't damaged or scuffed, though minor marks, such as those likely on the rails when fitting are apparently acceptable.
the downside for those of us domiciled in the more remote regions of the uk, is that this does not apply to online retailers, apparently on the basis that you and i cannot be properly consulted or advised prior to purchase. i have to say that, the very few occasions on which i have physically purchased a saddle from a bike shop, there was precious little in the way of consultation or advice being dispensed from the sales counter prior to entering my card pin number.
still, baby steps are always welcome in a forward direction when it comes to ride comfort.
friday 24 march 2023
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aesthetically challenged
i doubt there is a cyclist in the world whose tuesday youtube feed wasn't clogged with videos concerning the lauch of sram's eagle transmission in which anyone who is anyone appears to have received advance groupsets about which they might wax lyrical in moving pictures. it seems only fair to say that i do not come within the category of 'anyone', since i found out pretty much when everyone else did. that said, since the triumvirate of eagle launches affects solely the offroad brigade, the lack of a parcel on my welcome mat is hardly surprising.
for those who refrain from perusing the goodies available on youtube, allow me to digress every bit as much as usual.
as expected, all the eagle transmission variants (xx sl, xx, and xo) are wireless electronic, twelve-speed and feature a single front ring, pretty much de rigeur for adherents of the knobbly tyre. there's also a flat-top chain, reputedly designed to maximize shifting performance and robustness, which leaves me wondering why nobody else appears to have adopted the sculptless sideplates before now. but the piece de resistance comes in the shape and fastening method of the completely redesigned rear mech.
in the dim, distant days of yore, rear derailleurs were affixed directly to the frame via a threaded tab appended to the rear, drive-side dropout. however, the times to which i refer were populated almost exclusively by steel frames; should any damage have accrued that bent the rear gear mech and the droput tab out of shape, 'twas but a simple matter to straighten it with an adjustable spanner. if the worst came to the worst, and the tab was broken from its dropout, any competent frame builder could braze or weld a replacement for riding to continue.
however, it is many a year since steel was flavour of the week, and neither aluminium nor carbon respond well to attempted truing of a damaged derailleur mount. thus was born the replaceable gear hanger, oddly enough, more often manufactured from aluminium than more repairable steel. however, adhering to the cycle industry's total disdain for compatibility, there are, by a recent count, not far short of 1000 variants of these hangers, designed to fit the completely non-standardised shapes afforded by frame manufacturers who, it appears, could care less about any form of compatibility (even within their own ranges).
however, no matter how frustrating such devices might be, there's little doubt that they work very effectively; were they not to exist, one can but imagine the substantial numbers of otherwise perfect bicycle frames that would have had need of being discarded long before their time. other than the time taken searching several websites to find the hanger ascribed to your own bicycle, i have heard no disparaging remarks about such useful appendages. they work exactly as designed and are relatively inexpensive to buy. sram, however, seem to have taken a particular dislike, and attempted to solve a problem that didn't actually exist.
the new eagle gear mech fits, it would appear, directly into the drive-side slot usually reserved for the thru-axle, cleverly leaving threaded space for this highly necessary fitment. the bracket by which the eagle gear mech is attached to the frame effectively sandwiches the dropout between its two mounting plates, which form the dramatic part of sram's marketing strategy. the company has released a video showing the rear of the bicycle being dropped through ninety-degrees onto a hard surface to demonstrate the reputed indestructability of the mech; likely a strong sales point for the average and not so average mountain biker.
i viewed one or two review videos in which the presenters laid the bicycle on its side, before placing (in some cases) their substantial weight on the dropout mount to show its effectiveness. as i have explained on many an occasion, i hold no engineering qualifications or perspectives whatsoever, so i confess that the point made by the qualified engineer on peak torque had passed me by completely, as i imagine will be the case for the majority watching the other mentioned videos. but as he was keen to point out, should the gear mech receive a substantial clout from an otherwise immoveable object, all that energy has to go somewhere, and indeed it does. it goes into the frame itself via (in the case of a suspended mountain bike) the suspension bushings, the chainstay and any form of seatstay. more often than not, at the eagle's price point (i have seen in excess of £2,000 mentioned for the cassette, derailleur, chainset and actuators. the xx sl gear mech alone is priced in excess of £600) the frame to which it will be attached is most likely to be carbon.
i can understand why the average roadie would wonder why i provide so much pixel space to componentry that, to be quite blunt, surely doesn't affect us? at present, that is precisely the case, but cycling history should teach us that technology that begins life offroad, has a sneaky habit of inflicting itself upon the innocent road bike. if you're looking for evidence, how about a-headsets, hydraulic disc brakes, suspension etc.? and if i understood the gist of several of the videos, the tooth count on the cassette needs to be an even number on every sprocket to ensure the sort of seamless shifting sram have promised.
personally, i am unaware of any roadie who has found fault with the ubiquitous gear hanger, or indeed, anyone who has suffered damage to same. were sram to impose the same technology upon their road bike groupsets, it would surely be yet another case of an expensive solution looking for a problem. but there's one aspect of sram's new eagle derailleur that was never mentioned in any of the videos, a property that may not, in fact, impinge upon the offroad psyche...
it's as ugly as sin.
thursday 23 march 2023
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is this the future?
founded in 2005, bike charity, world bicycle relief has spent the last eighteen years providing copious numbers of its sturdy buffalo bicycles to underprivileged communities in rural africa. in regions where the word 'road' has an entirely different meaning than the one we're used to disparaging in the western world. many are the schoolchildren, health workers and owners of small businesses whose lives have been turned around by the gift of a bicycle, allowing them to travel along the aforementioned 'roads' for educational ends or to allow small rural businesses to get product to the masses or materials to the workshop.
but wherever machinery congregates, there will, at sometime or another, be the need for repair of said machinery. this is not a situation that has bypassed the operators of world bicycle relief; in fact, it has long formed an intrinsic part of their overall strategy. enabling the disadvantaged ultimately reinforces small communities, both industrially and educationally, but the need for servicing of those buffalo bicycles has allowed the charity to train thousands of mechanics capable of maintaining a nationally very large fleet of bicycles (wbr aim to have donated one million bicycles by 2025), thus providing even more employment.
across the globe, world bicycle relief employs more than 50 individuals to assemble the bicycles prior to delivery, and more than 3000 trained mechanics to service them. as the charity revealed on its website, "To ensure that Buffalo Bicycles stay on the road, we train one mechanic for every 50-100 bicycles distributed through our philanthropic programs. Our five-day training program ensures our mechanics are prepared for real-life situations. Repairs, troubleshooting, building a Buffalo Bicycle from scratch, and customer service skills - our mechanics training program covers it all."
the principle itself is simple enough, one that can be seen throughout the world in the shape of vehicle garages where car and van owners can take them for servicing, upgrading and straightforward fettling. even on islay, there are a number of car garages that specialise in offering mechanical services, entirely divorced from any desire to sell new or used vehicles. aside from necessarily benefitting the local motoring residents, rarely has a visiing motorist been left high and dry when suffering a mechanical malfeasance while on holiday. sadly, the same cannot be said for the cycling public.
though i was once in a position to offer mechanical assistance to any cyclist in distress, whether by way of a repair, or sale of a suitably-sized inner tube, current work commitments and a lack of suitable space, has meant that those days are long gone. however, islay is hardly alone in experiencing that situation. if cycle touring in the hebrides, it's advised to arrive as well-equipped as cargo space and mechanical ability will allow. there are several remote parts north and south of the border where a similar situation exists. but in the more populated areas, things might be about to become a shade more favourable, particularly, it seems, if you happen to ride an e-bike or operate an e-cargo bike.
i mentioned last year that cyclists in the netherlands already had the ability to experience the ignominy of being unable to remove either quick release skewer or thru-axle, following a visit to one of the nation's kwik-fit centres, which had expanded their services to incorporate bicycles. of course, given the prevalence of bicycle ownership and usage by the dutch, this was doubtless a particularly well-thought out commercial move. but what of bicycle-agnostic britain?
though i know not whether the dutch experience informed that of the united kingdom branch of kwik-fit, it seems that they have moved to team up with fettle to offer bicycle servicing, beginning with three of their 600 strong network. however, though there is the potential to expand the partnership beyond those initial locations In the immediate term, fettle's operations will remain separate from kwik fit with the former providing all staff, products and services for bicycle customers.
it transpires that this partnership might have been inspired by fleet operators who have begun featuring e-cargo bikes for last mile operations. according to mark slade, kwik-fit's managing director, "a growing number of our customers who operate vehicle fleets have been asking if we can support their expanding cargo bike operations. bikes and cargo bikes, especially electric models, are increasingly being used for short urban journeys. however, the fragmented nature of the industry's current network of largely independent bike shops makes it hard for manufacturers and fleet operators to secure reliable and consistent high quality servicing across their operations."
so, just in case you happen to ride one of the cargo bicycles being serviced in a kwik-fit centre, just check that you can still remove the wheel without renewing your gym membership.
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expansion
on arrival at the designated starting point for sunday morning's bike ride, the third member of the western peloton to arrive informed us that he had just been run off the road en-route to joining the happy throng. having ridden along what is locally known as the high road, a single-track highway punctuated with conveniently situated passing places, a following driver had apparently been impatient enough to pass, apparently unable to wait until the fellow reached the nearest of those passing places, driving past in any case, forcing my velocipedinal colleague to run onto the grass verge.
bearing in mind this was at 09:30 of a sunday morning in the hebrides, when nothing is open and there is no ferry for which to rush, the driver's impatience must surely be hard to justify, even for him or her.
this followed a brief, but dreich, excursion by yours truly on saturday to debbie's for the weekly double-egg roll and soya latte, midway through televised coverage of milan-sanremo. midst heavy drizzle and breezy winds, with my bright orange and fluorescent green cyclocross bicycle, outfitted with very bright flashing front and rear lights, while garbed in a fluorescent pink gilet. let's just say, i'd be hard to miss even on a dark night. yet as i grovelled my way along uiskentuie strand, with no approaching traffic in sight, a blue renault passed close enough that, had i been wearing a thicker jersey, there would have been physical contact.
i fully realise that such incidents occuring at the rate of even one a day are but grist for the mill for mainland cyclists. i'd imagine that situations such as the above probably affect a sole cyclist several times per commute, to the extent that they have become unremarkable to the point of non-comment. but if you'll pardon the supposition, that's probably in urban or inner-city areas, not the midst of the 'rural idyll'. such incidents are supposed to be almost non-existent on the outer edge. after all, this is the very island where once it was possible to buy bumper stickers that claimed 'islay - and it's goodbye to care'. now it's beginning to reach the state where that might be replaced by a similar decal stating 'cyclists - and we just don't care'.
the hebrides are supposed to be a series of locations where it's possible to leave behind the worst of the so-called rat-race, to adopt a slower, more patient demeanour behind both steering wheel and handlebars; after all, isn't that why the ferries are fully-booked at easter? it would offer some succour to the downtrodden velocipedinist were this state of affairs confined to the visiting motorist; that way we could occupy the moral high ground, safe in the knowledge that the problem would eventually subside.
unfortunately that seems not to be the case.
though i do believe the two incidents referred to above were, in fact, at the behest of visiting motorists, i would be fibbing if i were to contend that such is always the case. and that, quite frankly, is somewhat concerning. the islands of islay and jura comprise relatively small communities, jura far more than islay. and the latter is notorious as the home of the 'islay wave' an endearing trait that has local drivers and cyclists offer a friendly gesture when encountering each other on the islands' highways and byways.
though it may have once been a truism that everybody did, in fact, know everyone else, that's probably a bit less true these days. however, every island motorist is aware of the small peloton of cyclists; if they don't know us by name, they certainly know us as individuals, frequently courteous to a fault, in making every effort to get out of their way when safe to do so. it's rather sad to discover that a growing percentage seem less than concerned as to our wellbeing while we're out and about indulging in the sort of physical exercise that they are quite plainly avoiding.
based purely on anecdotal evidence from fellow cyclists and from even casual observation, the standard of driving seems to have taken a bit of a nosedive in recent years. this, of course, has to be seen in the perspective of our excellent relationship with the island's truck, bus and van drivers, the majority of whom often go above and beyond to ensure our safety on the narrowest of roads. and it should also be said that the majority of local and visiting drivers are as careful and courteous as you would hope; as in many comparable circumstances, it's the minority that cause the problem.
however, i'm somewhat aggrieved and embarrassed that such a state of affairs has extended this far.
tuesday 21 march 2023
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- hoy vulpine jersey and shorts
- rapha softshell baselayer
- rapha data print pro-team jersey
- ashmei softshell jacket
- ashmei merino/carbon s/s jersey
- rapha 2015 trade team jerseys
- vulpine gill waterproof jacket
- endura classics jersey
- café du cycliste louise s/s jersey
- rapha cima coppi s/s jersey, essentials case and cap
- house industries merino vélo jersey
- this is cambridge tom s/s jersey cap and socks
- milltag top bonk schleppers jersey and cap
- showers pass torch socks
- fat lad at the back lanterne rouge l/s jersey
- this is cambridge panache confortare cap
- wonderful socks
- ashmei bibshorts
- santini team z s/s jersey & bibshorts
- the athletic socks, jersey and cap
- prendas super roubaix fluoro gloves
- prendas aqua light fluoro overshoes
- le col hc s/s jersey
- rapha tom simpson jersey and cap
- prendas santini peugeot mashup t-shirt
- rapha long-sleeve club jersey
- showers pass cascade track pants
- rapha thermal classic bibshorts
- vulpine thermal gilet
- rapha cyclocross l/s jersey, cap and socks
- aldi l/s jersey, tights and socks
- showers pass bamboo/merino henley sport
- rapha lombardia l/s jersey and socks
- this is cambridge 1-in-7 cap
- rapha pro team gloves
- aldi l/s merino baselayer
- hoy vulpine winter bib tights
- proviz pixelite softshell race jacket
- rapha loopback trousers
- rapha cotton twill city riding trousers
- prendas aqualight gloves
- showers pass little crossover kids' rainjacket
- endura freezing point overshoes
- red dots scottish winter cycling cap
- svelte clothing s/s jersey and classic bibshorts
- this is cambridge waxed cotton cycling cap
- cafe du cycliste charlotte softshell jacket, jeanna rain bibshorts and lolou legwarmers
- mavic ksyrium pro thermo kit
- vulpine softshell gloves
- this is cambridge pink omloop winter cap
- rivelo winnats bibtights, langcliffe waterproof jacket and symonds winter gloves
- svelte long-sleeve heritage jersey
- rapha merino winter collar
- rapha pro team softshell 2015
- showers pass spring classics waterproof jacket
- rapha shadow jersey and bibshorts
- endura fs260-pro sl thermal windproof jacket
- rapha core s/s jersey & bibshorts
- rapha brevet thermal gilet
- rapha classic jersey ii
- velobici continental l/s jersey
- rapha brevet bibshorts
- svelte l/s merino baselayer
- osloh crank trousers
- rapha city riding wool jacket
- rapha brevet windblock jersey
- castelli perfetto s/s weatherproof jersey
- la passione bibshorts, legwarmers and l/s winter jersey
- snek winter cap
- lumo herne hill harrington jacket
- john smedley merino jig sweater and merino hugh sweater
- rapha 'rivals' merino cycle jersey
- galibier velo ultimate foul weather gilet
- rivelo s/s peaslake jersey and homister bibshorts
- la passione pdp summer jersey
- prendas ciclismo 20th anniversary s/s jersey
- this is cambridge hors categorie s/s cycle jersey, socks & cap
- rapha pro team windjacket
- hilltrek greenspot double ventile jacket
- magliamo merino wool molteni l/s jersey
- rapha shadow armwarmers + kneewarmers
- n+1 cycling t-shirts
- rapha core l/s team wiggins jersey
- showers pass club shoe covers
- vulpine urban cycling jeans & merino boxers
- rapha cyclocross long-sleeve jersey
- rapha mips helmet
- shutt vuelta winter jacket
- rapha merino stand collar windproof jersey
- this is cambridge s/s baselayer
- hilltrek greenspot double ventile jacket - getting it wet
- endura pro sl bibtights
- rapha commemorative peace race jersey and game
- cafe du cycliste lucette gilet
- specialized deflect reflect hybrid jacket
- rapha classic winter jacket
- cafe du cycliste mid-season gloves
- wabi woolens winter weight jersey
- rapha shadow long-sleeve jersey
- rapha festive 500 jersey and core range waterproof jacket
- dexshell biking socks
- rapha brevet thermal jacket
- dexshell thermfit neo gloves
- maratona classics jersey
- rapha classic bibshorts ii
- endura pro sl bibs ii
- rapha shadow blazer
- showers pass atlas reflective jacket
- rapha pro team bibshorts ii
- rouleur + velominati rule#5 s/s jersey, bibshorts, socks and t-shirt
- rapha packable backpack
- louison bobet softshell gloves
- louison bobet bibshorts, long-sleeve and short-sleeve jerseys
- t-labs stelvio t-shirt
- rapha fausto coppi merino jersey
- velobici premgripp and merino socks
- rapha pro-team lightweight gilet
- louison bobet porticcio 69 merino pullover and letouquet74 merino cardigan
- cafe du cycliste boubou collection zahira diamant s/s jersey
- rapha classic crochet mitts
- rapha lines pro team flyweight jersey
- shutt vr custom jersey and pro bibshorts
- arrivee intermediate l/s jersey
- hilltrek greenspot single ventile lightweight jacket
- snek merino armwarmers and lightwieght merino cycling cap
- rocket espresso s/s jersey and bibshorts
- endura movistar team issue gilet and l/s jersey
- this is cambridge men's bibshorts
- rapha colombia kom s/s sportwool jersey
- new ardbeg celtic cycle jersey
- assos r.s. sturmprinz evo waterproof jacket
- this is cambridge a bloc long-sleeve jersey and socks
- hilltrek greenspot single ventile jacket - getting it wet
- snek merino kneewarmers
- rapha ultramarine pro team softshell
- endura pro sl thermal jacket
- rapha city riding range insulated sweatshirt
- endura pro sl thermal jacket
- assos habutightsmille thermal bibtights
- rapha pro team thermal l/s baselayer
- rapha classic rainjacket ii
- giessegi redoute winter bibtights
- t-labs road riding t-shirt
- rapha pro-team insulated jacket
- rapha quarter zip reflective knit jersey
- showerspass trailhead merino/bamboo hooded sweatshirt
- pedal ed nachi waterproof jacket
- pedal ed essential jersey and team winter bibtights
- assos mille gt spring/autumn l/s jersey
- pedal ed kaido l/s merino jersey
- rapha check windjacket
- q36.5 hybrid que l/s jersey, s/s baselayer, wolf bibshorts and merino socks
- assos t-equipe evo bibshorts
- rouleur cycle clothing collection
- this is cambridge omloop l/s jersey, mesh baselayer, thermal bibshortsm kneewarmers and socks.
- rapha transfer hoodie.
- endura long-sleeve movistar team jersey
- rapha limited edition gavia collection
- haramaki - japanese body warmer
- hommage au velo bahamontes lightweight climbing jersey
- prendas/santini bordeaux-paris jersey & cap
- hilltrek hebridean ventile gilet
- dexshell ultralight waterproof socks
- endura fs260 adrenaline cape and threequarter shorts
- rapha explore range, insulated goose-down jacket
- assos mille gt hashoogi winter jacket
- prendas/santini peugeot bp inverted long-sleeve jersey
- rapha classic bibtights
- rapha milano-roma collection
- rapha tweed softshell
- prendas pro rain overshoes
- showers pass crosspoint waterproof gloves
- campagnolo c-tech winter jacket
- frahm utility field jacket
- velobici rene l/s jersey
- velobici rene thermal bibshorts
- ashmei bibshorts
- this is cambridge omloop rain/windcape
- assos equipe rs bibshorts
- endura apparel cleaner and re-proofer
- rapha core range cargo bibshorts
- endura humvee shacket
- prendas cordura oversocks
- this is cambridge omloop rain/wind gilet
- santini/prendas greg lemond l/s agrigel/adr/bottechia jersey
- prendas lisboa rain cycling cap
- rapha pro-team lightweight shadow jacket
- rapha explore winter cargo bibtights
- café du cycliste petra gilet
- rapha + gore-tex explore hooded pullover
- prendas primaloft cupron socks and winter thermolite socks
- endura pro sl primaloft jacket ii
- albion cycle clothing rain jacket
- rapha pro team insulated gore-tex jacket
- prendas/santini vetements z l/s jersey
- rapha+gore-tex explore hooded pullover
- rapha pro-team road shoes
- rapha pro-team training jersey 7 pro-team training bib shorts
- robert millar/pippa york t-shirt
- endura pro sl bibshortst
- rapha special edition belgian country jersey
- prendas ciclismo - omloop van vlaanderen
- vulpine long and short-sleeve polo shirts
- btr waterproof hi-viz waterproof jacket
- endura hummvee chino shorts with liner
- pearson cycles greg coulton illustrates s/s baselayer
- ashmei breton jersey and cycle bib shorts
- this is cambridge yellow tour socks
- prendas/santini watneys red barrel s/s jersey and cap
- ritchey cycling socks
- dexshell lightweight overshoes
- craft fuseknit s/s baselayer
- rapha core long-sleeve jersey
- prendas omloop van vlaanderen sleeves baselayer
- rapha classic winter gore-tex jacket
- rapha pro team bibshorts ii
- rapha sonic collection
- velobici cobalto thermal jersey and thermal bibshorts
- prendas shell peugeot cap
- endura urban luminite 3 in 1 jacket ii
- prendas/santini peugeot shell michelin s/s jersey
- endura xtract roubaix l/s jersey
- rapha long-sleeve calssic jersey ii
- le col hors categorie bibshorts ii
- vulpine merino alpine l/s jersey
- prendas super roubaix deluxe gloves
- sole active thin insole
- endura custom kit pro sl l/s jersey
- rapha explore lightweight jacket
- rapha gs imperial sportwool s/s club jersey, bibshorts and cap
- tic-cc hc short-sleeve jersey
- vulpine organic cotton tee
- vulpine omnia cycling jeans
- endura fs260 thermo bibknickers
- endura pro-sl three-season jacket
- quoc pham mono ii road shoes
- souke sports l/s jersey, bibtights and thermal jacket
- endura freezing point ii overshoes
- endura mt500 burner clipless offroad shoes
- endura gv500 reiver s/s jersey and bibshorts
- showers pass basecamp merino hoodie
- endura gv500 waterproof jacket
- rapha brevet s/s jersey
- rapha brevet gore-tex paclite plus jacket
- vulpine ultralight quilted gilet
- vulpine men's merino v-lux neck sweatshirt
- quoc weekend sneaker - part one
- quoc weekend sneaker - part two
- rapha powerweave bibshorts
- rapha trailwear technical t-shirt
- rapha trailwear gore-tex infinium jacket
- endura pro sl waterproof shell jacket
- rapha pro team training bibtights
- soukesports graphene l/s fleece jersey, lightweight windproof gilet, winter bibtights and padded winter gloves
- rapha men's trail merino long-sleeve t-shirt
- rapha men's explore gore-tex jacket
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equipment and other reviews below
- equipment review: | carbonsports lightweight wheels
- equipment review: |fi'zi:k pave saddle
- equipment review: |handlebar camera mount
- thewashingmachinepost colnago c40hp review
- the bicycle as art | taliah lempert
- tour of britain start 2006
- 2006 braveheart ride
- schwalbe ultremo tyres
- ortlieb sling-it
- catlike whisper and kompact pro helmets
- on-one il pompino fixed wheel
- colnago clx
- science in sport nocte
- srm power crank from cylepowermeters.com
- fsa ceramic bearing jockey wheels
- lightweight ventoux carbon wheels
- colnago c50 2007
- fibre-lyte carbon chainrings
- vittoria 30th anniversary shoes + vista pedals
- fulcrum racing one wheels
- eddy merckx chm carbon + wheelsbike 2000s
- fibre-lyte carbon jockey wheels
- rapha fixed backpack
- mavic r-sys carbon spoked wheels
- oval concepts r700 stem and r710 classic bars
- muc-off optix lens cleaner
- brooks swallow leather saddle
- lumie bodyclock light
- ride of the falling rain 2008
- pro-lite piemonte cyclo-cross frame
- ultimate pro-ultralight bicycle repair stand
- rebecca charlton's review: alan a-matrix
- effetto mariposa giustaforza torque wrench
- fsa k-force carbon compact handlebars & os-99 stem
- rapha musette
- chris king classic cross wheelset
- eddy merckx racing alloy
- nokia n82 gps phone & sportstracker software
- independent fabrication featherlight
- garmin edge 705 gps unit
- sportique active body products
- sportique body soap
- sportique century riding cream & deodorants
- fixie inc. betty leeds steel race bike
- bonk breaker energy bars
sportique warming up cream and cooling cream
- sportique massage oils
- vittoria revo kxs twin tread tyres
- nokon gear and brake cable sets
- knog gator front light
- chain-l no.5 - huile de chaine
- museeuw mf5 carbon/flax frame
- brompton p-type folding bicycle
- schwalbe ultremo 'r' road tyres
- alchemy goods courier bag
- mule bars
- carbonsports lightweight rd
- trp r960 caliper brakes
- colnago cx-1
- singular peregrine
- independent fabrication club racer fixed gear
- flip ultra video camera and sport mount
- miniature cyclists
- mavic race sl ti pedals
- focus variado expert
- cyclepowermeters powertap rear wheel
- chris king cielo review
- mavic cosmic carbone slr
- shimano di2 review
- fsa sl-k pro carbon compact chainset
- zero g titanium brake calipers
- muvi micro digital video camera
- colnago clx centaur
- squirt dry lube
- crud roadracers mudguards
- bikefood
- hides
- 2010 colnago ace
- muc-off cleaners and dry lube
- ta specialites 42 campag replacement chainring
- reynolds assault carbon clincher wheels
- cyclo tools workshop tyre lever
- bike box alan
- garmin edge 500 gps
- chris king cielo - the story begins
- a graze box of healthy snacks
- sleepathlete pro-sound pillow
- park tools frame fit pump
- full wood fenders
- two'n'fro claqs
- bikefood carbo powder and munchie bars
- dromarti strada lugged steel frame
- a2z components campagnolo single speed convertor
- 9bar energy bars
- iphone/ipod bike doctor app
- crud roadracers mark two
- lazer helium helmet
- 2011 campagnolo centaur ergopower levers
- the legacy of john boultbee brooks part 3 - colt saddle
- van nicholas titanium skewers
- purple harry's bike cleaning products
- mavic k10 wheel/tyre system
- motorex lubricants and sprays
- sram red groupset
- clif choc chip bar and shotblok
- rapha skincare range
- purple harry's bike cleaning range
- ibis hakkalugi cyclocross bike
- high five zero tabs and 4:1 carb/protein powder
- moonlights rechargeable lights
- edge16 magnetic bottle 'cage'
- crank brothers eggbeater and candy pedals
- respro hump waterproof backpack cover
- pedros workshop vise whip
- andystand
- zimbale leather saddle and saddlebag
- lezyne floor drive track pump
- continental speed king cyclocross tyres & chris king cyclocross wheels
- bbb microboard computer
- demploi canvas belt bag
- aszure team issue carbon bike
- traitor luggernaut three-speed
- vittoria open pave cg tyres
- rapha tour de france cd
- enve 25 carbon sprint wheels
- mavic r-sys slr exalith wheels
- san marco mantra saddle
- cole c24 lite wheels
- trp 970sl brake calipers
- milani acciaio puro columbus xcr road bike
- trion-z magnetic therapy bracelet
- trp eurox magnesium cantilievers
- giro aeon helmet
- rapha seat pack
- bbb digiboard cycle computer
- colnago world cup 2.0 cyclocross bike
- garmin 200 gps cycle computer
- vittoria diamante pro radiale clinchers
- swift little dear bar-bag/saddle bag
- mavic plasma slr helmet
- ibis hakkalugi black lung
- nightrider lights
- beloved every day bicycle
- rapha race bag
- purple harry sanitising spray
- rapha summer embrocation
- shand cycles stoater
- sugar wheelworks ghisallo wooden rimmed wheels pt.1
- sugar wheelworks ghisallo wooden rimmed wheels pt.2
- colnago clx 3.0 di2
- ventoux event bag
- sugar wheelworks/chris king r45 ceramic wheelset
- nuun hydration tablets
- wheelsmith race23 wheels
- wheelsmith race23 wheels part two
- green oil white dry wax lubricant
- shand cycles skinnymalinky
- green oil eco bucket
- bike parka
- nilox 'foolish' hd action video camera
- condor bivio x cyclocross bike
- trakke mule waxed cotton messenger bag
- lezyne mega-drive headlight
- rapha post shave lotion
- morgan blue soft chamois cream
- morgan blue bike wash and polish
- morgan blue warming oil
- morgan blue chain cleaner and race oil
- kask vertigo helmet
- colnago c59 disc
- endura airshell helmet
- bakewell soap co. deep muscle relief rub
- dz nuts inheat embrocation
- rx sport prescription rudy project exowind cycling glasses
- dz nuts inheat embrocation
- portland design works bird cage
- purple harry travel pack
- ism adamo attack saddle
- purple harry wet lube
- rapha liveried pinarello dogma k
- festina tour of britain edition chronograph
- portland design works 3wrencho
- c originals sv888 helmet
- trek domane 5.9
- >colnago acr
- giro air-attack helmet
- gu energy slated caramel gel
- ursa major three musketeer traveler shaving kit
- rolf prima ares 4 carbon wheels
- protecht surface coatings
- fsa k-force cantilever brakes
- dz nuts bald shaving cream
- matrix waxy maize and scottish oats carb powder
- rolf prima vigor alpha wheels
- portland design works alexander graham bell
- ventoux gym bag
- silicon tidds
- wheelsmith race 24 wheels part 1
- 2013 cervelo r3
- unich mini-pump
- aerozine titanium wheel skewers
- mavic zxellium road pedals
- pdw aether demon tail light
- loksak mobile phone case
- a set of rouleur goodies including mark cavendish model
- wheelsmith race 24 wheels in 'cross mode
- axiom annihilateair track pump
- brooks cambium c17 saddle
- bridge street saddlebag
- green oil eco sponge
- ritchey torque key
- salsa celtica - the tall islands
- biologic pango folding helmet
- cervo rosso softshell case
- dmt vega road shoes
- poc octal road helmet
- shand cycles phat stoater
- bike repair app
- osmo hydration products
- multipower energy bars
- sugru flexible silicon rubber
- purple harry super sponge
- cielo racer stem
- kali phenom helmet
- bryton 20+ cycle gps
- secret training products
- ventoux training camp bag
- portland design works ninja pump
- honey stinger organic chews
- challenge limus cyclocross tyres
- fast forward f6 carbon clincher wheels
- brainy bike lights
- 24 bottles stainless steel water bottle and porta bottiglia
- purple harry rider care range
- shand rohloff stoater
- frog 55 hybrid kids' bike
- brooks brick lane panniers
- bellroy waterproof leather travel wallet
- green clean bike cleaner
- crunchy peanut butter clif bars
- chapeau cyclist's coffee
- anamaya meditation iphone app
- rapha cyclocross shoes
- look mum no hands stainless steel hip flask and cage
- rapha climbers shoes
- bodyglide products
- pedros yellow tyre levers
- mavic cxr helmet
- bar fly garmin handlebar mount
- cycling stars trump card game
- brooks cambium c15 saddle
- pedros synlube
- colnago c60
- pedros green fizz bike cleaner
- portland design works lars rover front light
- feedback sports velo hinge
- feedback sports velo hinge
- massif central tdf poster
- nixfrixshun chain lube
- richard mitchelson's cycling wallpaper
- manual for speed 2015
- the king of scotland's ibis hakkalugi disc
- tesco outdoor clothing wash and spray proofer
- clement las cyclocross clincher tyres
- pedros chain pig
- challenge gravel grinder 38mm 'cross tyres
- cherryactive concentrated montmorency cherry juice
- fox cycling online cycle training
- giro empire road shoes
- muc off hydro dynamic chain lube
- cyclops magnetic turbo trainer
- dromarti classic leather road shoes
- tern verge x-18 folding bicycle
- wheelsmith aero 38 wheelset
- sunwise hastings cycling glasses
- wheelsmith aero 38 wheelset part ii
- rapha/bang & olufsen h6 headphones
- flexiseq joint lubrication therapy
- muc off fabric protect
- brooks cambium c15 carved saddle
- mavic cxr ultimate road shoe
- frog bikes tadpole balance bike
- rapha sunglasses
- rapha rucksack
- giro vr90 offroad shoes
- colnago clx 2015
- portland design works owl cage
- vel components multi-tool with co2 adaptor
- ritchey classic series bars, stem, seatpost and saddle
- aldi bikemate bicycle toolkit
- withings activité pop watch
- selle san marco regal saddle
- led lenser b5r front light and b2r rear
- clement crusade pdx cyclocross tyres
- wickens & soderstrom bike cleaner
- bicycling magazine's emoji keyboard
- crank brothers candy 7 pedals
- muc off luxury chamois cream
- wheelsmith aero disc wheelset
- ridley x-ride 20 cyclocross bike
- break fluid blended ground coffee
- quoc pham hardcourt shoes
- crank brothers quattro cleat adaptor
- brooks carbon rail cambium c13 saddle
- crank brothers candy 7 pedal update
- ridley x-ride 20 update review
- specialized recon mixed terrain shoes
- specialized prevail road helmet
- axiom blastair mini pump
- specialized crux e5 x1 cyclocross bicycle
- cycliq fly6 rear light and hd video camera
- challenge baby limus cyclocross tyres
- crank brothers candy #7 pedals final review
- challenge strada bianca 700x33c road tyres
- green oil eco grease in a tube
- ortlieb6 plus, handlebar bag and seatpost-bag
- specialized awol elite adventure bike
- rapha + apidura bike packs
- portland design works bindle rack
- flexiseq active joint lubrication
- selle royal ta+too interchangeable saddle
- unior 1655fh multi-tool
- wd40 bicycle products
- unior tyre levers
- showers pass utility backpack
- lizard skins clear frame protection kit
- specialized crux elite cyclocross bike
- installing a campagnolo groupset
- campagnolo potenza groupset: the prologue
- lizard skins camouflage 2.5mm bar tape
- campagnolo potenza groupset: going for a ride
- specialized turbo cotton clinchers
- four months on a specialized crux elite
- wickens and soderstrom no.3 drivetrain lube
- wickens and soderstrom no.6 bike polish
- ritchey wcs xc clipless pedals
- restrap camouflage musette bag
- ritchey barkeeper levers
- campagnolo potenza; how's it doing?
- 100 climbs mobile app
- rearviz armband mirror
- six months on a specialized crux elite
- specialized sequoia elite
- ortlieb bikepacking bar pack and seatpack
- plan bee anti-chafe and embrocation
- schwalbe one pro tubeless tyres and wheelsmith ascent tubeless wheelset
- laura zabo's upcycled road tyre belts
- schwalbe one pro tubeless tyres and wheelsmith ascent tubeless wheelset part 2
- quoc pham 'night' road shoe
- specialized roubaix comp
- on the rivet chamois cream
- schwalbe one pro tubeless tyres and wheelsmith ascent tubeless wheelset part 3
- limar ultralight+ helmet
- rawvelo energy bars
- feedback sports bike tools
- more than a couple of weeks on a specialized roubaix comp
- veloeye bicycle theft protection
- ride skincare sunscreen and recovery moisturiser
- green oil spray lube
- campagnolo sarto carbon road bike
- hexlox anti-theft system
- chrome industries cardiel orp backpack
- fairbairn fabrication fangs
- chrome industries cinelli barrage cargo backpack
- sven cycles pathfinder light
- brooks weatherproof cambium c17 saddle
- chamois butt'r original and eurostyle
- wheelsmith pave wheelset
- campagnolo chorus groupset part one
- mavic yksion tubeless 28mm tyres
- campagnolo chorus groupset part two
- ritchey logic frameset
- neil pryde bura part two
- portland design works gravity tail light
- portland design works daybot tail light
- bicycle maintenance guide app for ios
- giro empire vr70 knit offroad shoes
- rapha classic saddle
- specialized turbo vado electric bicycle
- endura pro sl road helmet
- compass 700 x 28c chinook pass tyres
- brooks pickwick cotton backpack
- chinook pass tyres part two
- specialized turbo vado 2.0 - the real review
- crankalicious science friction chain lube
- ritchey micro road pedals
- rapha for apple macbook 13" sleeve
- coloral stainless steel water bottle
- campagnolo record twelve-speed bike build
- crankalicious pineapple spray was and frame sealant
- campagnolo record twelve-speed
- fassa bicycle protection
- rapha waterproof top tube pack and small seat pack
- campagnolo record twelve-speed
- specialized allez sprint comp disc
- ashmei domestique gin
- ritchey wcs ergomax alloy handlebar, wcs c220 84d stem and wcs pavé bar tape.
- goodyear eagle tubeles 700 x 30c tyres.
- specialized turbo tubeless tyres 700x28c.
- rapha explore shoes.
- specialized roval 64mm tubeless-ready disc compatible carbon wheels.
- ritchey classic zeta wheelset.
- specialized allez sprint comp disc, long-term review.
- brooks cambium organic light saddle.
- chater-lea grand tour pedals.
- ritchey chicane stem.
- rapha roll top backpack.
- zilfer cycling/activity wallet.
- rene herse hurricane ridge 700x42 gravel tyres.
- campagnolo bora wto carbon wheelset.
- limar air-pro and air master helmets.
- donnelly strada lgg 700x28c road tyres.
- basso diamante road bike-disc version.
- showers pass rainslinger waterproof hip pack.
- revolube bicycle chain lubricant.
- chater lea grand tour pedals - the story so far.
- campagnolo bora on and bora wto wheelsets.
- see.sense ace light set.
- revolube - part two.
- donnelly strada lgg 28mm road tyres
- basso diamante - part two
- clug bicycle storage solution
- revolube: the story so far
- bicycle quickguard
- ritchey echelon road pedals
- ritchey echelon road pedals - update
- btr waterproof saddle wedge
- kinesis jo burt signature bar tape
- btr waterproof bar bag
- bend 36 chamois cream
- kool-stop tyre bead jack
- rene herse steilacoom gravel tyres
- pirelli cycle-e wt winter tyres
- pirelli cycle-e wt winter tyres part two
- essence outdoors epicon glasses
- shapeheart smartphone handlebar mount
- mystery ranch hip monkey + in-and-out 19
- rene herse chinook pass road tyres
- jack the rack
- ritchey single-bolt carbon seatpost
- tyre glider
- hutchinson tundra 700 x40c gravel tyres
- hutchinson tundra 700 x40c gravel tyres part two
- green oil chain degreaser and dry chain wax
- green oil agent apple extreme degreaser
- condor cycles handbuilt wheelset
- squirt lube long lasting and low temperature versions
- green oil eco spray lube
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dvd reviews
- real peloton issues 1 and 2
- pantani-the pirate dvd bromley video
- the eddy merckx story - the greatest cycling champion. double dvd set - bromley video
- the brit pack double dvd set - bromley video
- scott coady's cobbles baby dvd
- cy-yo cycle yoga dvd
- battle of the bikes, obree/boardman - bromley double dvd set
- the final hour - bromley dvd
- ultimate cyclist cd/download. josh horowitz
- quest 2 dvd
- red zinger/coors classic 3dvd set
- flying scotsman - the graeme obree movie
- detour de france dvd
- 23 days in july dvd (1983 tour de france)
- le velo de ghislain lambert
- it's the tour baby! deux - scott coady
- the athlete's guide to yoga dvd - sage rountree
- the road to roubaix - masterlink films
- imperfection is perfection - richard sachs, framebuilder
- the high life - a life in the year of robert millar
- detour - the movie
- klunkerz dvd - the birth of mountain biking
- sportsfreund lotsch
- bicycle dreams - a movie by stephen auerbach
- pure sweet hell - a cyclocross dvd
- a ride with george hincapie
- d'acciaio - a film by ben ingham
- the cyclocross meeting - brian vernor
- brian robinson - an alan pascoe film
- breaking away
- cycle of betrayal - the shay elliot story
- the collective anthology
- jeremy powers cross camp
- mark cavendish: born to race
- beryl burton - racing is life
- l'ultimo chilometro
- janapar movie
- bespoken cycle music by johnny random
- pantani: the accidental death of a cyclist
- a film about coffee
- for the love of mud a film about cyclocross
- alf engers. a film by ray pascoe
- dummy jim - a film by matt hulse
- battle mountain - graeme obree
- time-trial a film by finlay pretsell featuring david millar
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book reviews
- spain - the trailrider guide
- bikie
- the yellow jersey guide to the tour de france
- a century of the tour de france by jeremy whittle
- the official tour de france centennial 1903 - 2003
- flying scotsman - the graeme obree story
- riding high-shadow cycling the tour de france by paul howard
- the ras - the story of ireland's stage race by tom daly
- bicycling science 3 - david gordon wilson
- one more kilometre and we're in the showers
- food for fitness - chris carmichael
- 101 bike routes in scotland - harry henniker
- park tool big blue book of bicycle repair - calvin jones
- roule britannia - william fotheringham
- marco pantani - john wilcockson | lance armstrong - daniel coyle
- michael barry - inside the postal bus
- a peiper's tale - allan peiper | man on the run, (marco pantani) - manuela ronchi
- the tour de france - graeme fife
- viva la vuelta - the story of spain's favourite race - adrian bell & lucy fallon
- les nomades du velo anglais - tony hewson (plus extract)
- velopress special: andy pruitt's cyclist's medical guide | lennard zinn's book of road bike maintenance | lennard zinn's book of mountain bike maintenance
- workouts in a binder for indoor cycling - velopress
- the death of marco pantani. a biography by matt rendell
- heart zones cycling - the avid cyclist's guide to riding faster and farther
- the hour - sporting immortality the hard way. michael hutchinson
- a question of balance. a collection of 24 postcards by jean jacques sempe.
- le grand pelerinage - histoire d'une passion cyclomythique. jack fournier & bruno moreau.
- cycling's golden age: heroes of the postwar era 1946-1967 owen mullholland. velopress
- ascent. the mountains of the tour de france by richard yates
- cycletouring in france - a cicerone guide
- cycling in the french alps - eight classic cycle tours by paul henderson. a cicerone guide
- the tour de france 2006 by john wilcockson
- cycling for health and fitness (revised and updated edition). ed pavelka.
- the six day bicycle races - america's jazz-age sport. peter joffre nye.
- base building for cyclists - thomas chapple
- fausto coppi - jacques augendre
- in search of robert millar - richard moore
- the beautiful machine - graeme fife
- flandrien - stephan vanfleteren
- gracie goat's big bike race
- sports nutrition for endurance athletes - monique ryan
- the racing bike book - haynes publishing
- two wheels by matt seaton - guardian books
- city cycling by richard ballantine - snowbooks
- cyclocross training+technique by simon burney. velopress
- paris roubaix - a journey through hell. velopress
- rouleur photography annual and exhibition 2007
- the tour de france - graeme fife
- cyclist's training diary - joe friel
- the athletes guide to yoga - sage rountree
- the rapha guide to the road climbs of the pyrenees - graeme fife
- sex, lies and handlebar tape - the jacques anquetil story by paul howard
- road bike maintenance by guy andrews
- roadie by jamie smith
- the eagle of the canavese by herbie sykes
- touring in switzerland - a cicerone guide
- we might as well win - johan bruyneel and bill strickland
- heroes, villains and velodromes - chris hoy and britain's track revolution - richard moore
- the tour is won on the alpe - jean-paul vespini
- blazing saddles - matt rendell
- tour climbs - chris sidwells
- riding the storm - geoff thomas
- tomorrow we ride - jean bobet
- the bicycle book - wit, wisdom & wanderings
- campagnolo - 75 years of cycling passion
- rouleur photography annual 2008
- a dog in a hat - joe parkin
- tour de france - the history, the legend, the riders - graeme fife
- cycle for life - nicole cooke
- in pursuit of glory - bradley wiggins
- ten points - bill strickland
- the full cycle - vin denson
- les p'tits velo - janol apin
- weight training for cyclists
- inside stories - a collection of rapha labels
- fallen angel: the passion of fausto coppi. william fotheringham
- paterek manual for bicycle framebuilding - tim paterek
- bicycling for women - gale bernhardt
- hello sailor - michael hutchinson
- pedaling revolution - jeff mapes
- custom bicycles - a passionate pursuit. elliot & jablonka
- graham watson's tour de france travel guide
- a racing cyclist's worst nightmare - tony hewson
- the daily telegraph book of the tour de france
- lance - john wilcockson
- cutting your car use - anna semlyen
- cyclocross - chris hinkle
- olympic gangster - matt rendell
- bicycle diaries - david byrne
- the time crunched training system - chris carmichael
- chris hoy - the autobiography
- ride with me nyc - roos stallinga
- fixed gear culture
- rouleur photo annual 2009
- the wrong kind of snow - woodward/penn
- cicerone guide to cycle touring in ireland - tom cooper
- brompton bicycle - david henshaw
- cicerone guide to traversing the massif central - alan castle
- two wheels on my wagon - paul howard
- the athlete's plate - adam kelinson
- take a seat - dominic gill
- the rapha guide to the great road climbs of the southern alps - graeme fife and pete drinkell
- it's all about the bike - rob penn
- come and gone - joe parkin
- when we were young and carefree - laurent fignon
- 100 greatest cycling climbs - simon warren
- lapize ...now there was an ace - jean bobet
- tour de lance - bill strickland
- bikesnobnyc - eben weiss
- cyclopedia - william fotheringham
- the lost cyclist - david v herlihy
- where to ride in london - nick woodford
- the custom road bike - guy andrews
- the spring classics - velopress
- the peloton - timm koelln
- pocket rocket - steve joughin
- on tour - bradley wiggins & scott mitchell
- brian robinson, pioneer - graeme fife
- ten poems about bicycles - candlestick press
- cyclepedia - michael embacher
- cycling in the peak district - chiz dakin
- vintage people on bicycles
- drink smoke flanders - chris milliman
- maglia rosa - herbie sykes
- wide eyed and legless- jeff connor
- slaying the badger - richard moore
- sky's the limit- richard moore
- the cyclist's friend- chris naylor
- the bicycle book - bella bathurst
- pedalare! pedalare! - john foot
- how i won the yellow jumper - ned boulting
- hell on two wheels - amy snyder
- racing through the dark - david millar
- shay elliot - graham healy & richard allchin
- mud, sweat and gears - ken and maureen nichols
- one man and his bike - mike carter
- cyclosportive - chris sidwells
- excerpt from the obree way - graeme obree
- a bit of an all rounder - john coulson
- salsa for people who probably shouldn't - matt rendell
- team 7-eleven - geoff drake
- the belgian hammer - daniel lee
- bicycle travel journal - nigel peake
- past present future - condor cycles
- nicholas roche - life in the peloton
- bianchi: a bicycle alone in the lead - daniele marchesini
- rouleur photo annual 2011
- the obree way - graeme obree
- the cyclist's guide to hillclimbs on scottish lowland roads
- how cav won the green jersey - ned boulting (e-book)
- richard sachs, bicycle maker - nick czerula
- unsurpassed: the story of tommy godwin - godfrey barlow
- merckx: half man, half bike - william fotheringham
- bike tribes. a field guide to north american cyclists - mike magnuson
- argyle armada - mark johnson
- eddy merckx; the cannibal - daniel friebe
- another 100 greatest cycling climbs - simon warren
- land's end to john o'groats by nick mitchell
- field of fire - jeff connor
- cycle chic - mikael colville andersen
- cycle style - horst a. friedrichs
- born to ride - stephen roche
- cutting edge cycling - hunter allen, stephen cheung
- just ride - grant petersen
- fitness for geeks - bruce w perry
- the dirtiest race in history - richard moore
- cycling in the hebrides - richard barrett
- around ireland on a bike - paul benjaminse
- cycling guide to southern england - harold briercliffe
- the bike owners handbook - pete drinkell
- the road to valour - aili and andres mcconnon
- the eagle of toledo - alasdair fotheringham
- on my own two wheels - malachi o'doherty
- 100 best bikes - zadid sardar
- velo - paul fournel and jo burt
- bike! - richard moore and daniel benson
- mud, snow and cyclocross - molly hurford
- the secret race - tyler hamilton and daniel coyle
- bike craft, design, innovation - the oregon manifest
- between the lines - victoria pendleton and donald mccrae
- raleigh 125th anniversary book
- reg harris - robert dineen
- merckx 525 - velopress
- behind the stare - geoff proctor
- made in england - sowter, feather, peshcke
- bradley wiggins: tour de force - john deering
- allez wiggo - daniel friebe
- the srampagmano tales - scarlett parker
- my time - bradley wiggins
- 21 days to glory - official team sky tour 2012
- coppi - herbie sykes
- everyday bicycling - elly blue
- the cycling anthology issue one
- the bicycle reader - jack thurston
- cycle space - steven fleming
- inside out - tom southam and camille mcmillan
- ride 2: bicycle fiction
- the complete guide to sports nutrition - anita bean
- the rhine cycle route - mike wells
- dennis horn - racing for an english rose - peter underwood
- fitter, further, faster - charlton, hicks and reynolds
- hellingen; a road cyclist's guide to belgium's greatest cycling climbs - simon warren
- paris-roubaix: the inside story - les woodland
- lost lanes - jack thurston
- maglia rosa second edition - herbie sykes
- twelve months in the saddle - john deering & phil ashley
- tour de france 100 - richard moore
- racing hard - william fotheringham
- tour de france 100 official treasures - carlton publishing
- cycling anthology volume two - birnie, bacon
- 100 years of the tour de france - quercus publishing
- riding hard - william fotheringham
- the race against time - edward pickering
- easy rider - rob hayles
- hunger - sean kelly
- va va froome - david sharp
- the rules - velominati
- golden stages of the tour de france - allchin & bell
- haynes advanced road bike maintenance
- land of second chances - tim lewis
- the culinary cyclist - anna brones
- 30 year cycle - chris boulton
- complete road bike maintenance - guy andrews
- the waltonwood journal
- steel soul - andrew g smith
- l'album d'eddy
- 101 - bradley wiggins & scott mitchell
- cyclo cross photo book - balint hamvas
- the long race to glory - chris sidwells
- the elite bicycle - gerard brown and graeme fife
- it's all about the bike - sean yates
- classic cycling race routes - chris sidwells
- project rainbow - rod ellingworth
- life cycle - gary sutherland
- rapha city guides
- the waltonwood journal no.2
- the cycling anthology no.3
- the pain and the glory - team sky
- rouleur centenary tour annual 2013
- reading the race - jamie smith
- wheelmen - albergotti & o'connell
- pocket road bike maintenance - guy andrews
- at speed - mark cavendish
- viva la vuelta - lucy fallon and adrian bell
- the girl's guide to life on two wheels - cathy bussey
- ordinary - john bradshaw
- a bicycle ride in yorkshire - heather dawe
- the monuments - peter cossins
- racing weight cookbook - matt fitzgerald & georgie fear
- racing weight cookbook - matt fitzgerald & georgie fear
- faster - michael hutchinson
- get on your bike - rebecca charlton, robert hicks & hannah reynolds
- lanterne rouge - max leonard
- gironimo - tim moore
- the veteran's guide to gearing up for your ride - tom allen
- the road cyclist's companion - peter drinkell
- 100 greatest cycling climbs of the tour de france - simon warren
- yoga for cyclists - lexie williamson
- the complete history of the world's greatest cycle race - marguerite lazell
- reckless, the life and times of luis ocana - alasdair fotheringham
- on the road bike revised edition - ned boulting
- etape - richard moore
- merckx 69 - tonny strouken & jan maes
- shadows on the road - michael barry
- the complete book of the tour de france 2014 edition - feargal mckay
- climbs and punishment - felix lowe
- the cycling anthology number four
- amigo - nando boers & pedro horillo
- the climb - chris froome
- bike fit - phil burt
- cycle of lies - juliet macur
- eric's big day - rod waters
- kings of pain - rapha
- ocana - carlos arribas
- a clean break - christophe bassons
- the loyal lieutenant - george hincapie
- the road headed west - leon mccarron
- cyclocross 2013/2014 photo album - balint hamvas
- along the med on a bike called reggie - andrew sykes
- the race against the stasi - herbie sykes
- pro cycling on $10 a day - phil gaimon
- two days in yorkshire - pave publishing
- the moselle cycle route - mike wells
- how to be a cyclist - john deering & phil ashley
- great british cycling - ellis bacon
- the moselle cycle route - mike wells
- transport, climate change and the city - hickman & banister
- roads were not built for cars - carlton reid
- ray's mtb indoor bike park - johnathan allen and ray petro
- cycling anthology volume five
- infographic guide to cycling - roadcyclinguk
- bike mechanic - guy andrews & rohan dubash
- 101 damnations - ned boulting
- goggles and dust - velopress
- the great fatsby - elden nelson
- bicycling around the world - jeurissen & johnson
- the danube cycleway vol. one - mike wells
- eat bacon, don't jog - grant petersen
- 20 classic sportive rides in south east england
- hinault - ruben van gucht
- to hell on a bike - iain macgregor
- between worlds - andrew welch
- cycling climbs - nigel peake and claire beaumont
- eat sleep cycle - anna hughes
- bernard hinault - william fotheringham
- cyclogeography - jon day
- alpe d'huez - peter cossins
- the hebrides - peter edwards
- the grand tour cookbook - hannah grant
- kings of the road - robert dineen
- a corinthian endeavour - paul jones
- vélochef - henrik orre
- rapha's mondial magazine
- the great boffo - frank dickens
- the yellow jersey club - ed pickering
- cyclocross 2014/2015 - balint hamvas
- beyond the finish line -philipp hympendahl
- a year in the saddle - giles belbin
- the racer - david millar
- the cycling anthology volume six
- the bolt supremacy - richard moore
- the world of cycling according to g - geraint thomas
- the man who made things out of trees - robert penn
- everybody's friend - peter cossins
- shoulder to shoulder - velopress
- my hour - bradley wiggins
- journey- ben ingham
- the mamils a to z - wilson & rickett
- the danube cycleway vol 2 - cicerone guides
- cycling in the hebrides - cicerone guides
- lost lanes wales - jack thurston
- ventoux-bert wagendorp
- connected - matthias schneider
- zinn and the art of road bike maintenance - lennard zinn
- the bicycle colouring book - shan jiang
- grand tour - richard mitchelson
- lands end to john o'groats - nick mitchell
- art of the jersey - andy storey
- shut up legs - jens voigt
- africa solo - mark beaumont
- the great bike race - geoffrey nicholson
- cycling in the lake district - richard barrett
- triumphs and turbulence - chris boardman
- magnum cycling photography - guy andrews
- the cyclist's bucket list - eliza southwood
- circus - camille mcmillan
- the invisible mile - david coventry
- the cyclist who went out in the cold - tim moore
- boulting's velosaurus - ned boulting
- greg lemond. yellow jersey racer - guy andrews
- river rhone cycle route - mike wells
- reinventing the automobile - mitchell, borroni-bird, burns
- from bicycle to superbike - hadland & burrows
- crapper cycle lanes - david whelan
- brooks compendium
- walking the speyside way - alan castle
- dead reckoning: the photo book
- around the world in eightly days - belbin & seex
- the climbs of south-west england - simon warren
- the men of paris-roubaix - max leonard
- the haywire heart - case, mandrola, zinn
- bike nation - peter walker
- giro d'italia - colin o'brien
- steadfast-my story - lizzie armitstead
- giro d'italia - colin o'brien
- a man and his bike - wilfried de jong
- cycling climbs of scotland - simon warren
- giro 100 - herbie sykes
- higher calling - max leonard
- indurain - alasdair fotheringham
- the hardmen - velominati
- ask a pro - phil gaimon
- butcher, blacksmith, acrobat, sweep - peter cossins
- tom simpson - andy mcgrath
- bike boom - carlton reid
- the time crunched cyclist - chris carmichael & jim rutberg
- the cycling cartoonist - dave walker
- spain to norway on a bike called reggie - andrew sykes
- mrs flying scotsman - anne obree
- simon's cycle shorts - simon bever
- three weeks, eight seconds - nige tassell
- the descent - thomas dekker
- cycling climbs of north-east england - simon warren
- cycling the lancashire cycleway - jon sparks
- chasing the rainbow - giles belbin
- cycling climbs of north-west england - simon warren
- cycling science - cheung & zabala
- anquetil. alone - paul fournel
- rainbows in the mud - paul maunder
- woods. a celebration - robert penn
- duffs fantastic cycling gizmos - graham high
- gravel cycling - nick legan
- cycling podcast - moore, birnie & friebe
- the ronde: inside the tour of flanders - edward pickering
- sunday in hell - william fotheringham
- the all new cyclist's training bible 5th edition - joe friel
- copenhagenize - mikael colville-andersen
- full gas - peter cossins
- the call of the road - chris sidwells
- the wind at my back - paul maunder
- getting started in road cycling - guy andrews and laura quick
- american pro - jamie smith
- cartes du tour - paul fournel
- the road cycling performance manual - nikalas cook
- london to paris - mike wells
- racing bicycles - nick higgins
- the wild atlantic way and western ireland - tom cooper
- coast to coast across lancashire - rachel crolla
- around the world in eighty days - mark beaumont
- building the cycling city - melissa & chris bruntlett
- cycling lôn las cymru - richard barrett
- the theory of type design - gerard unger
- my world - peter sagan
- i like alf - paul jones
- queens of pain - isabel best
- rich mitch 'legends' takenotebook
- peaky climbers. paul mcintosh with anna hughes
- the road book - a cycling almanack - boulting, kelly
- the tour according to g - geraint thomas
- rapha handbook 02 longer rides - jo burt
- cicerone 50th anniversary - kev reynolds
- cycling the canal de la garonne - declan lyons
- pantani was a god - marco pastonesi
- cycling the camino de santiago - mike wells
- pedro delgado. a life on the pedals
- outdoor adventures with children - rachel crolla and carl mckeating
- the beast, the emperor and the milkman - harry pearson
- 100 greatest cycling climbs of italy - simon warren
- mind is the ride - jet mcdonald
- the secret cyclist
- need for the bike - paul fournel
- chasing lines - james mclaren
- rough stuff fellowship archive
- cycle touring in wales - richard barrett
- the yellow jersey - peter cossins
- one way ticket - jonathan vaughters
- magic spanner - carlton kirby
- the self sufficient cyclist - guy kesteven
- cycling anatomy (2nd edition) - shannon sovndal
- viva la vuelta - fallon & bell
- the greatest. the times and life of beryl burton - will fotheringham
- cycle touring in northern scotland - mike wells
- where there's a will - emily chappell
- the power of pink annual - rapha/blutrain
- exploring off-road - helen wyman
- navigation. techniques and skills for walkers (cyclists) - pete hawkins
- navigation. techniques and skills for walkers (cyclists) - pete hawkins
- the grand tour files 2019 - pete linsley
- the medal factory - kenny pryde
- colombia es pasion! - matt rendell
- lost lanes north - jack thurston
- balmamion - herbie sykes
- mountains. epic cycling climbs - michael blann
- the bicycle clip diaries - nick raistrick
- gears for queers - melton and cooper
- cycling hadrian's cycleway - mckeating/crolla
- northern line 2021 calendar
- mountains according to g - geraint thomas
- ride inside - friel and rutberg
- ride britain - simon warren
- raincoats are for tourists - isabel best
- la course en tete - will fotheringham et al
- being gary fisher - guy kesteven
- slow rise - robert penn
- the road book 2020 - ned boulting
- end to end - paul jones
- bespoke - tom bromley
- pennine bridleway - hannah collingridge
- a cylcist's guide to the pyrenees- peter cossins
- the art of cycling - james hibbard
- war on wheels - justin mccurry
- the midlife cyclist - phil cavell
- from a to b. a cartoon guide to getting around by bike - dave walker
- land's end to john o'groats - richard barrett
- big rides - kathy rogers/marcus stitz
- cycling the reivers route - crolla and mckeating
- signs of life - stephen fabes
- vuelta skelter - tim moore
- a brief history of motion - tom standage
- desire, discrimination,determination -marlon lee moncrieffe
- exponential -azeem azhar
- 1001 cycling tips - hannah reynolds
- more rough stuff
- the road book 2021 - edited by ned boulting
- cycling the elbe cycling route - mike wells
- god is dead. the rise and fall of frank vandenbroucke - andy mcgrath
- cycling the ruta via de la plata - john hayes
- gravel rides scotland -ed shoote
- the break - steve cummings
- jan ullrich - daniel friebe
- great british gravel rides -markus stitz
- beryl - jeremy wilson
- climbers - peter cossins
- the dot - lachlan morton
- the sound of the machine - karl bartos
- traffic-free cycle trails south east england - nick cotton & kathy rogers
- the northern line cycling calendar 2023
- britain's best bike ride - walsh & reynolds
- chased by pandas - dan martin
- two wheels good - jody rosen
- the road book 2022 5th edition - ed. ned boulting
- the brompton: engineering for change. will butler-adams
- a brief history of pasta. - luca cesari
- offroad heroes - rapha editions
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