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say it ain't so
generally speaking, i like to think of myself as an optimist, though i'm always aware of the statement that 'a pessimist is an optimist who knows.' i'm also very well aware that, unlike carlsberg lager, the post is hardly a cycling blog that reaches the parts that other cycling blogs fail to reach. therefore, it's highly likely that, despite having written pretty much the same article year on year, for longer than i'd care to admit, i feel honour bound to do so once again. in fact, despite my professed optimism, i think it highly likely that we'll be discussing the same subject this time next year.
i have also previously mentioned that, locally at least, i appear to have become a spokesperson for 'my people'. on more occasions than i care to admit, occasions that have multiplied considerably of late, i have been accosted by friends and innocent bystanders to be graphically informed of an itinerant group of cyclists upon which they happened on the low road/high road/kilchoman road/uiskentuie strand (delete as applicable) who were riding four or five abreast, failed to use any of the passing places, failed to move into single-file, or any number of other uncategorised criminal offences.
i often wonder what the response would be if i were to pose the same set of misdemeanours to each and every car driver of my acquaint, because, as we all well know, there is a far greater number of misbehaving motorists than cyclists?
however, there's no real denying that many of the accusations levelled at itinerant cyclists on islay, and no doubt throughout rural and remote western scotland, have a strong basis in truth. sad to say, i've witnessed similar incidents myself, even having been castigated by one group for suggesting that they ride at less than six abreast up the hill at blackrock. but before we get into the nitty gritty of the whys and wherefores, let's present a few home-truths.
for starters, cyclists have exactly the same rights to the road as motorists, and if they decide to obstinately implement those rights, legally, there's no official denial. you can ride up to two abreast without incurring the wrath of the law. and logically, passing one bike length, even two abreast, is quicker than passing two bike-lengths riding single file.
on two-lane roads, even moving to single-file does not leave sufficient space for overtaking should there be oncoming traffic, so there's no real problem riding two-abreast. and the law currently dictates that motorists should allow 1.5metres when passing cyclists, a law that can really only be flagged-up by on-bike video; the chances of the police (on islay at least) catching a motorist in the act, are infinitesimal. sadly, it's a law that seems as pointless as those pertaining to mobile phone use when driving, bearing in mind the difficulties of policing the latter.
nonetheless, perhaps we can agree on one or two rules of conduct, rules that might just entail safer cycling and a smidgeon of endearment to the motoring public? for starters, while two abreast is pretty much ok, try and contain yourselves to one side of a two-lane road. two abreast is marginally less advisable on single-track roads, but even the motoring public would have to agree that overtaking on such a narrow road is all but impossible even when cyclists adopt single-file (that said, it doesn't seem to stop several miscreants from attempting it anyway).
earlier this week, a fuel tanker went off the road en-route to caol ila in the north of the island, and was left lying on its side with a full load of fuel oil. aside from destroying a lengthy portion of the verge, a large crane had to be brought in from the mainland to lift the tanker from its prone position. the likely cause of this incident relates to the way in which many of islay's roads have been resurfaced. the new coating of tarmac is often unceremoniously laid on top of the old, providing a pristine surface, but in the process, creating a rather steep drop-off onto the grass verge, often hidden by the increased growth at this time of year.
i'm sure you can equate this to the damage you might inflict upon yourselves if opting to suddenly shift onto the verge when avoiding any passing vehicles. ideally, passing cars would wait until it is safe for cyclists to enter a passing place, but it's far better to anticipate this not to be the case and move into the first passing place you can find, rather than idling along, oblivious to all around. it would be helpful if whomsoever reached a passing place first, gave way to the other, but in the majority of cases (even when talking about car passing car), that's not going to happen. swallow your pride and obstinacy and get the heck out of the way, even more so if meeting a truck or tractor, the drivers of which are likely to be working (yes, even on a sunday) as opposed to your leisurely cycling holiday.
but let's face facts; if you were in a hurry, you'd be unlikely to have chosen to visit the islands by bicycle, so what's the rush? if you have to pull over for car after car, so what? that really doesn't explain why visiting motorists often attempt to emulate lewis hamilton, but they're bigger, heavier and faster than you, probaby trying to compensate for being stuck in a tin box surrounded by the great outdoors; adopt the moral high ground and punish them even more with unbridled courtesy.
the motoring public in all corners of the world, often have a skewed notion of how cyclists ought to behave in their presence. but whether they're right or wrong, save yourself any possible grief by acceding in the name of safety. in one week's time, islay will be inundated with thousands of visitors for the first 'real' whisky festival since 2019. many of those will visit by car or, heaven forbid, rented motorhomes which they quite patently can't drive and almost certainly can't reverse. while i have no desire to undermine cyclists' rights, i'd like everyone visiting the island to enjoy their time over here, with no reason whatsoever to visit our cottage hospital, or suffer face to face confrontations on any one of islay's single-track roads.
as a result of health and safety regulations, the numbers joining any distillery tour are strictly regulated. should you meet a group of whisky aficionados hurrying en-route, in order not to miss a booked, expensive and pre-paid tour or masterclass, let me assure you that your safety on the bicycle is not high on their list of essentials.
let sense prevail. and hopefully today's scribblings will result in my no longer having to stand up as spokesmen for my people in the middle of bowmore main street.
saturday 21 may 2022
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nobody home
unfortunately, a clash of events on thursday evening left me with no appreciable time to compose today's proposed post, so i'm afraid the next one will not appear until saturday, all being well.
friday 20 may 2022
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the carriage to the isles
not one with much in the way of corporate comprehension, it has long confused me why the nationally named 'scotrail' featured wording on the carriages informing the travelling public that services were operated by 'abellio', the nationality of which, it transpires, is dutch. how the heck can one country's national rail network be owned and operated by an entirely different country? however, matters have now been resolved in scotland's favour, with holyrood having taken over abellio's mantle as of 1 april.
traditionally, 1 april is known as april fool's day, and following yesterday's news that scotrail services are apparently about to be cut by 30%, there may be some truth in its apellation. of course, i write this from a safe distance, given that islay, and the majority of the hebridean islands, are bereft of any rail services whatsoever. according to islay's biographer, margaret storrie, the fact that the a846 (low road) is almost dead straight, was due to a proposed rail service between port ellen and bowmore in the early 1960s. the beeching cuts of the period effectively ended that proposal for good. quite what such a railway was intended to achieve over a distance of only 16 kilometres is pretty much anyone's guess.
but not everything associated with scotrail and its new proprietors should be seen in a negative light, following the launch of active-travel friendly highland explorer carriages, linking glasgow with oban, the latter not too far from my corner of the woods (at least by ferry). this has led to scots being urged to visit argyll and bute this summer on two wheels, as opposed to the more usual four. the above-mentioned highland explorer carriages are capable of carrying 26 bicycles on the highland line to oban, 'making it easier than ever to reach some of the country's best cycling routes.'
theoretically, this will make it simpler for those intending to indulge a modicum of island hopping, a practice historically made easier by the existence of calmac's island-hopper tickets. should islay and jura form part of your itinerary, it ought now to be a simple matter of arriving in oban on either saturday or wednesday, and taking the port askaig ferry that sails via the island of colonsay. thus, you could arrive on islay on a wednesday and leave for more northern parts on saturday. or, perhaps, allowing for more time spent at the distilleries, travel to islay on the saturday and stay until the following wednesday. job done.
david adams mcgilp, a gentleman i have actually met, believe it or not, who is regional director at visitscotland, said, "Scotland has many fantastic cycling routes to explore. Through our work with Sustrans and Highland Explorer, we aim to inspire people to explore Scotland by public transport and cycling.
Responsible tourism is at the heart of VisitScotland and is threaded through all the work that we do. There's no better way to relax and enjoy our stunning scenery than by taking the train and by bike, while at the same time contributing to Scotland's ambition to be net zero."
the latter point has also been reinforced by islay having been chosen along with five other scottish isles to become net zero by 2040. this has given rise to a certain amount of incredulity, given that islay has nine distilleries and another two under construction. that's one heck of a lot of energy to replace in a somewhat brief period of time. however, how that is achieved is well outside the scope of a cycling blog such as the post.
visitscotland has helpfully appended a number of easily reachable cycle routes at the website address listed below, that can be enjoyed by those deciding to take their bicycles with them to the west coast. and for those using e-bikes, although scotrail recommend charging the battery prior to travel, there are dedicated charging facilities available onboard, though you'll need to carry your own charging cable. according to scotrail's 'frequently asked questions', there is no charge for cycle reservations, but due to the anticipated numbers using the service, making a cycle reservation is compulsory. (similarly, there is no charge for bicycles on calmac ferries.)
scotrail advise that they eventually intend to increase the range of the service to fort william/mallaig and hope to encompass other routes as time rolls by. much has been spoken and legislated about so-called active travel, most of which has been covered by footpaths and mixed-use paths to allow for safe cycling and walking between major and minor destinations (including two on islay). the addition of these highland explorer carriages to the scotrail network, even if they currently only run between queen street and oban, is a welcome first step.
highland explorer | top photo: ©andy mccandlish
thursday 19 may 2022
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the break. my life as a cycling maverick - steve cummings. allen unwin hardback. 318pp illus. £20
bruichladdich distillery features, as part of its various offerings, an academy, ostensibly a quasi-educational institution for which whisky aficionados pay large sums of money to attend for a period of one or two weeks, learning about each aspect of the whisky production process. this ranges from rolling casks into the warehouses, to checking the veracity of the spirit pouring into the spirit-safe. it is a slightly ironic situation given that the distillery's employees, as well as those at the island's other distilleries, are remarkably well remunerated for doing the very same thing.
while the majority of those intent on visiting the island during the last week of this month for fèis ìle/ the islay whisky festival, would probably give their right hands to work in a distillery, to a certain extent, locally, it's simply viewed as a job, albeit sometimes with an impressive salary. less than twenty years ago, whisky distilleries were regarded as little more than production units; the very notion of undertaking even a guided tour of the plant, was viewed as decidedly eccentric, to the point of being a highly odd request.
from our point of view, the life of a professional cyclist might be similarly viewed as the ultimate achievement, possibly encapsulated in the phrase 'living the dream'. the very notion of being well-paid to ride your bicycle every day, aboard state-of-the-art carbon fibre and electronic componentry while travelling the world, would appear almost too good to be true. and separated from idealism and idolatry, it's simply another job. but supposing that fortune, ability or opportunity has led you to the professional level, there is surely a great deal of satisfaction to be derived from undertaking the 'job', not only to the best of your ability, but seeking every practical way to improve as such a career progresses.
this is not to suggest that tadej, primoz, wout, mathieu and the other boys in the band are not similarly engaged, despite apparently possessing the natural skills to succeed, but those reckoned to be lower down the hierarchical order often have to identify their own particular skillset, and lean on it to the best of their ability. one such might be britain's steve cummings, whose soon to be published autobiography (written in conjunction with noted cycling writer, alasdair fotheringham) is testament to a highly commendable and successful career.
at the risk of creating a spoiler alert so early in a book review, chapter ten, entitled 'mandela day' is worth the price of admission alone, and possibly not for the reasons you might think. celebrated followers of cycling will have derived that the above-mentioned chapter refers to cummings' astounding victory in the 2015 tour de france, when he sailed past frenchmen thibaut pinot and romain bardet on the final ascent to mende airfield. the victory was made even more auspicious due to 18 july having been designated as mandela day and with cummings wearing the colours of south-africa's mtn-qhubeka.
at the time (and i'm sure many others will recall the tv pictures) it seemed the result of an opportune victory, but cummings' career has been anything but opportune.
"...I was a lot more aerodynamic than many of the other riders in the break, and the energy I'd saved during the hours we spent riding together before the Mende climb was going to be mine to use up on the final ascent. Finally, I knew I'd got a 450-watt threshold for my power output and the climbers had maybe a 400-watt threshold..."
that hardly sounds like a rider whose victories came as the result of inspired guesswork.
cummings, currently employed as a directeur sportif with team ineos, began on the lower-slopes of a professional career when joining birkenhead north end cycling club "...they wouldn't let me sign up [...] because they weren't insured for kids. But we got round it through my dad joining." early coaching was received at the hands of chris boardman's dad, keith. ultimately, attending drop-in induction sessions at manchester velodrome led to an invitation to national team training sessions as a first-year junior and onto the national track championships as a first-year junior.
"...with bradley wiggins as my biggest rival."
like several riders from britain's track team, cummings was placed with a european professional team (landbouwkrediet-colnago) in order to develop his road skills. others who did likewise were geraint thomas, the aforementioned wiggins and mark cavendish, all of whom feature in this book. in fact, despite originally thinking it a tad odd to apportion a chapter to each of the above, particularly in an autobiography, in hindsight, not only was this the ideal opportunity to gain insight into the abilities and characters of thomas, wiggins and cavendish, it helped frame steve cummings' place in the cycling firmament.
but to return to my original opening gambit, about cycling being 'just another job', cummings lays bare some of the employment difficulties he came across, particularly following a change of management at qhubeka. cummings places great faith in one-time team manager, now eurosport commentator, brian smith, in whose judgment and abilities obviously impressed.
"Above all, Brian Smith had left. For me, personally, this was bad news. [...] If you committed and made sacrifices and did your best, he'd reciprocate, doing all from his side to support you."
but with smith gone from the qhubeka management, "Race programmes were literally changing every five minutes. So people were ... going through the motions because they didn't know if things would or wouldn't change. [...] It had got to the point where I felt I was no longer welcome whenever I got on the team bus..."
in short, through stints with the british cycling track team, landbouwkrediet, discovery, barloworld, team sky, bmc and various iterations of mtn-qhubeka, cummings had an astonishingly successful career, one which has, until now, appeared to be a glaringly obvious, yet hidden secret. if asked to name four top british riders, i fear cummings might be found missing in action. that would be a grave error. his narrative is somewhat compulsive, perhaps because my knowledge of his many exploits was less than i'd be willing to admit, demonstrating that, like many professional cyclists, his powers of recall are mightily impressive. and through that narrative, it is plain that steve cummings possessed a tenacity and desire to win that benefited from his strong character, a character that was simultaneously shaped by his many successes.
like all good books, the back pages consist of a comprehensive index, along with a list of nine lessons learned over an exemplary career, and a palmares of placings and victories achieved over a fourteen year career as a professional. it's a book that, in tandem with alasdair fotheringham, is a triumph in and of itself. you really do want to read this book.
steve cummings' the break is published by allen and unwin on thursday 19 may.
wednesday 18 may 2022
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the sounds of the countryside
last weekend's sunday ride took place over the regular parcours, one with which we have become comfortable, favouring the substantial changes of direction, the widely differing road surfaces, and the constantly changing wind direction. in fact, with reference to the latter, as we perambulated the perimeter road round loch gorm recently, we rode into a headwind from ballinaby to saligo, turned at ninety-degrees at coull, then another ninety on reaching the kilchoman road. at every pedal stroke, we grovelled into a searing headwind. it's just as well variety is the spice of life.
however, the first section is a tad more sheltered in its disposition, eventually leading downhill towards bridgend village, at which point, we espied an indivdual, rather urbanely dressed for the vicissitudes of the countryside, but who appeared not to have been aware of our quicker than normal descending. thankfully, one of the peloton features a bell on his handlebars, pinging loudly as we approached at speed, but apparently to no visible effect. rolling quickly past while attempting to leave as much space as possible in case the individual stepped randomly into our path, we noted that they were wearing headphones; not just apple earbuds, but fully enclosed headphones.
who knew that the countryside was so loud?
however, on the preceding day, i am brian no-mates, out and about all on my lonesome and riding my cyclocross bike, partly for comfort, and partly because i've no-one to keep up with, given that the specialized is a tad slower than the ritchey. the specialized, as mentioned on previous occasions, features sram rival disc brakes, stopping power that was recently fitted with new disc pads. aside from the exhorbitant price for the latter, i surely cannot be the only cyclist who experiences difficulties refitting the rotors into the calipers following pad replacement?
though most likely not recommended in any servicing manual currently available, i have found at least a partial way round this problem by releasing a few drops of brake fluid from the bleed screws; just sufficient to release the pads from contact with the discs and allow some semblance of forward travel without the constant friction that makes me even slower than usual. the downside to such a technique, if that's not overstating the remedy, is that once the pads wear in, there's every likelihood that there will be less fluid in the system than is truly desirable. given my rudimentary knowledge of hydraulic brakes, that's a bridge i'll overcome when the time arrives.
however, as a liquid, hydraulic fluid, like many others, seems often affected by ambient temperatures, expanding just a smidgeon when it's warm and reinstating not only slight frictional drag, but annoying squeals, groans, clicks and all manner of undesirable noises. i have little problem with the effectiveness of disc brakes; oft times their performance has been most welcome in the face of errant visitors in hire cars, but i think i'm beginning to see why walkers in the countryside find it necessary to wear headphones.
i know, of course, that i'm not the only bearer of such frictional and cacophonous hardship. watching a season's worth of world class cyclocross racing, where the bicycles are maintained to the utmost of professional standards, the loud squealing at every turn, particularly during wet and muddy events, seems a less than promising advert for any of the participating marques. and then at lunchtime, i met up with a gent aboard a modern, recently constructed carbon fibre frame outfitted with shimano's dura-ace disc groupset, the rotors of which emitted remarkably similar noises to those of my own cycle-du-jour.
given the technological advances made in cycling over recent years, surely it is not outwith the bounds of possibility to create a disc brake setup that emits only subdued stopping noises. that said, the same technology could hopefully be applied to the highland bagpipe, creating a set that stays in tune for longer than five minutes.
tuesday 17 may 2022
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diminishing returns
"no notifications in my feed" was a phrase overheard in debbie's at sunday lunchtime, a bemoaning of the fact that certain information which should have been passed on, had apparently gone missing in action. it's a phrase that, perhaps less than a decade past, would have been notably idiosyncratic to the point of obscurity, perhaps stated as a means of one-upmanship. on sunday lunchtime, it was accepted by all those within hearing distance as a relatively normal part of daily conversation.
of course, it's no different than technical speak from a different set of circumstances. conferring upon a book layout with a colleague during last week, i heard myself say that the solution to a legibility problem would surely be to retain the font and point size, but increase the leading, something that would have been entirely out of context when discussing bicycle maintenance, for example. almost every strain of life is fraught with its own cornucopia of lingusitics, such as advice to increase the leading of a typeset page, that originated centuries ago. for those even mildly intrigued, leading in this context (pronounced 'ledding') is the vertical space between lines of text, so called because in the days of actual type, such spacing was achieved with thin strips of lead.
computing is perhaps the most guilty area of modern life for continually creating words and phrases that almost always have no clear frame of reference outwith the world of computers, and frequently seem somewhat vacuous within it. for instance, web adresses are often referred to by the initials url, simply translated as 'uniform resource locator', knowledge of which really confers no more information than do the initials url. and recent e-mail ministrations were largely confounding when setting server port settings in relation to ssl and tls.
the former i know means secure sockets layer, though i'm a tad hazy on its actual definition. tls i had to look up, only to find it refers to transport layer security, which to be quite blunt, was of no help whatsoever.
i've no doubt that there are those employed within the computer industry who bandy about such terms with abandon, whether they actually comprehend the definition or not, and i cannot deny that cycling provides just such a platform for informed obfuscation in both the right and wrong contexts. for instance, during each season of spring classics, it gives me childish pleasure to announce in the office of a monday morning, the result of the omloop het nieuwsblad, or regale my definitvely non-cycling colleagues with tales of derring-do during the dwaar doors vlaanderen. i'd find it hard to believe that i'm the only individual who does so.
but there are aspects of cycling life that are being summarily undermined by the sport's governing body, attempting the equivalent of water finding its own level, encouraging national broadcasters to erase some of the very terms and conditions that once provided us with the intellectual high-ground. for instance, as i watch stages of this year's giro d'italia, i find it very sad that the on-screen information delivered during a distinctly and gloriously italian race, have been mandated to appear in english. thus, gone are the 'inseguitori', now blandly replaced with 'chasing group'. the same has occurred in the allegedly more important of the spring classics, where 'achtervolgers' have suffered the same fate, along with 'kop van de westrijd', though thankfully both are still present at the lower levels of belgian events.
and, as we approach this year's tour de france, it's highly unlikely that we'll be greeted with the 'tete de la course', 'arriere du peloton' and almost certainly no 'poursuivants', the absence of which erodes and diminishes this beautiful sport. granted, there will be those new to televised viewing of these events who are bereft of such knowledge and the announcement of each in english creates a level playing field amongst the viewing public. but that's hardly the point; why refer to a 'rear mech' when the same can be phrased in the more pertinent 'derailleur', and who on earth has a puncture these days, when we can suffer the more erudite 'crevaison'?
making use of the appropriate language depending on the country in which a race takes place is one of the more enjoyably elitist aspects of being a member of the velocipedinal cognoscenti, and one that should be maintained at all costs. panache should not be allowed to be defined by the uci under any circumstances; their job should be to curate, not to alter.
monday 16 may 2022
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the beautiful sport
when number one son was only a few months old, mrs washingmachinepost was in the habit of giving him his final feed of the day at around 11pm in the evening. as the archetypal dutiful husband, it seemed prudent not to head off to bed in advance of this daily ritual lest i be chastised for a lack of co-parenting. so i would remain alongside on the sofa, but usually at least partially engrossed in whatever happened to be on the telly box at that time of night. on sunday evenings, that happened to be american football, a sport that had become the darling of channel four, but due to the time difference across the pond, 11pm was only the start of the broadcast period.
for anyone who has approached this distinctly american sport from the perspective of the complete newbie, you will already be aware of quite how inscrutable a game it actually is. i'd be fibbing if i said i could recall how many weeks it took me to figure out quite what was happening at 11pm on a sunday evening. i was quite happy with my level of comprehension unless anyone asked me to explain matters to them.
all sports, possibly with the exception of tennis and marathon running, have their inherent complexities, of colloquial understanding to their acolytes, yet the very pinnacle of obscurity to all others. granted, there are endless websites dedicated to all manner of athletic activity that will enlighten the inquisitive, at least sufficiently to prevent a blank facial expression when faced with television coverage of whatever sport we happen to be discussing at the time.
until eurosport commenced broadcasting live coverage of entire stages of the tour de france, i confess that this aspect of the sport of cycling had me a tad confused. the one-day classics were a smidgeon easier to comprehend, since frequently it was a simple matter of a lengthy surge to the finish line, races that suited either the sprinters, climbers, or rouleurs. channel four had kicked off in the mid 1980s with their half-hour tour highlights programme, but that was only the beginning of my confusion. for instance, it was possible to watch the action that transpired after gary imlach had ended his often lengthy introduction, yet face short-range comprehension. as an example, perhaps robert millar (as was) would be first over the first three climbs, yet when the finish line hove into view, robert was nowhere to be seen. how or why did that happen?
eurosport's all day coverage, frequently accompanied by a sparkling water and a baguette filled with brie, would fulfil the promise that cycle stage racing was the equivalent of chess on wheels. what had previously come across as random happenings, now coalesced into complex strategies, undertaken with the express purpose of placing the team leader/team sprinter/team climber in the foremost position at the finish line. suddenly cycling was not only exciting, but bore a certain intellectual frisson. but it also underlined just how much of a team sport professional cycling actually is.
and it's more than possible that those stage-length broadcasts helped many of us avoid the daily questions voiced down main street, when passers-by would query how come the likes of mark cavendish had won the previous day's sprint, yet some other rider was wearing the yellow jersey? and how come riders are allowed to change bikes, what on earth is a 'sticky-bottle', and how do all those riders earn their living when they're not racing their bicycles?
but every now and again, there's an instance that arises to encapsulate everything that cycle racing stands for, a means of minimising lengthy explanations down to a single statement or image. one such instance arrived at the end of friday's stage of the giro d'italia. the stage was won by jumbo-visma's koen bouwman from a breakaway group of four, several minutes ahead of a chasing peloton. but the dutchman paid tribute to the work of his team-mate, tom dumoulin whose tenacity and selflessness set the youngster up for his first major tour win. if you had to explain to a non-cyclist just what cycling is all about (as one twitter user was keen to point out), the photo atop this article pretty much says it all. as bouwman victoriously crosses the finish line, arms aloft, dumoulin can be seen in the background, also with his arms in the air, celebrating the victory of his jumbo-visma team-mate.
it is indeed, the beautiful sport.
sunday 15 may 2022
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a cunning plan
currently disrupting several roads around the centre of bowmore village are workers from a campbeltown contractor, digging up the roads to install new water piping on behalf of scottish water. the work has been ongoing for several months now as part of a £3 million investment. it has to be said that, for once, the contractor's employees appear to take great pride in their work. rarely have we witnessed such accurate slicing of the road surface prior to digging, or indeed, attention to detail when it comes to resurfacing and removing any extraneous tar or gravel as the work is completed. definitely old school, of which it would be nice to see more from other road repairers.
however, as advised above, the company is based in campbeltown, situated at the southern end of the kintyre peninsula, some 60km from the kennacraig ferry terminal. thus, at lunchtime each and every friday, work halts for the weekend to allow the staff to return home on the afternoon ferry. though there is a temporary base nearby, adjacent to scottish water's treatment plant, it's not always feasible or practical to remove every item of machinery from the areas of work, currently in bowmore main street. therefore, as i left the office this afternoon, there were a few items of machinery and pipefitting equipment surrounded by hi-viz plastic cordoning, but easily reachable.
were this a more urban location, it seems more than likely that cctv equipment would have needed to have been installed, or, perhaps more likely a night-watchman. though the tarmac grinder would appear to be a tad on the heavy side, i'm pretty sure that white van man, (or men), would make short shrift of loading it into the back of a transit, before it disappears, never to be seen again. thankfully, our version of civilisation tends to mitigate against anything of that sort taking place.
and earier this week, as i made my way back from bowmore distillery (purely business - i wouldn't touch any brand of whisky), i noticed a group of touring cyclists, fresh from a visit to the tourist information centre, traipsing a similar path, en-route to their bicycles left leaning against the wall of the nature.scot building. however, presumably inured to the likelihood of unattended bicycles disappearing faster than snow off a drystone wall from many a mainland location, they had sensibly left one of their number in charge of the bicycles, ready and willing, presumably, to fend off marauders with a handy bicycle pump.
similar to the previously mentioned road-maintenance hardware further up the same road, in fact, the likelihood of their bicycles being removed was almost infinitesimal. i have spent the last thirty years plus, attempting to encourage local participation in velocipedinal activities without even a hint of success. the chances of anyone attempting to steal a heavily loaded bicycle are remote to say the least. however, i can appreciate that old habits die hard, and it is probably smart thinking to continue these mainland anti-theft practices, lest they forget on their return to what is humorously known as civilisation.
it's all very well those of us on the outer edge sniggering at the fear of having a bicycle stolen; we are simply remarkably fortunate in these modern times, that the culture of removing that which is not yours has made little inroads into hebridean society. no doubt it will come eventually, but hopefully i will be long gone by then. however, urban and inner-city locations are most certainly not party to such respectful behaviour. were i to spend any appreciable time cycling in scotland, i would indeed be nervous that even a locked bicycle might not be still where i left it upon my return. and should a bicycle be stolen, the chances of ever seeing it again are becoming more unlikely as the years roll by. national statistics for the uk would suggest that as few as 5% of stolen bicycles are ever returned to their owners.
thankfully a combination of the increasingly more versatile muc-off and apple computer has brought to market a wizard idea to aid the tracking of a stolen bicycle, though currently pertaining almost solely to the upper echelon of velocipedinal life. muc-off have developed a tag holder that allows the owner to conceal an apple airtag inside a tubeless tyre (the apple airtag has to be purchased separately). the market for tubeless tyres has not yet trickled down to the lower stratas, otherwise known as the less expensive end, arguably the province of those who may benefit most from such cunning concealment.
yet, if shimano's recent claims that the high-end cycle market is where the growth resides, then muc-off's new product (unfortunately rather clumsily named the stealth tubeless tag holder) might well be something of a godsend. the product takes the form of a protective, silicone and rubber valve mount that creates an airtight seal, though it appears it may only be pertinent to the mtb and gravel market, where tyre width presents no restrictions. the minimum tyre width that ensures compatitbility is 38mm. hopefully it's only a matter of time before a road-going version sees light of day.
it's sheer good fortune, however, that i reside where i do, since the amount of faff that accompanies the installation of tubeless tyres, has ensured that i have remained faithful to good old clinchers and inner-tubes.
muc off stealth tag holder
saturday 14 may 2022
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let the games begin
were you concerned that i have mentioned the word 'game' in the heading for two successive articles, let me allay your fears; i meant to. many, including yours truly, have railed at continued mention of cycling referred to as a 'sport', when discussing transportational or leisure moments. strictly speaking, cycling is only a 'sport' when we're discussing the competitive milieu. it would be less than accurate of me to describe it thus, even if referring to riding a drop-bar, skinny wheeled road bike while clad in a team-replica jersey and bibshorts, en-route to debbie's for a double-egg roll and soya latte.
and yet, despite robert millar's (pippa york) contention that 'it's all entertainment', it seems all the above have arguably combined to point towards cycling's reconstitution as a 'game'. yesterday's post described the art of the bicycle mechanic having been converted into a computer game, surely stretching the perceived boundaries between a tangible reality and the world of animated pixels, one that i find it hard to reconcile.
and in a seemingly unrelated set of circumstances, a spokesperson for zwift stated "We are committed to increasing the development of the core Zwift game experience...", a quote which, i would have thought, calls into question the rationale behind software most users surely consider to be a verisimilitude of the cycling experience in the quest for indoor training. however, allow me to elucidate on a subject, the context of which i would appear to have mixed up.
commitment to software development is one that zwift have opted to reinforce in the light of having disbanded all thoughts of introducing their own hardware. the company has allegedly layed off over 100 employees in tandem with the announcement that they have cancelled previously described plans (december 2021) to enter the companion market with a zwift bike and plans for associated hardware. the reasons provided for this about turn is the state of the "...current macroeconomic environment..."
despite contentions that the only growth area in 'real' bicycles is at the high end, zwift's curbing of their hardware plans is predominantly due to hardware intended to appeal to the more expensive end of the indoor cycling market. with wahoo having also recently announced staff layoffs due to an apparently unexpected downturn in the indoor cycling market, and 'peloton' also reporting a similar drop in sales, this points to one of two explanations. either, like netflix, folks are tiring of an artificial, indoor setting, or everyone intending to purchase a smart trainer has already done so. allegedly over the past three to six months, contrary to circumstances within the 'real' cycle market, the high-end portion has simply faded away.
of course, the original intention to go head-to-head with those previously considered as partners has also had knock-on effects. zwift was in the habit of selling hardware manufactured by others, such as wahoo's kickr range, but in the run-up to the proposed release of their own product, zwift began selling off this inventory of third-party product, often at sizeable discounts. analysts now consider that the company may soon resume stocking hardware once again.
however, in spite of this retrenchment, the quote with which i opened this feature is either a bit of an own-goal, or admission that zwift thinks of itself as a part of the computer games industry, rather than the sports arena occupied by what i presume they consider their peers. yes, computer games are a part of the entertainment industry, of which robert millar alluded, cycle racing is also a part. but for those who spend their evenings and weekends staring at a flat panel screen while perspiring all over the top tube of their state-of-the-art carbon bicycle in a determined effort to improve their ability to ride outdoors, it is surely a bit of a slap in the face? an orange wall in zwift headquarters states "the fitness company born from gaming", but it may be that the truth revolves around the converse of that statement.
and just to place this in some sort of distorted perspective, 'remember when we just used to go for a bike ride?'
thanks to james lamont for initial research
friday 13 may 2022
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it's only a game
the principles of bicycle wheel construction are, in essence, quite simple. in order that the rim sits central in the frame, the spokes on one side ought to balance those on the opposite side, while maintaining the trueness of the rim around its circumference. achieving both of those can be either a relaxing experience, if you've got some idea of how and why, or it can be one of the most frustrating experiences known to humankind. in the absence of a suitable wheel-truing stand, it is, at a push, possible to create much of the above by fitting the wheel in the dropouts, front or rear, and using the brake calipers to check the lateral parameters. sadly, for those who may have made the move to discs, you're on your own with the guesswork.
and for anyone who has attempted to remove or fit a headset, it's probably not news to point out that having the required tool makes life hundreds of times easier and safer than attempting to do so with a mallet, a bit of wood and various sizes of screwdriver. it pains me to admit that i completely destroyed a very lightweight alloy headset cup via a combination of several of the above. and yes, it was a very silly idea.
bicycles have become increasingly complex over the past few decades to the point where it is a less than clever idea to try much in the way of maintenance unless you have a pretty good idea of what you're doing, and have a suitable panoply of tools. the downside to the latter, as i have moaned for far longer than truly necessary, is that several necessary tools are prohibitively priced if you're likely only to use them once or twice a year. i'm sure i need not mention campagnolo's chain tool (though i've just done so) the twelve-speed version of which is not compatible with ekar's 13-speed chain. and then there's the warranty factor; many manufacturers state that their warranty will be honoured only if a component has been installed by an authorised service agent.
but, it seems that the art of cycle maintenance is just a game. or at least, it's about to become one.
many, many years ago, a monthly computer magazine i had on order at my local newsagent, featured a cover-mount cd, when compact discs were still a thing. nowadays, many a computer is bereft of a cd/dvd drive as a result of the contemporary trend for downloading every necessary fragment of software. on that cd were several folders which included trial or free versions of productive software, the occasional useable typeface and a wide range of games software. the latter was the only folder to which i paid no attention. in fact, i'm not even much in favour of board games, such as scrabble, snakes & ladders and monopoly.
but for those who find computer games the be all and end all of leisure time, polish software studio, punch punk are soon to release 'bike mechanic simulator', allegedly "...a realistic simulation where players take on the role of a bicycle mechanic." apparently the gameplay is based principally on repairing, servicing and assembling unique bikes, as well as developing the workshop and testing out equipment. according to punch punk, players will have a dozen or so types of tools and repair stations at their disposal.
due for release next year, it's perhaps a tautological statement that i've no experience of the game whatsoever, and as admitted above, i've no real interest in finding out. however, based on my own experiences with bike fettling, it's rarely a simple case of moving a few arrow keys on a keyboard and clicking a mouse. removing a drive side bottom bracket cup often requires that the hapless incumbent remove several acres of skin in the process, while inventing several new swear words along the way. and witness my lengthy diatribes concerning the fitting (or not) of certain brands of tyre.
the company ceo, tomasz sobiecki offered little in the way of succour to those who have any history of bike maintenance in the real world. "We highly appreciate realistic and relaxing gameplay. We approach the mapping of specific bicycle parts and repair processes with an excellent level of detail. That said, in some respects Bike Mechanic Simulator 2023 will also be simplified, because we want to provide players with a high level of playability.". so perhaps it's a case of "bike fettling jim, but not as we know it."
the game will initially be released for pc in 2023 with later releases encompassing playstation 4, playstation 5, xbox one, xbox series x/s, and nintendo switch.
thursday 12 may 2022
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that's the way to do it
though i have not researched the subject exhaustively, i am reliably led to believe that all across the country (and the world, for all i know), on sunday mornings, the great and the good retrieve their carbon, aluminium or steel bicycles from the recesses of garages, spare rooms, hallways and bike sheds, intent on perambulating the highways and byways in their own principalities. this is mostly for exercise and comradeship, but every so often, to demonstrate the veracity of the training regime encountered in the previous week's comic. for a few of us, it's a demonstration that the elements will not beat us into submission.
we are the individuals most likely to be at the top of cycling companies' marketing departments' hit-list, the very folks with an appetite for frighteningly expensive bibshorts, jackets, bicycles and componentry, all the better to maintain the profiles carefully nurtured by those with quality product to shift. make no mistake, this is not intended in any way to appear as criticism; i'm as much in thrall to such matters as the next man or woman. however, while that circle is maintained without deviation, not much is likely to change.
and by change, i mean the alleged necessity to have a sizeable number of people dispense with their cars in favour of walking or riding a bicycle. as described above, we are a small minority of those riding bicycles, and the fact that we tend to do so as an adjunct to daily life, rather than as an alternative, will pretty much always guarantee a market for bicycles resembling those in the professional peloton, but really not making too much headway in transportational matters. i doubt that the velo club is the only localised peloton that has recruitment difficulties due to the perceived speed at which we ride, the width of our saddles and the eccentric mix of polyester and lycra advertised as the price of entry.
assuming a change is gonna come, it seems more than likely it will have to come from elsewhere. it's probably an unfortunate assumption to think that all those who ride bicycles on the sunday morning ride, are vociferous proponents of environmental conservatism. for many it's simply a convenient coincidence that their sole intent of achieving a personal warp factor one, can be achieved by an emissions free vehicle.
those we need to hope will see the light, are those who really couldn't give a monkey's about vertical compliance and lateral stiffness, or the number of sprockets on the rear wheel. to a greater or lesser degree, our pelotonic proclivities dither about at the edges of narcissism or egoism; how long can we maintain that high average speed; how quickly can we ascend this gradient, and does anyone actually care? it would be naive to think that the first signs of change have gone unnoticed; the rise and rise of 'e-bike only' cycle stores would surely point to a positive change of some sort, but perhaps there is greater cause for celebration.
for many, the rurality of scotland's west coast has been used as a convincing reason as to why the motor car is an unavoidable necessity. less than comprehensive public transport (the islands have no railways and bus services that rarely cover all bases - islay's bus services ends promptly at 6pm each day, and there is no service whatsoever on sundays. not even to meet the ferries.) and weather conditions that often confound sustrans' contention that cycle commuters will get wet on only twelve days per year.
carr gomm a social care and community development charity with an office in lochgilphead, a town not too far from the mainland-islay ferry port at kennacraig, is currently making the transition to active, sustainable travel, with staff switching from cars to electric bikes when travelling to visit the many local residents they support. they were originally loaned an e-cargo bike and a regular e-bike to determine which worked best across the various routes around lochgilphead and nearby ardrishaig. following the trial period, the office has now purchased the most appropriate e-bikes for the purpose.
learning and development manager at carr gomm, david halfpenny, said, "The pandemic led us to partnering with Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT) and Cycling UK. Their support and guidance have been essential to our success in adopting sustainable transport options. We look forward to rolling out ebikes to our services across Argyll and Bute and beyond." jamie joyce, project officer for act now, funded by the scottish government's climate challenge fund, added, "It is a great initiative, better for the health and wellbeing of staff, and with the car reduction, for the climate. Huge credit must go to Carr Gomm Lochgilphead for this pioneering work. I look forward to extending the support of the ACT Now Project to Carr Gomm Rothesay staff in the near future. The ACT Now project priority is to ensure staff are fully empowered and enabled to cycle with the knowledge and application of road safety and the abilities to deal with roadside repairs, for example."
at the risk of appearing rather conceited and possibly parochial, i can't help thinking that if e-bike transport can work this promisingly on the wet and windy west coast of scotland, there remains a seriously diminished repository of excuses not to follow suit in less extreme locations with more comprehensive road infrastructures. come the revolution etc.
wednesday 11 may 2022
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the next step
though i do not wish to presage any drastic or unexpected situations happening in the foreseeable future, there is little doubt that i will not continue to write thewashingmachinepost forever, if only because a state pension probably won't cover the annual cost of webhosting. and the post is not, like many a blog, the sort of thing that you could hand over to a successor; perhaps the domain name if somebody wants it, but the content is all mine, for its many failings and opinionated discourses, and you could hardly expect anyone else to continue in the same vein.
that said, the post turned 26 only a couple of months past and it seems only right and proper that i issue a warning that i intend to continue writing until i simply can't. i did once believe that i would have long since run out of content, but it seems that was a forlorn hope on the part of my reader; having come this far, i'm pretty sure i could go on and on and on... in those 26 years, many cycling blogs that arose in the early part of this century, when it seems to have been seen as a wizard wheeze, have disappeared off the face of the blogosphere, for all manner of differing reasons. the same can be said of several professional offerings.
but let's assume, for a moment, that there is just such a successor sitting in the wings, preparing themselves for an unwarranted takeover, keen to dispense with my perennial ludditery, embrace the contemporary and espouse the many technological (if misguided) developments taking place almost daily within the world of the velocipede. there will be a few who think it's high time that very situation occurred, but possibly worth my pointing out that the whole rationale behind the wide variety of cycling blogs available, is that the avid reader can absorb so many different points of view, perhaps using my own tendentious comments to better contrast those that think it worthwhile to produce a £2750 skinsuit just to win an 8.3km time trial in hungary.
however, there is precedent for my present ruminations, and at a considerably higher level than a hebridean cycling blog.
late last year, simon mottram, founder of rapha cycle clothing, announced that he was standing down as ceo of the company, leaving the day-to-day operations of what is now a global concern to his successor, william kim, a former ceo of clothing retailer, allsaints and a man who has worked with burberry and gucci. prior to founding rapha, mr mottram was a brand consultant, which ought to explain to anyone who was wondering, just how rapha managed not only to hit the ground running in 2004, but to effectively push aside many established cycling apparel brands to become the company it is today.
that said, simon does possess an unfailing obsession for road cycling, belying the common accusation that the whole rapha thing is simply a very clever marketing exercise. the concern, if there is any concern, would be mr kim's credentials in that aspect of the business. it is common knowledge that many chief executive officers have no background whatsoever in the industries of which they are a pivotal part, recruited purely for their business acumen and methodology to maintain company growth. simon mottram was not alone in being a ceo with a deeply held interest in his own company, but there's little doubt that many of the factors which set rapha apart from its competitors were introduced as a result of his foresight and passion for cycling. all the folks involved with rapha in the first few years were there for similar reasons.
in the brief biography of mr kim as published on rapha's website, there is nary a mention of the words 'bicycle', 'cycling' or 'racing'; mostly that he was the vice president of samsung mobile in korea between 2012 and 2018. similarly, chief retail and development officer, caroline crosswell, who admits to being 'relatively new to road cycling' and that the colours of her canyon endurance bicycle 'match my engagement ring perfectly'. it is perfectly possible that those two individuals, now in senior positions at rapha, will bring an altogether different perspective to the world of cycling apparel, but i'm sufficiently old-skool to think it better when there is a stronger, invested interest in the company's raison d'être.
that said, when discussing such matters, i realise i am totally out of my depth.
but a similar situation seems now to be taking place north of the border. or at least, 'sort of' north of the border. scotland's endura cycle clothing became a part of the pentland group in 2018, a company which also owns speedo, berghaus, canterbury of new zealand, ellesse, seavees and mitre. if any changes were made following the takeover, they have been quite subtle, and endura's profitability has noticeably increased. however, some e-mail addresses have changed from endura.co.uk to pentland.com. the company has, until this week, been run by founder, jim mcfarlane and director, pamela barclay, who have both now signified that they too, will step back from day-to-day management of the company, in favour of noah bernard who has been appointed as brand director.
and, according to the man's brief biography, he has previously worked in sales, product and marketing for several high profile brands in the footwear industry, including nike and pearl izumi. but once again, and i think it of some concern, no mention of any specific interest in cycling.
however, one must place faith in those who have recruited at both rapha and endura, that their choices have the wherewithal to continue both companies in the manner set out by their founders. but i would expect that, without any stated inherent love of the sport, or the bicycle or even cycling's place in world terms, that any future strategies will be based less on velocipedinal aspects and more heavily upon financial return. such is the way of the world nowadays, and i look forward to being proved completely wrong. but i have a niggling feeling that, in the next twenty years or so, we're going to see a more corporate approach than was first seen at the behest of simon mottram and jim mcfarlane.
as it says in scotland's alleged national anthem, flower of scotland, "when will we see your like again?
rapha | endura
tuesday 10 may 2022
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- rapha limited edition tweed softshell jacket
- solo maxwell cycles england jersey
- rapha softshell gilet
- rapha belgian kneewarmers
- welcome to great coffee jersey
- rapha winter jersey and winter cap
- endura stealth softshell jacket
- rapha leather town gloves
- endura deluge winter gloves
- endura xtract zip top
- dhb merston long sleeve jersey & rogate thermal bib tights
- rapha merino: fixed baselayer, winter socks & winter collar
- santini threequarter bibshorts
- a variety of buffs
- the crew room bamboo charcoal shirt/baselayer
- white men can't jump colnago cycle cap
- king of the mountain socks
- mavic zxellium | marresi leather road shoes
- walz tartan woollen winter cap
- rapha stowaway jacket 2009
- colomba tricolor long-sleeve jersey
- shutt long-sleeve drywool jersey
- solo luxury merino socks
- rapha tweed cap & race socks
- quoc pham fixed leather shoes
- endura fs260 bib-threequarters
- mavic altium jersey, bibshorts, helium gilet and race socks
- icebreaker merino baselayers
- endura baabaa merino tech jersey
- etxe ondo hilare bibshorts
- le col cycle jersey
- prendas summer mitts
- rapha pro-team mitts
- sue me bamboo/cotton t-shirt
- schlamm wetzikon training jacket
- rapha merino jersey
- rapha cyclocross jersey & bib threequarters
- rapha red softshell & rapha trousers
- rapha waxed cotton gentleman's cap
- prendas new generation long-fingered gloves
- rapha rainjacket and overshoes
- endura dexter windproof gloves and merino socks
- endura baabaa merino flat cap
- rapha long sleeve jersey and merino winter collar
- prendas thermolite and thermocool socks
- rapha bomber jacket
- dhb southsea waterproof jacket
- rapha winter tights & merino hat
- endura baabaa merino armwarmers
- embrocation cycling journal race socks
- le col winter jacket and winter bib tights
- solo possum fur and merino beanie
- le col long sleeve jersey
- dromarti le grande cognac crochet mitts
- river city bicycles merino jersey
- craft elite windstopper l/s jersey & crew neck wool/polyester baselayer
- le col long-sleeve angora wool baselayer
- apolis/rapha transit elite sweater feature
- swobo merino long-sleeve jersey
- galstudio ventoux tweed cap
- rapha pink stowaway
- apolis/rapha transit elite sweater
- icebreaker merino cycling socks
- rapha merino polo shirt
- rapha merino v-neck baselayer
- hincapie sportswear tour lt jacket
- rapha team kit
- rapha womens jersey
- dromarti storica leather shoes
- rapha long-sleeve shirt and merino boxer shorts
- rapha women's stowaway jacket
- derny merino long-sleeve polo shirt, city shorts, & merino socks
- suplest carbon street racing shoes
- ana nichoola curve jacket
- le col mariana s/s jersey and bibshorts
- rapha tweed run merino socks
- swrve clothing
- muxu spanish clothing
- prendas compression socks
- derny city shirt
- rapha workshop apron
- dromarti black and red leather shoes
- rapha long-sleeve polo shirt
- santini unisex slice shorts
- rapha oversocks
- rapha cyclocross jersey & 3/4 bibs
- missionworks dzr rondel shoes
- rapha breton sweater
- rapha + paul smith rainjacket
- rapha ladies softshell and threequarter bib shorts
- rapha softshell trousers
- wabi woolens sports series merino jersey
- rapha track top
- dhb windslam softshell, super-roubaix winter tights, s'cafe aerofit baselayer
- endura equipe exoshell jacket, gloves and overshoes
- rapha softshell winter gloves
- dromarti sportivo leather spd shoes
- dromarti corio long-finger leather gloves
- dromarti gara rosso leather mitts
- outlier four season og pants
- rapha pro team jersey and shorts
- colnago winter jacket and bib tights
- rapha + paul smith windshirt
- rapha enfer du nord armwarmers
- cielo jersey
- cervo rosso national pride jersey and mk2 bibshorts
- cervo rosso merino jersey
- quoc pham leather tourer shoes
- shaun deller cycle cap
- cinelli t-shirt
- rapha jeans
- dhb aeron shorts and race socks
- rapha ladies jersey and gilet
- road holland den haag jersey
- rapha brevet jersey
- renner sport gilet and armwarmers
- hultra hi visibility s/s jersey
- endura team replica kit
- endura uber bibshorts
- velobici merino cardigan
- endura pak a jak showerproof jacket
- velobici merino armwarmers
- rapha cyclocross pro-team bibshorts
- rapha cyclocross pro-team jersey
- santini metis breezeflow jacket
- armwarmers, oversocks & coolmax socks
- rapha city riding socks
- rapha merino roll neck jumper
- hultra ventoux windproff softshell
- cervo rosso intermedio jacket and winter bibshorts
- endura equipe cashmere socks
- endura equipe bib-knickers
- madison stellar ii waterproof jacket
- cervo rosso armwarmers and legwarmers
- velobici ride 't'
- prendas air tunnel gloves and overshoes
- bbb mistralshield windproof jacket
- capo padrone thermal jacket
- cafe du cycliste yolande long sleeve jersey
- vulpine clothing's nick hussey, softshell jacket and merino jersey
- dromarti la grande 2 mitt
- rapha sleeveless pro team base layer
- craft active rain jacket
- vulpine epic cotton rain jacket
- rapha grand tour shoes
- de feet yellow wool gloves
- mavic hc h2o waterproof jacket
- solo retro tec jersey and armwarmers
- rapha lightweight sportwool jersey
- cervo rosso strada doppio 2.0 jacket
- rapha classic bibshorts
- rapha etape act two jersey 2012
- showers pass double century ex waterproof jacket
- endura urban range polo shirt, stretch trousers and argyle socks
- velobici van dapper road jersey and shorts
- vulpine merino polo shirt
- cervo rosso corsa s3 jersey
- showers pass skyline softshell jacket
- endura bowmore single malt s/s cycle jersey
- rapha hardshell waterproof jacket
- prendas winter hat
- vulpine long sleeve t-shirt
- le col b3 winter jacket and bibtights
- carbonaut breakaway jersey
- vulpine long-sleeve polo shirt
- vulpine lightweight harrington jacket and tailored trousers
- glacier cyclocross gloves
- prendas primaloft winter socks
- solo winter jacket, merino baselayer and merino collar
- prendas cordura oversocks
- cervo rosso ibrido jacket
- route clothing t-shirts
- cafe du cycliste, marie josette s/s jersey
- rapha team sky winter cap
- rapha s/s trade team jersey
- this is...cambridge merino cap
- prendas leisure jacket
- rapha bordeaux-paris jersey
- castelli gabba jersey & nano-flex armwarmers
- castelli gabba jersey & nano-flex armwarmers when wet
- solo kilmory jersey
- vulpine merino alpine jersey
- vulpine button merino jersey
- cafe du cycliste henriette s/s jersey
- rapha/raeburn windjacket
- cafe du cycliste cotton cycling cap
- rapha teamsky kids' wiggo jersey
- condor extreme polka dot socks
- rapha transfer trousers
- dmt marathon 2.0 offroad shoes
- cafe du cycliste loulou armwarmers
- prendas super-roubaix gloves
- aldi l/s winter jersey
- endura adrenaline race cape
- fred perry bradley wiggins range track jacket & merino sweater
- endura jetstream l/s jersey
- endura equipe exo waterproof gloves
- vulpine epic cotton raintrousers
- prendas aquatex overshoes
- showerspass outdry waterproof gloves
- castelli nan-flex bibknickers
- this is cambridge blood, sweat & gears cap
- rapha merino mesh l/s baselayer
- solo 3/4 thermal bibshorts
- rapha winter glove system
- shutt winter performance jacket
- rapha winter socks 2013
- endura luminite waterproof jacket
- rapha city riding merino gilet
- look mum no hands podium boxer shorts
- rapha transfer jacket
- shutt vr ltd edition tweed cap
- look mum no hands headwear
- cafe du cycliste heidi jacket
- showers pass crosspoint windgloves
- claret vulpine softshell gilet
- hackney gt alpine green long sleeve cycle jacket
- kora shola yakswool l/s baselayer
- this is cambridge urban sprinter cap
- showers pass crosspoint waterproof socks
- rapha & raeburn l/s henley and quilted jacket
- meccanica off-bike clothing
- vulpine/oliver spencer blazer
- rapha trade team jerseys
- endura movistar replica team kit
- tribesports gent's cycle jersey
- showers pass elite pro jacket
- endura movistar team replica l/s jersey
- stolen goat ltd ed. fausto coppi t-shirt
- lecol pro s/s jersey and bibshorts
- bits and bobs from prendas ciclismo
- rapha lapelled jacket and s/s polo shirt
- proviz nightrider jacket and waterproof trousers
- rapha commemorative pantani jersey
- tic panache fluoro dots cycling cap
- cafe du cycliste antoinette bibshorts and baselayer
- ardbeg's new retro jersey
- rapha king of pain jersey
- this is cambridge sunflower tdf cap
- santini peugeot retro bibshorts
- rapha climbers jersey
- endura equipe infiniti bibshorts and helios comp jersey
- vulpine ultralight quilted thermal jacket
- proviz reflect360 waterproof jacket
- vulpine dogtooth merino silk socks
- rapha deep winter hat
- rapha long pro team socks and merino stripe socks
- this is cambridge grimpeur cap
- rapha reversible city riding jacket
- rapha crew neck merino t-shirt
- cucu barcelona s/s jersey
- prendas ciclismo leisure polo shirt
- rapha pro team bibtights with pad
- endura stealth-lite 2 waterproof bib-tights
- le col rain jacket
- hackney gt alpine bobble hat
- showers pass skyline winter cap
- rapha city range merino button shirt
- isadore merino gloves
- castelli alpha jacket
- this is cambridge omloop winter cap
- showers pass bodymapped baselayer
- mavic cosmic wind jacket
- velobici merino ribbed collar and white tip merino gloves
- rapha pro team softshell
- cervo rosso strada 2.0 l/s jersey
- portland design works 'cross beanie
- prendas de vlaeminck t-shirt
- 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
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- 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
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- brooks swallow leather saddle
- lumie bodyclock light
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- pro-lite piemonte cyclo-cross frame
- ultimate pro-ultralight bicycle repair stand
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- chris king classic cross wheelset
- eddy merckx racing alloy
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- 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
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- 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
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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
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