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the smithcast
i stated about a week ago, that i would maintain radio silence over the three weeks of the tour de france, writing about velocipedinal subject matter other than the goings on in denmark and france. this i till intend to do, predominantly on the basis that pretty much every other cycling website will be doing precisely the opposite, and i really have very little to bring to the party. however, my scottish friend, colleague and twice british road race champion, brian smith, relieved of his usual eurosport duties, is independently providing a précis of each stage on a daily basis.
for those who wish to avail themselves of his insightful and expert daily analysis, i'd suggest that you follow him on twitter (@brismithy) or vimeo. i'll remind you on a daily basis.
brian smith's analysis of tour de france stage three
monday 4 july 2022
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rapha powerweave bibshorts
the first cycling specific garmentage that i purchased, in the early nineties, was a pair of tights from deesside cycles. i'm not even sure they still exist. not only were they not bibtights, but as i recall, they featured no pad either, but persistent reading of the comic had brought the likely realisation that, if one intended to become a bona-fide roadie, then riding in mtb shorts or jeans, was never going to cut the mustard. sadly, unable to find a pair of plain black tights, my leg coverings resembled little more than an explosion at a dulux paint factory.
i remember being embarrassed to even wear them on dark evenings.
it was quite some time before i plucked up the courage to buy a pair of 'proper' cycling shorts, in the first instance, with a real chamois pad. the latter was comfort personified when new, but bore a striking resemblance to a brillo pad after only one wash. habits incurred at that time, have me never leave home without using chamois cream to this day, despite manufacturer protestations that the latter is unnecessary on the modern day synthetic, two-layer pads.
once again, these shorts featured only an elasticated waist, for it took a long time on the approach to bibshorts. when considering the latter, for way too long did i procrastinate about whether bibshorts ought to be chosen on the basis of waist size or height. i have a rather narrow waist; my jeans are invariably of a 30" waist and, it transpires, my height of 5' 10" allowed me to order size small in pretty much any brand of bibshorts, a situation that persists to this day, i'm pleased to say.
but then potential complications arrived in the shape of rapha's 'powerweave' bibshorts which, according to their website are, elite-level race bib shorts. though, in my head, i'd be the perfect shoe-in for a contract with jumbo-visma, the reality is somewhat different, and the notion of wearing bibshorts designed for a level of cycling so far removed from my own, confers almost as much embarrassment as those deesside cycles tights from last century. and while reading the small print under the heading of key features, i note that they promise a 'compressive weave' to optimise muscle support, a feature that no doubt proves very handy if you have actual muscles.
everything points to these being rapha's top level bibshorts, originally released around this time last year, but in rather restricted numbers. this year, it would appear stock is rather more plentiful, but the price tag of £295 is not one that will appeal to everyone. so what, to enter the colloquial, is the buzz? is that a price worth paying for any pair of bibshorts, no matter how fast you think you are?
i opted to plump for size small, after all, and hope that the compressive properties and the power-weave would not have restricted the usual excellent fit offered by the other bibshorts in the rapha range. thankfully, it was a prudent choice. i have always maintained that any pair of shorts ought to offer a bit of a struggle to put on, if anything, confirmed by the power-weave bibs. i confess i'm more in favour of the mesh bib straps on rapha's classic shorts than the elasticated braces on these, but in use, you'd scarcely know they existed.
and that's true for the shorts overall. there's no gripper at the hem to speak of, yet they grasped onto my thighs like a moray eel. and entirely unlike a regular pair of shorts, when removed, there's no evidence of them ever having been there. according to rapha, the powerweave shorts are 20% lighter than even their pro-team bibs, a fact i can cheerfully confirm, for in use, you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd left home without them. i am of insufficient power to offer comment on whether the compressive fit offered any improvement to my speed, but they are remarkably comfortable and the pad's multiple layers obviated any discomfort, even over the roads that we reserve only for special occasions.
my only real criticism would be over the light grey colour (even if rapha describe them as dark grey). without going into too much detail, if you've taken the opportunity for a natural break mid-ride, there's every likelihood the evidence will be clear for all to see at the coffee stop. and let's just leave it at that.
whether you're someone happy to be left with only a fiver change out of £300 on purchasing a pair of these is between you and your bank manager (which may be your other half). combine a pair of these with the new pro team criterium jersey and you're looking at the better part of £500. however, when you have colnago releasing new bicycles in excess of £12,000, it appears perceptions may have changed. the price, however, does not obviate the fact that these are a remarkable pair of bibshorts, arguably the very best i've ever had the pleasure of wearing. if you happen to be a tad younger, faster and involved in the competitive milieu, the benefits could perceivably be far greater than experienced by yours truly.
that does not, however, exclude those of you with the financial wherewithal and a desire to ride in the best that money can buy.
rapha's powerweave bibshorts are available in navy/green or dark grey/dark navy, in sizes ranging from xs to xxl (small size reviewed). price is £295 including free standard delivery.
rapha powerweave bibshorts
monday 4 july 2022
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and this season's brownie points go to...
school holidays have me thoroughly confused. i truly have no idea why school pupils require quite so many breaks across the course of the year. teachers who are friends of mine are in receipt of between 13 and 14 weeks' holiday per year, less at their behest, but to the benefit of the pupils they teach. nor do i understand why these holiday breaks rarely line up across the different regions, nor why england's school holidays are entirely different from those north of the border.
though the local schools on islay finished for six weeks on friday past, my daughter, who is a primary teacher in glasgow, went off on holiday last weekend. yet i still don't understand why school holidays are quite so frequent. it often seems that the children have only just returned to academia, before their studies are interrupted once again. for instance, islay's schools return from summer holidays on 17 august, before being favoured with another two weeks at the beginning of october. that means they've only suffered a period of around seven weeks of lessons.
would that the rest of us could have a holiday schedule like that.
however, as a colleague and i returned from a bout of froth supping at debbie's on friday afternoon, he mentioned that we were probably now in for six week's of crap weather (not that it's been particularly clement up till now), an allusion to the commonality of wet and windy weather appearing whenever the schools go on holiday. in truth, that's probably a bit of an exaggeration, but it seems to feel like a truism more often than not.
and i don't doubt that any cyclist worth his or her salt, and keen to ride at each and every opportunity, will be well acquainted with the farce that is frequently referred to as the 'weather forecast'. as an isolated but not singular example, earlier this past week, the forecast for friday was less than welcoming; brightish in the morning, but wet in the afternoon. as it transpired, the opposite was the case. and saturday's forecast showed a bit of rain in the morning, precipitation that was due to relinquish its grasp by eleven o'clock. unfortunately, that turned out not to be the case.
having departed the croft at around 10:30am, i still had baubles of rain rolling off my jacket as i arrived at debbie's nigh on mid-day. and though the rain abated for a period while i had my swedish recipe double-egg roll (private joke), on departing after a soya latte and a square of millionaire's shortbread, the rain continued intermittently.
however, as i approached the cottages at saligo on the atlantic coast, the brightening weather offered a sliver of optimism that i might remove my rapha brevet goretex jacket, immediately dashed by a shower of heavy drizzle that appeared from nowhere. it was a kilometre or two later that the weather did brighten sufficiently for the jacket to be removed, scrunched up in to its bright pink wrap and unceremoniously stuffed into a rear pocket of my personalised black, classic jersey.
and it is that very goretex jacket to which i bestow this season's brownie points. i've had this jacket since mid-april, posting a favourable review at the beginning of may. and to be honest, it's a garment that i had hoped to have dispensed with by now, given that we're already into july, when you'd kind of hope that waterproofs would be persona non grata. granted, nobody with any sense goes for a lengthy bike ride in the hebrides at any time of the year without a waterproof in a jersey pocket, but the general hope is that such a garment will not be required.
i have to admit, however, that i have worn this paclite goretex jacket almost every week since it arrived, often with very good cause. it is probably the best packable jacket i have ever possessed; it is simplicity itself to stuff in a back pocket, and no matter how badly scrunched, or how roughly handled, it performs perfectly when needed. i spent an hour and a half in persistent heavy, soaking drizzle on saturday morning, yet on arrival at bruichladdich, jersey and armwarmers were bone dry, from both rain and perspiration. and in the grey, low visibility that infested the entire morning, its relatively bright, autumnal colours and reflective hoops meant there was little danger of smidsy.
i cannot deny that it's very much not the cheapest waterproof jacket on the market, but few of us would expect goretex to be cheap-as-chips. and in my experience, you almost always get what you pay for. if you're going to get wet as frequently as i usually do, rapha's brevet gore-tex is an investment well worth making. and seeing as you asked, rapha don't actually know i've written this.
yet.
rapha brevet gore-tex paclite jacket
sunday 3 july 2022
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do we get what we pay for?
following on from yesterday's oblique appraisal of the release of shimano's electronic 105 groupset, in a sort of related matter, the inestimable jack thurston, he of the excellent lost lanes series of books, asked on twitter what sort of chain cost £100, pointing out that, according to colloquial research, the best eleven-speed chain was priced at around £20. he then went on to say that "...if you've gone 12 speed, then you've got nobody to blame but yourself." the winking smiley face appended to the end of his tweet would suggest that he was only kidding about the latter, but then again, maybe not.
in truth, he's absolutely right. i do ride a twelve-speed campagnolo record groupset, and i cannot deny that it's my pride and joy. even as i neared the croft, following this afternoon's paper-route, the smoothness with which the cranks rotate and the ease with which the gears shift (considering the whole enchilada was fitted and maintained by yours truly), actually made me smile. but quickly jump over to google and check the price of a campagnolo super-record twelve speed chain (it's the same chain for both record and super-record), and you will soon learn that a replacement intem will lighten your bank balance in excess of £50. the campagnolo chorus twelve-speed chain retails at a more amenable £40, but that's still double the price of mr thurston's best-price eleven-speed chain.
and which self-respecting campyphile doesn't also own the necessary tool to fit a twelve-speed chain, no matter the flavour of choice? there goes at least another £140, or, if you're lucky enough to ride an ekar gravel groupset, i've seen the 12/13 speed chain tool with a £190 price tag. depending on how often you change your chain, and how close you live to an authorised campagnolo dealer, you may wish to balance the cost of purchase against dropping the bike at the shop (always assuming you have the mechanical skills to change a chain). someone will always point out that there are power links available for campag's eleven and twelve-speed chains, obviating the need for the expensive tool, but for starters, that's likely to void any warranty claims if it breaks.
and if saving money was the object of the game, we'd probably never have fitted campagnolo in the first place.
when it comes to such matters, where a moan over the price of campagnolo's italian engineering arises, i'm always reminded of my mother's favourite epithet 'pride bears no pain'. someone will inevitably allude to sram or shimano as being a cheaper option. a price well in excess of £300 for a super-record twelve-speed cassette is surely guaranteed to bring tears to your thighs, but a dura-ace cassette is priced very similarly, as is that for sram red, so maybe we ought to moan in japanese as well as italian.
but are we getting value for money? after all, the latest twelve-speed dura-ace di2 is priced comparably to campagnolo's super-record eps, so there's little room to manouevre in the comparison stakes at the top end. it's difficult to make direct comparisons further down the field, for campagnolo only produce a singular electronic groupset (super-record), while shimano now have electrons attached to all three of their principal groupsets. yet that scarcely obviates my original question, which is particularly related to the number of gears on the cassette. other than the professional classes, who actually needs twelve sprockets on their rear wheel. or eleven come to that?
are we, therefore, being effectively sold down the river by all three of the major players? and if we knew that to be the case, would it actually change anything? irrespective of your brand affiliation, and no matter which particular groupset chosen, it's quite likely that it is your pride of joy. perhaps those who buy centaur ultimately aspire to record or super-record, an aspiration that may or may not be requited. similarly those who are about to splash out on shimano's latest 105 di2; possibly the end-game would be dura-ace, but perhaps not.
all that said, i still harbour a sneaking suspicion that the continual addition of just one more sprocket has more to do with marketing than technological advancement. i don't remember cycle racing being any less exciting when the peloton was on seven or eight gears. i was going to say that i definitely don't need twelve gears, but on reflection, given my diminishing, age-related power output, maybe i need twelve much more than does tadej pogacar or wout van aert.
however, i'm pretty sure i can't afford to move up to thirteen, though oddly enough a thirteen-speed ekar chain costs around £10 less than super-record's twelve. but i doubt such economy will be maintained when a thirteen speed super-record groupset arrives. perhaps there's a clandestine internal competition between manufacturers to see who can offer the highest priced box of trinketry? and to think there are those who intend to boycott shimano for having the nerve to release a twelve-speed 105 di2.
buy what you like, don't let anyone tell you any different, and enjoy every kilometre.
saturday 2 july 2022
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the trickle effect
a quick look at campagnolo's website will enlighten the velocipedinist searching for an electronic groupset that, a bit like a vegetarian scanning the menu at islay's lochside hotel, there's only one choice. and sadly, that singular choice commands a retail price of close to £3,500. in today's market which features some alarmingly expensive bicycles, that's perhaps not as scary a financial outlay as would once have been the case. but let's face it, for the majority of us, it's still a gearchange too far.
i have made my opinion plain on just what i think of electronics allied to bicycles on previous occasions, but i'm not afraid to reprise those for those suffering from insomnia.
my ritchey logic is outfitted with a mechanical campagnolo record groupset, gearchanging being activated by brute force and ignorance. as those of you who are also living in the alleged dark-ages will know all too well, it's hardly the most onerous part of cycling to flip a lever to change gear, as opposed to pressing a switch. it surprises me no end that there haven't been extensive uci funded exercises to determine just how many watts are consumed by those on electronic groupsets, as opposed to those riding mechanical. should such a study exist, i seriously doubt there would be a huge disparity in the final numbers.
and, as with almost anything within the cycle industry, there was no way anyone was going to stop at simply actuating the gears with electrons. now, i am reliably informed, there are all manner of programming options via the ubquitous smartphone apps. and while i could cheerfully spend many a joyous moment watching the front derailleur shift from inner to outer ring, programming it to do so on each occasion of a full moon, still seems a somewhat redundant process.
however, while campagnolo maintain that the sole market for electronica is at the upper level, shimano are hoping to prove the precise opposite, having now announced the existence of a di2 version of their 105 groupset, which arrives replete with wireless shifting. with a recommended retail price of around £1,700, it's almost exactly half the price of super-record eps and almost exactly the same as my mechanical record groupset. the hierarchies are often difficult to compare; generally speaking, most of us would equate super-record with dura-ace and sram red, while ultegra would be the equivalent of chorus or sram force. sram rival and and shimano 105 would seem happy bedfellows, but i'm not sure of my ground comparing 11-speed campagnolo centaur with an 11-speed 105 groupset.
interestingly, it is notable that sram force e-tap is on sale at a few hundred pounds less than the projected price for 105 di2.
nonetheless, from a personal point of view, i'm much happier with record mechanical than i would be with the new di2 version of 105, but that's almost entirely at the behest of my luddite tendencies. but while the di2 version of 105 has adopted the twelve-speeds to be found on ultegra and dura-ace di2, shimano are rumoured to be persisting with their eleven speed mechanical version, a situation that is converse to their philosophy with its top two groupsets, where mechanical has allegedly been consigned to history.
so does this mean that shimano has perhaps experienced a blip in its future strategy? for where the release of the latest di2 versions of dura-ace and ultegra were positioned as the future of electronica, the retention of mechanical 105 maybe signifies a company hedging its bets. campagnolo has maintained the mechanical version of super-record, though there have been rumours that when the next (13-speed?) super-record appears, it will be eps only.
i have ridden and reviewed several electronic groupsets and i cannot deny that they work precisely as designed, but i continue to think of them as the solution to a question that no-one actually asked. shimano introduced a di2 groupset in 2001, but it first achieved commercial success in 2009, meaning that there may well be riders in the professional peloton who have never ridden anything else. and with 105 di2 about to enter the market, it's possible that experience will only increase. i imagine the circle will be complete when either shimano or sram introduce a set of electronic gears that find a home on an e-bike.
it will be interesting to see whether campagnolo's contention that there was little point in electrifying both record and centaur, because the majority of their customers were likely to opt for super-record eps, is reflected in future sales from both shimano and sram. i tend to think that won't be the case; campagnolo has long had a reputation for higher price points, while shimano's command of the original equipment market has made them all things to all people, and at price points that suit a majority of wallets.
obviously enough, anyone such as yours truly, who prefers mechanical over electronic, need simply ignore the existence and prices of electrons. here's hoping that continues to be the case.
friday 1 july 2022
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design is a good idea
i have been fortunate in having been commisioned by two distilleries and one gin company to design cycle jerseys for sale in their visitor centres, with a distinctly different approach from them all. one supplied a 92 page manual dictating what could and could not be done with their logos, lettering, placement and colour, all of which had to be strictly adhered to. however, there was always going to be dissension at some point, in this case, over the amount of yellow included in the design.
though the whisky label on which the jersey was based did, in fact, feature yellow, a particular shade which was duly incorporated into my design, the man at the top of the tree responsible for signing off on the project, was of the opinion that the submitted design was not entirely on brand. i did argue the obvious point that we were designing a cycle jersey and not a bottle label, but he invoked the 'he who pays the piper, calls the tune' mantra, and the jersey, in my opinion, suffered accordingly. it now features too much black and grey, in my opinion, not only from the point of view of visibility, but ignoring the fact that yellow has particular significance to cycling aficionados.
that said, it is a fine jersey and matching bibs, even if i do say so myself.
more satisfyingly, the other distillery simply suggested colours they'd like me to use, along with supplying the appropriate artwork. i offered them a couple of options, one of which they chose without so much as a quibble, and said jersey is available for purchase from their visitor centre even as we speak. the gin company was every bit as agreeable, the process involving a few back and forth discussions prior to final choice. i confess, however, that i know not whether the final item has yet been delivered.
there have been occasional consultations with others, but those are still in limbo at present.
given that all three sell distinctly scottish products, it will come as little suprise that each jersey has been supplied by scotland's endura custom kit. if you're a graphic designer, as i like to think i am, it's a simple matter of downloading the jersey template from endura's website and undertaking the subsequent design work in adobe illustrator. submitting to the client and eventually, endura, is, as sergei would say, "simples".
having visited several framebuilders in my career, i well know that i could never follow in their welding rods. i have a perennial vision of stepping back to admire or critique my work, and innocently putting the acetylene flame through the gas bottle hoses. with no wish to blow myself to pieces anytime soon, i think it better for all concerned that i don't attempt to build bicycle frames. i have thus confined myself to learning the skill of wheelbuilding, one that i think exists on a par with framebuilding, but doesn't involve any explosive gases.
however, had i pursued a framebuilding career, at some point in time, i would have had need of decorating it in some manner or other. this would have entailed either a subtle, plain version, or something a tad more visible in the style of colnago's art decor. and it's either a very contrived means of my reaching the point of my dissertation, or a happy coincidence that the conversation has turned to cambiago's finest. i'll leave you to decide which.
i mentioned fairly recently that colnago had developed five versions of its so-called prototipo bicycle for the forthcoming tour de france, all of which are to be available for two time winner, tadej pogacar. colnago are now inviting all and sundry to submit unique designs for the official tour de france bike, which are to be based on the prototipo. whichever final design is chosen by colnago's technical jury, will then appear on a unique version of the bike which will be ridden by a member of team uae on the final stage to paris before subsequently being auctioned for charity.
for those of you who fancy your chances as a velocipedinal graphic designer, it's a simple matter of clicking here and following the instructions. you have until 10 july to enter, and the final result will be announced on 14 july. unfortunately, there seems to be no indication of the winner's prize, other than perhaps the smug satisfaction of having designed the offical tour colnago.
thursday 30 june 2022
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every which way but loose
the local secondary school has a habit (one that may be replicated elsewhere, for all i know), of implementing the new timetable in early june, following the sitting of annual exams. thus, pupils who are technically still in second-year, move onto the timetable and classes they will inhabit when finally reaching third-year in late august. thus, my wednesday afternoon drum tutoring has brought me a new intake of students.
granted, two of this intake were formerly under my instruction for national five certificates (both passed), but now rejoin the happy throng to study for their highers. the remaining three students have, till now, had their school year mercifully clear of my influence. as i begin each year (i've been doing this for six years), it is my habit to point out that, while there is no right or wrong way to play drums, there are easy or hard ways to approach the instrument.
for instance, after many, many years as a pipe band side-drummer, i personally tend to favour what is referred to as traditional grip. this was originated by the very first military drummers, whose marching drums were held by a shoulder strap, but left free to swing about the drummer's left knee (assuming him to be right handed). since this entailed the drum head lying at a rather extreme angle, rather than march with their left elbows pointing skyward, the drummers effected a grip that mitigated such contortions.
since the early jazz drummers were often drawn from military circles, you need only look at photos from the 1930s, to see that said percussionists often angled their snare drums to replicate those flailing military drums and allow continuation of the traditional grip. however, with contemporary drumset hardware, there is no excuse for not setting angles to suit your preference and nor is there any cogent reason to persist with traditional grip, in favour of matched grip. the latter, as you may have derived, means holding both sticks in the same way, similar to that of a hammer.
however, those of us who have endeavoured to move onto matched grip, often find it difficult to do so, reverting to the traditional left hand grip after but a few tunes.
but having dealt with the intricacies of grips (i encourage them all to adopt the matched version), there comes the not insignificant matter of choosing which hand will play which drum and in which order? several of the exam pieces feature quite complex fills, negotiation of which requires astute reading skills and dextrous movement about the kit. in essence, i don't mind at all in which manner they achieve this, provided the end result is likely to satisfy the head of department and subsequently, the examiner.
of course, one always hopes that they find one of the easier means of so doing.
so what of cycling? i daresay there are easier and harder ways of cycling, few of which we ever investigate unless forced to do so by a coach or trainer. which beggars the question, should we? for instance, when teaming up with the mighty dave-t, he taught me the very means by which i might successfully draught behind his wheel when heading into a wind. granted, when doing so as an individual, there is little option but to grovel in the face of the elements, but it changed my cycling a great deal to learn about the principles of the echelon, given the persistent winds that strafe the principality.
and what of riding position; surely road bikes would not sport drop bars if the intention was not to ride with hands firmly planted on the curves? as it transpires, doing so is a rare experience, the bulk of a roadie's day being sat with hands on the lever hoods. the late lord carlos of mercian spent most of his time in the drops, and suffered greatly from doing so, rarely reaching a nearby rear wheel on which to echelon.
but surely the centre of any riding instruction ought best centre around appropriate use of gears. on the last occasion i rode the hot chillee londres-paris, it was painfully obvious, at least within the peloton in which i rode, that any sense of gearchanging had yet to be acquired. on approach to any ascent, taught by years of riding non-indexed downtube levers, i would shift down through the gears to maintain cadence when reaching the gradient. sadly, many of those around me seemed inclined (pun intended) to rely on riding as far as they could in whichever gear they had started, before desperately scrabbling for any gear they could find. this happened even to those whose bicycles featured electronic shifting.
there was occasional carnage when everything failed and several now static cyclists, crashed into each other on the climb.
my age-old training also advised not to run big-ring to large-sprocket, not ony to prevent chain wear, but also because doing so inevitably duplicated a ratio that could be found by switching to the inner ring and a less-toothed sprocket. nowadays, i see many cyclists running big-ring to big sprocket on the hills, even the professionals, though admittedly the latter have little reason to worry about replacing a worn chain.
no doubt there are facilities where the aspirant roadie can visit for appropriate training in the easier ways of getting about by bicycle, though a cursory search would tend to suggest that the majority have mainly competitive aims in mind. there are, of course, training schools that endeavour to teach adults to ride a bicycle, but in line with the statement that vehicle drivers learn first to pass a test, then they learn to drive, i fear that such instruction, despite being undeniably essential, may replicate that situation.
there is also the more traditional means of learning; joining a cycling club and being berated, cajoled, harangued yet ultimately instructed by the more senior members of the club. tales still exist of the chain-gang heading out for an 80 mile sunday ride on which anyone tailed off is left to their own devices and means of getting themselves home.
let's just call that the traditional grip.
wednesday 29 june 2022
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flattery will get you nowhere
solid bicycle tyres have been 'a thing' for quite some time, with several different iterations having been seen or announced in recent decades. many have claimed to offer the same resilience as an air-inflated tyre, but so far, these have failed to gain a substantial foothold in the bicycle market. there are a few brands that have made inroads into wheelchair circles, but it has to be admitted that the performance demands of the average wheelchair scarcely compare with riding a bicycle on britain's roads. so far the air-filled tyre continues to rule the roost.
the only major intrusion into the bicycle tyre market in recent years has been that of the tubeless tyre, which often seems to have gained traction (if you'll pardon the pun) through sheer bullishness, rather than serious technological advance. i have mentioned more than just once that i find the faff involved in fitting a pair of tubeless tyres to far outweigh any promised benefits. i'm aware that i'm possibly in a minority in this aspect, though i know of several colleagues who share my distaste for tubeless tyres.
while one of the major advantages of tubular tyres has alwys been a reluctance to roll off the rim when punctured, evidence would suggest that tubeless tyres are less resilient in this respect, though i'm happy to admit i've had no first hand experience of such a malfeasance. however, i can attest to having ridden considerably further than i ought to have on a punctured clincher, without suffering the slings and arrows of a rolled tyre.
i cite evidence for the apparent likelihood of a tubeless departure from the wheel rim, straight, as it were, from the horse's mouth. for vittoria tyres have announced a substantial investment in so-called run-flat technology by integrating its tyre insert supplier, deaneasy. to quote from the italian tyre manufacturer, "The Vittoria Air-Liner, launched in 2018, is a a reusable insert for tubeless-ready tyres, which prevents the tire from falling off the rim and acts as a run-flat solution."
run-flat technology covers a multitude of sins, with various strains having been implemented in car tyres over the years, ranging from pliable inserts similar to that produced by deaneasy, to expanding foam injected into deflated tyres. the latter is of similar ilk to the gloop required to seal a tubeless bicycle tyre, not only providing the initial seal for inflation, but reputedly filling any small nicks in the tyre tread suffered during daily cycling. the next step may be to replicate the most recent car tyre developments, involving an open, honeycomb structure that completely replaces the need to inflate the tyre in the first place. several car tyre manufacturers are already working on such developments, though whether they will prove transferable to the cycle market is a question yet to be answered.
however, i confess to finding myself somewhat dismayed and confused by this increased adoption of tyre liners. to the cynical eye (who me?), it looks like a desperate attempt to bolster a technology that has, so far, not necessarily proved fit for purpose. though the world's cycle tyre manufacturers seem to have thrown their entire marketing budgets behind tubeless, it seems odd that in a relatively short period of time, it has been found necessary to resort to tyre inserts and some highly questionable repair solutions. does this mean that the original idea was found unsuitable after release on an unsuspecting velocipedinal public? are we in effect, being used as beta testers?
for racing cyclists, the tubular tyre has proved its worth on more occasions than anyone could count; if it ain't broke, don't fix it. for the rest of us, without the benefits of a following team car, or the patience to glue them to a pair of sprint rims, there's the clincher with its inner-tube technology. this too, has proved its worth over many a long year. yes, it may be a pain in the tyre lever to fix a puncture by replacing the inner tube, even on dark, wet and windy days, but with improvements in both clincher technology and inner-tubes over the years, it's hardly the worst thing to befall the average cyclist. so once again, if it ain't broke, why spend time trying to fix it?
as cleverer folks than i have said, "when you've sold double-glazing to everybody, what do you sell them next?"
tuesday 28 june 2022
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- 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
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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
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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
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- the road book 2021 - edited by ned boulting
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- gravel rides scotland -ed shoote
- the break - steve cummings
- jan ullrich - daniel friebe
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