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in parallel
just as there still exists a flat earth society, proposing that, despite visual evidence from the international space station, the world is a flat disc, there is also a widely held belief that our own universe is but one of any number of universes, a theory that continues to engender debate even today. this multiverse theory has both proponents and naysayers, though even if it proves to be true, quite what effect this might have on our daily lives is probably purely of academic interest. only but 13 years ago, stephen feeney claimed that evidence from a microwave probe provided evidence that our universe may have collided with a parallel universes in the distant past, though, as you'd probably expect, this has been disputed, if only on the basis that there is no evidence of gravitational pull arising from universes other than ours.
this appears to be accidentally topical as the movie 'everything everywhere all at once' has received eleven oscar nominations.
of course, from a science fiction point of view, the possibility of alternate universes provides the ideal platform on which to base many a novel or comic book, several of which behave as if the multiverse were an actual, proven and tangible thing. however, several accepted theories of physics would apparently be due for a re-write, should conclusive proof of parallel universes be confirmed anytime soon.
that said, it's perhaps not only science fiction that has adopted the multiverse as part of daily life. from reading the press release affirning the takeover of fatmap by everyone's favourite gps data provider, strava, i have grave concerns that those involved actually inhabit a parallel universe, from which they have briefly visited this past week. strava has borne the brunt of heavy criticism recently, following varying levels of subscription increases throughout their world, in several cases leading to subscribers quite unaware of just how much strava expected them to pay. the acquisition and subsequent implementation of the features available via the fatmap app, may convince many to remain true to their tracking masters.
however, the worded wrapping in which this acquisition has been sealed, can only have me conclude that those responsible are not of this world, if only on the evidence of their command (or lack of) the english language. for instance, strava ceo and co-founder, michael horvath, believes that "maps and tools are powerful unlocks...", but stops short of explaining just what an 'unlock' might be. he continues by including the fine fellows at fatmap and explaining that they share the strava vision of inspiring "...more people to move, by empowering them to discover and experience the joy of the outdoors.", a basic action that mr horvath appears to conclude is likely to remain unexplored without the assistance of what i might term stravatmap.
it also appears, from the lofty heights of the universe next door, that this new partnership, will offer "...the opportunity to reimagine the purpose of maps..." i would expect that for the majority of individuals, whether acolytes of strava or fatmap, that the purpose of a map has rarely been in doubt, and i can scarcely imagine quite what alternatives they think they, or we, have in mind. surely the principal purpose of a map is to offer a means of finding one's way from point a to point b, either directly, or circuitously, but with reasonable confidence that a satisfactory end result will ensue.
the wordplay, unfortunately, only gets worse, when mr horvath states, "...how they inspire exploration is an outsized advantage for a differentiated outdoor experience." despite my long-held notion that i am reasonably well educated, i truly haven't the faintest idea of quite what that actually means. does anyone know what a 'differentiated outdoor experience' is?
misha gopal of fatmap may truly be of our own universe, saying "...we wanted to build a map designed specifically to help people to explore." though this aim may be more to the benefit those who are already subscribed to the latter, such as hikers, mountain bikers, skiers and trail runners. to that it would seem pertinent to add gravel cyclists, though i'd imagine that road cyclists may already be well-served by the current map technology available on existing gps devices.
of course, once again, my lofty cycnicism has me poke holes in what may be a beneficial partnership between two logical entities. however, i harbour great hopes that, at some point in time, chief executive officers will either take an evening class in basic, grammatical english, or simply tell it like it is: 'we've just bought 'fatmap'for their mapping expertise, and we expect this to prove beneficial to our existing customers.' that sort of thing.
but then, in a parallel universe, perhaps 'unlocks' and 'differentiated outdoor experiences' are classed as basic english? or whatever language is colloquial in the multiverse.
strava.com | fatmap.com
thursday 26 january 2023
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oh dear
i began writing thewashingmachinepost amost 27 years ago, predominantly as a means of enticing as many readers as possible to enjoy the cycling life as much as did i. across those two-score and seven years, i figure i'm probably more obsessed with cycling than was the case in the mid-nineties, though it would be very hard to deny that i have become a tad more cynical about the motives of those in charge (if, indeed, anyone actually is in charge). though there is a certain similarlty between my early recollections and the notion that distant events are often viewed through rose-tinted glasses, it occurs that this might have more to do with early naivety than the past being truly superior to the present.
unfortunately, and for at least the second day in succession, i have no good news to pass on, or even on which to offer comment. that said, even though an honours degree in hindsight is a handy qualification to have, at the original point of discovery, i cannot deny i did harbour a few doubts about today's subject, but more on that later.
my involvement with islay's community newspaper, extends to being party to minor economic details, one of which has dogged the publishing industry for more years than i can truthfully recall: paper costs. given the casul way in which newspapers and magazines are supplied on a sale-or-return basis to retailers, and the lackadaisical way in which we cast our read newspapers in the recycle bin a day later, would give the impression that, just like talk, paper is cheap. and relatively speaking, that may be true. but last year, the paper costs for the newspaper rose by a sum in excess of 35%, and there's every probability this year will be no different.
while food retailers appear to have no difficulty raising prices to cover their own increasing costs, newspapers, magazines and probably books, tread a very fine economic line. not only is there likely to be a preconceived upper cost with which the reading public is still willing to part, a figure that no-one actually knows until it is passed, but with the continual rise in popularity of social media and online new outlets, the market for physycal newsprint could evaporate unannounced at any moment. once per week, i assist in the teaching of journalism at the local secondary school, during which i have discovered that none of the nine pupils regularly reads any printed news.
in the grand scheme of things, newsprint, as a tangible medium, is quite cheap, far more so than the more quality offerings demanded by those who purchase magazines. according to the colophon in rouleur magazine, the latest issue is printed on amadeus silk, amber graphics, and upm fine papers which, amongst other credentials, explains perhaps why the (back) cover price is £13. at just under half that cost, cyclist magazine doesn't appear to inform the reader on what stock it is printed, but it's easy to see that it is one or two levels of quality lower than that favoured by rouleur.
when the likes of cycle sport and procycling could still be seen on the shelves of w h smith, it was possible to see what was probably the biggest elephant in the room. in the 50s and 60s, it could be up to a week or more before british cycling fans learned the results of the tour de france or giro, unless they could read french and had access to daily copies of l'equipe or la gazetta dello sport. events such as the spring classics probably required engagement of the services of a private investigator.
those days are long gone, but i do wonder how many of us actually read the post tour issues, for instance, reprising the three weeks in july, when the majority would have watched it daily on eurosport/gcn and garnered considerably more detail from a perusing of velonews.com or cyclingnews.com and listening to the myriad of podcasts on the subject. by the time the printed press arrived on the doormat or the newsagents in august, where was the point of reading? that was probably the point of no return.
none of the above is news, if you'll pardon the pun. the younger generation pretty much live on their smartphones or ipads, a state of affairs that has gained considerable traction since the release of the iphone in 2007. so, when in july 2022, the inestimable jeremy whittle announced the publication of a new, quarterly cycling magazine entitled stelvio, i cannot deny i was somewhat surprised, particularly following the demise of procycling and america's outside publishing deciding to end production of peloton magazine.
the canning of peloton was even harder to comprehend, given that it had partially morphed into a cycling-based lifestyle magazine, with loosely related articles on french wines, scotch whisky and designer coffees as well as the velocipedinal fare. so launching a new cycling magazine in the uk, when two long-lived predecessors had failed, did seem a tad optimistic. however, with jeremy whittle as editor, peter cossins as features editor, if anyone could make a go of things, they were probably the chaps you would think could do it.
sadly, it seems they couldn't.
arriving in my inbox this morning was an e-mail addressed "Dear Stelvio customer.
"Regrettably we have come to the decision to cease publication of Stelvio magazine.
"Following the publication of issues 1 and 2, we took a winter break ahead of issue 3 in an effort to address a number of factors limiting the success of the magazine and planned to return in March.
"However, we have been unable to make the changes required to allow us to continue publication."
so, following the news that the bicycle industry, apart from road cycling and bicycle repairs, is suffering a notable downturn in fortunes, it seems that the malaise, unlike water, has not yet found its own level. many, many years ago, those i believed had a greater degree of perspicacity than did i, attempted to convince me that i ought to monetise thewashingmachinepost with the aim of it becoming my full-time occupation. i have a strong inkling that, had i done so, we wouldn't be having this conversation today.
r.i.p. stelvio. (oddly enough, stelvio's website still invites browsers to take out a subscription).
wednesday 25 january 2023
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very interesting
the last couple of weeks have, if nothing else, demonstrated that the bicycle industry, as was, is experiencing a bit of a downturn in its fortunes. i've made mention of this situation on a couple of occasions at least, referencing the fact that specialized have behaved poorly towards their band of former influencers, and also towards at least 8% of their employees. and according to reports, they're not the only ones in this situation. and all this despite the rosy future for cycling that was prophesied during the periods of covid lockdown.
there are one or two bright spots on the horizon, but we'll get to those in a moment; firstly, let me point to something of a dichotomy in the american report that may have inadvertently described the bulk of these possible anomalies.
firstly, there is tangible evidence of an overall downturn in the market for bicycles, according to this report from the world federation of sporting goods industry (wfsgi), and its partners in this exploration, mckinsey & company, a consultancy with a mission to 'help create positive, enduring change in the world.' between them, they have interviewed numerous chief executives in the industry and undertaken consumer research to arrive at a conclusion about the current state of the velocipedinal industry.
despite holding a headline title that describes them as a world federation, it seems that specific corners of their research principally references the north american market, which, the figure at the bottom of the balance sheet demonstrates, has suffered a 16.9% drop in income. the second surely questionable aspect of the report, seems intent on referring to the entire enchilada of bicycles, no matter their intended purpose, as 'sporting goods', even if we hold up a sturmey-archer, three-speed brompton folding bicycle as an example.
and there are figures to show that the one-time saviour of the bike industry - the mountain bike - has experienced a 13% downturn in its fortunes, but with corresponding numbers to demonstrate what we all knew anyway, that the current saviour of the bike industry, is the e-bike. sales in this sector have risen by 16% since 2021, while demonstrating 400% growth (not a typo) since prior to the covid pandemic. the latter news will doubtless be manna from heaven for several manufacturers, but possibly not for those who once regarded themselves as the mainstays of the bicycle business. by way of explanation, there have been a sizeable number of new entrants to the e-bike market, and despite the phenomenal growth shown above, that might not be assisting the bank balances of trek, specialized or giant.
that said, in 2019, the e-bike market was marginally below $200 million dollars, but has now achieved a market valuation of close on $700 million. it will be interesting to note whether subsequent years will eventualy flatline and possibly decrease, when e-bikes become a tad less trendy, as happened with the mountain bike.
for a more specific example, there are three e-bike hire outlets on islay, not all of which purchased their machinery from recognisable brands; that may well be a situation reflected elsewhere.
there is, thankfully, succour to be gained from the plethora of statistics on offer from the wfsgi report. aside from the rise and rise of the ubiquitous e-bike, the only two categories that posted noticeable growth, were road cycling and bike repairs. that said, he giveth and then he taketh away; both categories managed a solitary one percent increase. and there is, of course, a tautological shadow cast by the slump in demand for bicycles: helmet sales decreased by 15% and despite miniscule growth in bike repairs, tyres and tube sales declined by 10%.
still regarded as the sporting market, active apparel, despite posting a 3.9% dip in sales last year, remains ahead of its pre-covid numbers: $24.98 billion. and that in itself brings a whole new set of unanswered questions. in order to make comparisons a smidgeon simpler, i'll remain in dollar values, so the average purchase price of an e-bike, according to one of the largest e-bike retailers in the uk, is $3,300, sales of which obviously contributed to the $700 million valuation. yet clothing sales are over 30 times greater. it would be interesting to learn what percentage of that figure is devoted to cycling apparel, and whether it continues to show growth. we can derive some knowledge from learning that rapha's sales grew by 38% in 2020, and figures posted by grand view research foretell 4.6% growth in cycling apparel sales between 2020 and 2027, from $4.37 billion to $7.88 billion.
but despite the pockets of despondency outlined above, by 2027, the world bicycle market is expected to reach $80 billion, so despite any misgivings, none of us will wake up tomorrow and learn that our obsession has evaporated overnight. and with a dollop of good luck, that should be the last time this year that i use so many numbers and percentage signs in one set of black and yellow pixels.
here's hoping.
tuesday 24 january 2023
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everyone has a past
among the hundrds of satellite tv channels available these days, is one called yesterday, a channel i can only assume began its days offering predominantly historical content. however, it may have spread its wings just a smidgeon in the intervening years to offer more varied fare. one such item on the programming list is entitled bangers and cash, which features a family-run business in yorkshire, the main purpose of which is the auctioning of vintage cars and other elderly items, including bicycles.
as previously advised, i have little truck with the motor car, but i do have a bit of a soft spot for those from yesteryear, when there seemed to be more craftsmanship and design intellect than is the case today. in common with the pinnacle of contemporary bicycle design, much is achieved nowadays by means of fluid dynamics software; and if everyone is asking the same questions of said software, they're probably all getting the same answers. that, as conjecture, would explain why many vehicles and bicycles look pretty much the same.
however, were the auction of vintage vehicles the sole selling point of bangers and cash, it would have quickly become repetitive and we would have been switching off in droves. but every so often, one of those vehicles sold at the drop of a gavel, is sent for refurbishment to a specialist in the field, which is where much of the interest resides. who could resist watching the various steps involved in pulling a vehicle or bicycle apart in order to rebuild it as good as or better than new? of course, all this comes at a price, which can sometimes be substantial.
a recent episode included a 1960s hercules ladies bicycle sent for refurbishment to a community resource that specialises in taking derelict bicycles and restoring them to rideable condition, in order to further extend their practical life. in the case of the hercules, the main sticking point came at the behest of the crankset, affixed to the bottom bracket axle by the tried and tested cotter pin. for those who are uninformed as to this means of attaching the crank arm to the bb axle, the axle end of the crank featured a hole into which a wedge shaped pin would be inserted, matching up with a flat edge on the bb axle. this pin would be hammered into position until there was no observable play in the crank, at which point a nut would be tightened onto a threaded protruberance on the end of the cotter pin, thus holding it in place.
as you can perhaps imagine, had that cotter pin been in situ since the 1960s, there's every possibility it might be well and truly stuck; precisely the situation that faced the mechanic in this particular situation. the idea had been to retain as many of the original parts as possible during the refurbishment process, leading the mechanic to persevere not only with a large hammer, but with a blowtorch in the hope of freeing it from its grasp of the bottom bracket. (spoiler alert: he ultimately loosened its grip, allowing re-use during the rebuild process.)
the interface between the bottom bracket and crank arm has changed several times since the 1960s. at the point when cotter pins began to be phased out, the inner face of the crank connection point was tapered to match that of the bottom bracket axle. initially the crank arm was held in place by a nut threaded onto the bb axle, but subsequently by a bolt tightened into the threaded interior of a hole in the axle.
however the bicycle, if you'll pardon the pun, was never a vehicle to stand still. the square taper bb axle was essentially a solid rod and, as your physics lessons may have informed you, a tube is stronger than a rod (hence the q/r wheel axle) and coincidentally, potentially lighter. so the bb axle gained in diameter, lost the tapered edges, which were replaced by a series of splines, all of which matched with the inner part of the crank end. to a certain extent, the latter remains the case, only one end of the axle now tends to be permanently fixed to the drive side crank arm. unless you have a campagnolo chainset, in which case there is half of the bb axle attached to each crank arm, both of which meet in the middle by way of what is referred to as a hirth coupling.
i have long been an advocate of the square taper bottom bracket, a device that, to me at least, performed the desired function required of a bottom bracket/crank assembly more than satisfactorily. once again, however, the problem was one brought on by the use of aluminium in bicycle frames. enlarged diameter tubing required a larger diameter bottom bracket shell onto which the seat tube and down tube could be welded, meaning, essentially the opportunity/requirement to correspondingly enlarge the bottom bracket axle and bearing cups. but the cotter pin bottom bracket was effectively before my time, or i have every confidence that i'd be touting its benefits against that of the square taper.
but just as the ahead stem has become ubiquitous as a replacement for the arguably far more versatile and stylish, quill stem, the advent of carbon fibre steerers would ultimately have sidelined the latter in any case. and similarly, aluminium and carbon cranks have made it all but impossible to retain the services of the cotter-pin. in which case, it would be a moot point for me, or others, to encourage in the face of material adversity.
however, after watching several episodes of bangers and cash, comes the realisation that, despite continual technological improvement, it's quite possible that we're losing something, and not just in the velocipedinal realm. at the cutting edge, i'd imagine there is no room for sentiment: tadej and jonas care only about winning, and if a cotterless crankset will bring them first to the finish line, then cotterless it is.
but the majority of us care not one whit for thoughts of a finish line. and though we're in the majority, it seems that industry, for most of its life, is less than concerned about majorities; marketing does the rest. however, this is not specifically one of my luddite moments. i'm simply taking the opportunity to highlight some of the aspects of the bicycle with which we seem all too keen to dispense in the quest for the next big thing. of course i could easily be seen as a hypocrite, with a twelve-speed italian groupset on my road bike and hydraulic discs on a carbon 'cross bike, but i can only offer in response, an excuse gleaned from the archives of monty python's flying circus: "it's a fair cop, but society is to blame."
monday 23 january 2023
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give me a brake
only a few days after describing my abject failure to properly maintain the headsets under my jurisdiction due to their hidden nature, i now find myself ruminating on just how au fait i am with disc brakes. unlike the campagnolo record rim brakes on my ritchey logic, the pads that allow me to stop on my specialized crux are effectively hidden from view, though undoubtedly not excluded from wear and tear.
thoughtfully, the brake pads on the record calipers feature a wear-line, a mark molded into the pad, below which it is not recommended to continue use. closer examination reveals that, should i persist with use beyond this notification, there's every possibility that the threaded metal insert would connect with the wheel rim; i'd prefer not to be alerted to such a misdemeanour through a flurry of sparks. and while i'd be fibbing if i indicated that i check the pads following each bike ride, i do give them a cursory glance once per week.
so doing is even more desirable if riding on carbon rims, for two reasons. if reaching the metal insert, it's going to quite literally tear strips from the abraided carbon rim. but then from the opposite side, and i did look more closely at this last year, carbon has a tendency to wear more quickly than aluminium brake tracks, meaning that those eye-wateringly expensive carbon wheels possibly wear even quicker than the yellow swiss-stop pads i fitted when the wheels were new. disappointingly, no-one seems to tell you that at point of purchase.
but the visual reminder offered by the caliper pad wear-line, is one of the factors that used to make cycle maintenance, as sergei would say, 'simples'. i harbour similar fears about the current trend for hiding the cables from sight. i cannot disagree that it gives most bicycles a distinctly clean, smooth appearance, but having seen the wiring-loom that now enters the top of the head tube/steerer, i'd be a tad wary of acquiring any bicycle thus configured. i am reliably informed that assembly or repair of a cycle with integrated cabling has turned a job that once took an hour or so, into a task that occupies more than a day.
however, the problem with disc brakes, if, indeed, you regard them as a problem, is the concealed nature of the pads, complicated perhaps, by a variety of pad materials which few, including yours truly, actually understand. for instance, what's the difference between organic, sintered, or semi-metal? and assuming you can answer that question, what's the difference in terms of wear? aside from the few variations of rim-brake pad materials, and the variations in terms of shoe-fittings, the means of affixation is relatively standard. unfortunately, there are so many different patterns of disc pad, that it's stopped being funny.
for instance, having need of replacing the carbon specific shoes on the ritchey while it still wore a campagnolo bora wheelset, i discovered that the only spare set in my possession was prescribed for shimano brake shoes. but as many of you will be aware, with one or two judicous pruning manouevres, it's eminently possible to safely fit shimano to campagnolo and vice versa. i have several thousand kilometres that will attest to that contention.
but the sram rival disc calipers fitted to the specialized will accept only those designed specifically for those brakes. and, as many will agree, it can be a major faff to remove the worn pads and replace them with new. in the case of the rival calipers, that involves an almost impossibly small allen wrench and a tiny retaining clip which, if dropped, can prove all but impossible to find. and anyone who claims to have fitted new pads and re-installed the wheel and rotor without experiencing rubbing of some description, is probably living in the land of make-believe.
granted, there are always the mounting bolts to allow adjusting the position of the calipers, and the additional factor of likely having to press the pistons back into their little pots, a process that, more often than not, requires an honours degree in physics. however, though the foregoing is largely unavoidable, there's still the answer to my opening question; how do you know when to change?
according to a recent article by lennard zinn, the wear rate on disc pads will depend on the terrain in which they're used and, apparently, the weight of the rider. it would, therefore, not be hard to believe that the average professional grand tour rider could conceivably manage an entire three-week race, without need of a pad change. the majority of professional riders weigh little more than their bicycles, and those three weeks in july are hardly an onerous undertaking from a road surface point of view. but while a quick search elicited that there are several tools available that allow for the checking of rotor wear, i was unable to find anything that could test for pad wear, other than periodically removing the pads.
the difference here is surely one of awareness? you and i will probably be at least peripherally aware of the principal components of our bicycles. and even if we're not qualified mechanics, there are visual and feedback loops that might advise that something is out of kilter. difficulty in changing gear, or indexed steering to name but two. however, with the majority of new bikes of any ilk arriving with hydraulic discs these days, how many happy customers riding home from the bike shop are aware that their brake pads will eventually wear out? the answer might surprise you.
the onus, therefore, surely resides with the manufacturers either to make customers as aware of potential and eventual pad wear, as they have been over correct closure of q/r levers or thru-axles. i think many of us would settle for a few words in the brochure or website advising to regularly check the brake pads along with an estimate of how many kilometres could be reasonably expected under normal riding conditions. until that day dawns, regular visual inspection of my disc brake pads will be added to the list, along with bottom bracket bearings, headset bearings and chain wear. but essentially, i'm still unaware as to the potential lifespan of my disc brake pads.
as for those annoying little squeaks and rubbing noises...
sunday 22 january 2023
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incompr-e-hension
i like to think of myself as reasonably well educated, though as with most of us, there are areas in which i struggle. i believe that i have a grasp on einstein's theory of relativity, though i doubt i could conduct a coherent lecture on the subject. i have taught further education classes in my purported areas of expertise (indesign and photoshop), and i currently assist with a journalism class at the local secondary school. during all of the above, i have never had to suffer the slings and arrows of discontent, on the basis of which i can but assume my ministrations were moderately successful.
however, as the days, weeks and months roll by, i find myself in a state of incomprehension over several facets of modern velocipedinal existence.
many biographies penned (or ghost written) by notable cyclists, pay considerably more than lip service to their formative years on two wheels. almost invariably, these are attributed to their earliest feelings of independence coupled with sensations of freedom. taking the bicycle from the bikeshed and heading off down the driveway and out into what had previously been categorised as the big bad world. reading of those recollections is possibly the only chapters with which most of us will find anything in common. the later chapters of purgatorial training sessions and subsequent victories are several worlds apart from our own.
but the modern world is one with which i find myself decidedly estranged. aside from the notable fact that i do not own a mobile phone (nor do i want to) and despite continual persuasive attempts from the staff at my local bank, i have no intention of subscribing to digital banking. both of the foregoing are, i'm willing to admit, hardly guaranteed to integrate myself into contemporary life, but on the basis that i've survived this long without the aid of any of the above, i'm quite happy to leave matters as they are.
and just as a quick aside, surely bank staff persuading their customers to adopt online digital banking is akin to turkeys voting for christmas? there is many a rural location now bereft of a bricks and mortar bank, yet those with whom i have cordial relations, seem hell-bent on making themselves redundant.
anyway, to return to our previous discussion, the technological aspects of contemporary life are hardly confined to the banking industry; that of the velocipede has hardly remained unscathed. and just like the word of money, cycling became infected with zeros and ones apparently by subterfuge. first it was our gear levers and derailleurs, soon to ignore my advice and place apps on smartphones. in quick succession came strava, zwift and the e-bike, though not necessarily in that order.
i recall, many years past, in these very pixels, proclaiming that i thought the nascent e-bike market to be targetting the wrong set of potential customers. surely, i proposed, the addition of motive power would be better aimed at those considering vespas, lambrettas or mopeds, than die-hard cyclists. as with most things, it seems i was wrong. yet, despite my incomprehension and misgivings, the e-bike did appear to have some traction amongst the elderly and the infirm, potential customers who might be allowed to immerse themselves in the joy that favoured the rest of us. a hands-on review of a speclaized vado, however, convinced me that i, for one, was not a part of the target market, and i was naive enough to include the fitter members of society in this folly.
why, i reasoned, would anyone with the capability of riding an analogue bike under their own steam, be attracted to the heavier, more expensive and rechargeable option?
in retrospect, i overestimated the rigour of a substantial section of the population. you need only witness the huge range and continued development of the e-bikes now available, along with dedicated retail space for those who desire to join the electric movement.
however, such matters were surely only of concern amongst the great unwashed? the cognoscenti, accustomed to the joys and vicissitudes of glory through suffering, would scarcely stoop so low as to cast-off the promulgated hardships of training, of breathless ascending and long-distance cycling (the latter proving less than pragmatic due to frequent charging requirements)? yet once again, i was able to demonstrate my complete detachment from modern thinking, for several of the world's top road bike purveyors have spent many research and development coins creating top level carbon road bikes with e-bike augmentation.
the latest in the latter trajectory arrives from spanish manufacturer, orbea which is offering the gain e-road bike. according to orbea, the gain offers a "high-quality riding experience for anyone who wants to enjoy cycling as never before." they continue to profess the bike's excellence by stating, "The pedalling is so natural that you will feel like you are on a traditional bicycle but with an extra boost of power."
and at that point, my incomprehension is magnified. for i was under the impression that those of us in thrall to the road bike had joined the merry throng to experience pain and suffering at first hand, ever mindful of rule#5; to enter the office on a monday morning replete with weekend tales of derring-do, underlined by large numbers of kilometres in both distance and speed, achieved despite galeforce winds and horizontal rain. such details would be insouciantly delivered to our work colleagues almost as an aside, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.
but the existence of drop-bar e-colnagos, pinarellos, bianchis and now orbeas would suggest that an appreciable market exists for such bicycles. and in order to more closely achieve conditions to make you "...feel like you are on a traditional bicycle" orbea may have mis-named their latest offering, having quoted 11.5kg as the all-up weight. naturally enough, possibly insistent on adding insult to injury, the gain features totally integrated cables, meaning surely, that the days of home maintenance are about to disappear over the horizon.
i think i liked the days of black and white better than i like today's 3d colour.
orbea gain
saturday 21 january 2023
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less is more
if i may, i'd like to circle back a few days to the article in which those in alleged 'transport poverty' claimed that, should the uk be populated with a comprehensive cycle network, they would be predisposed towards adopting the bicycle for at least the shorter journeys. my cynicism brought me to query the validity of those statements, predominantly on the basis that the if only... excuse has been trotted out several times too often. additionally, i was brought to point out that many of those who drive their kids to school, often do so at the behest of 'too much traffic', seemingly oblivious of the fact that their daily actions were innately responsible for at least a portion of that traffic.
the latter situation is not one that is new. councils and governments have long sought to either reduce the amount of traffic around schools each day, or, should that prove well-nigh impossible, to at least slow it down to manageable proportions. but such machinations are scarcely constrained to the roads adjacent to primary and secondary schools; many traffic-calming or exclusions have sought to displace so-called rat runs.
that is the colloquial name often applied to the use of roads through residential areas being used by commuting motorists attempting to avoid the main arteries to and from work, often the scene of traffic snarl-ups and congestion. there has been a commonly held belief that these low traffic neighbourhoods (ltn) simply don't work, or don't work as well as advertised. there has also been conjecture that the ltn simply displaces motor traffic to boundary roads, in many cases, simply making things worse.
the latter supposition features a persuasive amount of logic. after all, if the road ahead is blocked, the average motorist is likely to drive along the nearest thoroughfare which, by extension of that same logic, will result in an increase in traffic in those areas. however, a study conferred between climate change organisation 'wearepossible' and westminster's active travel academy looking specifically at locations within the london area, has conclusively shown that not only do low traffic neighbourhoods actually work, but that their existence has no adverse effect on nearby boundary roads.
the report demonstrated that most streets within low traffic neighbourhoods witnessed reductions in traffic, improving the experience of walking and cycling. two-thirds of these neighbourhoods now have vehicle flows below 1000 vehicles a day, compared to only two-fifths before. across london the average traffic reduction within ltns was 46.9%. and with regard to those boundary roads, average motor traffic counts showed that on boundary roads, traffic changed relatively little, with a less than 1% increase on the mean average of 11,000 vehicles that pass through boundary roads on a typical day.
of course, it would be naive to pretend that the results of the report are not those that both organisations had conceivably hoped for at the outset (though it cannot be denied that apocryphal perceptions might have suggested otherwise). humankind, possibly with good reason, is often highly suspicious of statistics, particularly when those proffered seem inclined to support the aims of the publishing organisations. the above conclusions would have possibly had greater impact had they been released by one with leanings more towards the motorist. the phrase there's lies, damned lies and statistics presumably exists for good reason.
however, the ultimate use of this report has less to do with a bout of flag-waving by those involved, and more to do with the sincere hope that those with the power to impose or remove low traffic neighbourhoods, will accept the figures at face value and act accordingly. given the apparent confirmation that the existence of low traffic neighbourhoods appears to have no adverse implications for the nearby boundary roads, there is presumably considerably less justification for councils to remove the low traffic neighbourhoods, constructs often held up by the motoring public as an affront to their ability to drive anywhere they like.
in fact, should the report's conclusions be accepted as proven, there are surely grounds for imploring councils to expand upon the meme, making life for pedestrians and cyclists distinctly more favourable? those responsible for the above revelations feel that the report shows it is now vital for local authorities to consider other measures that could possibly alleviate the instilled problems that are experienced along boundary roads, such as expanding low emission zones, urban greenery, increasing public transport provision etc.
while this particular report is aimed squarely at local authority planners in the country's capital city, there's no reason to suppose matters will prove any different in towns and cities across the uk (though i don't doubt similar surveys are being carried out even as we speak). if westminster and holyrood ever become serious about climate change - and one hopes that they might do soon - waking up and smelling the roses could hopefully result in lower volumes of motor traffic where it counts most, and increased emphasis on walking and cycling.
i'm sure we all live (and cycle) in hope.
we are possible
friday 20 january 2023
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bike for good
the bicycle industry appears to have entered somewhat of a quandary since the end of 2022, one that, if anything, seems highly contradictory. not so very long ago, during the periods of covid lockdowns, many cycling advocates were heard to rejoice that the true era of the bicycle had finally arrived. pop-up cycle leanes appeared in towns and cities across the uk and mainland europe, while city leaders proclaimed that they would never again, allow the polluting motor car to sully their streets and travel infrastructure.
bicycle shops were regarded as essential services, and allowed to remain open, while other retailers closed their doors, during which period, many shops advised that they were selling every bike on the shop floor the minute it appeared. many adopted the way of the saddle as a means of safe transport to and from work, bathing in the glory of very lightly trafficked streets and the ability to remain safe and away from infection.
it's quite possible, however, that many were caught up in their own hyperbole, convinced that such a velocipedinal idyll would continue into the foreseeable future. why wouldn't it? that particular bubble burst very quickly, with several european and british cities admitting that, following the lifting of lockdown restrictions, pollution rates within their cities were back to normal, or, in some cases, greater than normal. quite why anyone of sound constitution would have imagined that the population at large would prefer to leave their motor cars well alone, is something of a mystery to me.
granted, there will be some who found new life on their bicycles and resolved to have it remain so, but i'm pretty sure they would be in a distinct minority, particularly when autumn and winter arrived on their doorsteps. now that international shipping is pretty much back to normal and supply chains are no longer the bottleneck, adverse tales have been quick in coming over the past few months, that the bicycle industry now finds itself in a major predicament. i even witnessed unsubstantiated evidence that in some places, new bikes are already on sale with discounts as high as 70%. two of the world's largest cycle manufacturers, trek and specialized have been forced to make changes, with the latter not only quickly dispensing with the services of their noted influencers, but soon after, reducing their workforce by 8%.
neither of those moves reflect a healthy industry.
but, to a degree, the big boys can take care of themselves, with sufficient cash in hand to ride out increased interest rates, inflation and reputedly falling sales. but the cycle industry is home to a wide variety of much smaller businesses and charities, many of which work at the micro-level, serving their local communities and alleviating the transport woes of the considerably less well off, particularly as the world experiences a cost-of-living crisis.
one such outlet now finds itself a victim of the circumstances with which it once sought to assist. glasgow's bike for good, founded in 2010, services and sells refurbished bikes, teaches mechanic skills, provides cycle training, and delivers community programmes, with the avowed aim to change lives for the better through cycling. but due to the current economic climate, it is suffering a major downturn in its cashflow, and has immediate need of £15,000 to see it through the winter months. to place that in perspective, £15,000 would scarcely buy you tadej pogacar's tour de france colnago.
gregory kinsman-chauvet, founder and superbly named, 'cycling enthusiast officer' (CEO) at bike for good, said, "We believe in a world where cycling is the norm. We've helped thousands of people cycle in and around Glasgow in twelve years. Due to the cost of living crisis, our charity is in grave danger." the nature of the charity's business model scarcely allows for a drastic change in its economic strategy to help mitigate matters, so it has resorted to a crowdfunder campaign in the hope that enough of us will be happy to help.
i'm sure that every one of us has cause to thank the bicycle for keeping us fit, sane and happy, so in order to ensure that can still happen for many others, please click the link and donate. (at the time of writing, they were just over half-way to their target).
bike for good crowdfunder campaign
thursday 19 january 2023
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outside is still free
at the local newspaper where i ply at least some aspects of my trade, we formerly printed each issue on a single head, offset litho press. this involved generating print pages from a computer, transferring those to a very large platemaker to create what was referred to as a 'silver master' flexible plate which would subsequently be rolled around a drum on the press. when printing proceeded, the reversed, silver areas of the plate would take the ink, while the black areas, dampened with a water feed, would reject it, ultimately resulting in the desired image on paper, and on as many sheets of paper as required.
as can perhaps be derived from my distinctly non-technical description, operating the press required trained personnel. and though i held no qualification, i had received several months' training many years ago, to enable me to run the press, should the trained printer be on holiday or unwell.
this lent itself to a natural demarcation within the business, with design work separated from the printing aspect in terms of pricing. printing prices rarely included the design and layout costs, and two individuals were independently charged with producing the relevant figures. however, as those who struggle to remove the cotter-pins from their cranks will know, technology moves on.
when the platemaker finally gave up the ghost a few years past, unable to find an economic replacement, we had to bite the bullet, so to speak, replace the litho press process altogether and switch to 100% digital. while this has substantially eased the entire printing process (though not necessarily speeded up matters), it has brought into question any thoughts of demarcation. for starters, it has shifted the emphasis from the printing process to the pre-press process, which now demands the greater technical knowledge, related to line-screen settings, colour matching and the myriad settings available within the associated printer drivers.
but perhaps the biggest change, and one under discussion earlier this week, is that of pricing. no longer is there a strict difference between printing prices and photocopying, since both processes are carried out on the same machine. and though there are still prices associated with actual printing, they tend to be fixed, varying only according to the number of copies required; the onus has shifted to the person using the computer and the software skills required.
there should be a standard method of pricing, but legacy features tend to die-hard, so discrepancies still occasionally appear, internally at least, depending on the customer and who is responsible for the calculation. it all works itself out eventually, but depending on who happens to be in the office at any given time, depends on whether the customer can be offered an immediate price, or have to wait a day or two for the relevant individual to be present.
it seems that this less than pristine situation has carried itself across the atlantic to san francisco, california and strava headquarters. while i believe there may still be a free version available to those who sign up to the online training app, many have opted to pay an equitable monthly or annual subscription fee to gain access to extra and presumably more interesting features. however, it seems that strava has acquired not entirely unjustified criticism of late due to a wide-ranging set of price increases that are reportedly not uniform across the board.
at this point, it should be underlined that this appears to be their first price increase for almost a decade, so it would be a mite unjust to attack them for profiteering. however, according to several sources, just how much you'll now have to pay seems to depend greatly on how much you were paying previously and where in the world you are domiciled. cycling blogger, d c rainmaker posted an image of a strava subscription notice advising that the paid-for price was about to increase from an annual $59.99 to $99.99. and he also pointed out, to better illustrate the apparent disarray in which a service with over 100 million users worldwide could find itself, that, if you wish to change your subscription from monthly to annual, you'd have to cancel your membership account, wait for the current month to expire and remember to re-subscribe.
i cannot deny that i view and write from a position of relative mirth. i do not possess a strava account. any data recorded by my bar-mounted gps device is immediately deleted on return; it's only really there to tell the time. and i seriously doubt that i enjoy my cycling any less than do those with their eccentrically varying subscription costs. in fact, i'm inclined to think i enjoy it more, but that's an unsupported conclusion. though i write from a position of ignorance, i'm pretty sure that cyclists were able to successfully train for many a long year prior to strava's founding fourteen years ago. and they still refer to their users as athletes.
outside is still free.
strava.com
wednesday 18 january 2023
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e-malgamation
though i seriously doubt that these particular pixels are the medium in which present day current affairs ought to be discussed, in this case, i may have to make an exception. and, disappointingly, the circumstances with which i begin this discussion are not of the comfort and joy variety, partly concerning, as they do, putin's invasion of ukraine.
president zelensky has long asked that his western allies provide his nation with a wide variety of armaments, that the ukrainian armed services might not only repel the invasion, but begin to turn the tables on the aggressor. however, it has frequently been pointed out that the supply of such armaments might be considered by putin to be an attack on the russian state by nato forces, resulting in prolonged discussion of the possible repercussions of forcefully demonstrating their tangible support for the ukrainian nation.
thus, president zelensky has held high hopes that britain might provide a modest portion of its complement of challenger tanks. if i have understood matters correctly, the number of tanks likely to be on offer is around a dozen, not a number likely to make a large dent in the ambitions of putin's armies. however, zelensky is hoping that, if britain proves willing, their largesse will place peer pressure on other members of nato to step up to the plate, in particular, germany, a nation reputedly in possession of more than enough leopard tanks to make a difference.
however, over the weekend, the fabricator of the latter armaments, 'rheinmetall', with twenty-two leopard 2 in stock and a further 88 older leopard 1 versions, has pointed out that preparing them for battle will take several months (complete dismantle and rebuild), thus delaying any thoughts of delivery prior to 2024. 'rheinmetall' apparently manufactures the tank's gun. but, as a testament to industrial diversification, 'rheinmetall', at least until last week, owned a subsidiary company called amprio which has now been consumed by the sram corporation.
however, this does not foretell of sram planning to enter the armaments industry; amprio manufactures 'made in germany' e-bike motors, with research and development centre and test centres based in dusseldorf. apparently the notion that sram was to enter the e-bike market has been rumoured for some time. the recent purchase effectively supports the rumours.
but, as we now all know so well, an electric motor on a bicycle is of no pragmatic use, unless it has a battery to power it and control software to manage them both. and co-incidentally, amprio not only produces a range of batteries but also a couple of display units; the software, in common with the majority of such developments in the e-bike industry, connects with ios and android phones via bluetooth. according to reports, sram has had lengthy flirtations with electric bike motors, quite possibly while keeping an eagle-eye on its competitor, shimano. though it has filed several patents for in-house development, it now appears that they have opted to acquire a proven, existing setup.
the six thousand dollar question is surely whether this acquisition is as a result of sram staking its future in the electric domain, one of which it already has tangential experience through its w-fli, wireless gear shifting, or perhaps simply ensuring that it does not get left behind if the rise and rise of the e-bike proves to be an enduring one. not only the bike industry has a record of companies disappearing from sight as a result of dismissing new genres as fleeting fads. if further evidence is required, note how many cycle manufacturers jumped remarkably quickly on the gravel bike uprising.
we should, i daresay, accept that the e-bike is not only here to stay, but possibly soon to behave like the proverbial cuckoo, taking over the nest and ejecting the analogue bike as suitable only for confirmed luddites such as yours truly. though i have been occasionally berated for my apparent disdain expressed towards the e-bike, having watched some excellent analogue cyclocross from milnthorpe on saturday and sunday, it gives me sleepless nights that it may only be a matter of years before riders stop in the pits to recharge rather than swap bikes.
i do understand that the e-bike has been a saviour for a wide-range of customers, and i am even aware of someone who commenced their velocipedinal life aboard an e-bike and is now considering an analogue version as an upgrade. but in the drive towards climate change, surely the analogue bicycle is by far the better option? for starters, an e-bike, tautologically, requires electricity to operate and that electricity has to be generated somewhere, whether from renewable sources or otherwise. and i defy anyone to tell me that lithium is a great idea; if so, why will the royal mail not deliver lithium-ion batteries to the islands, and why does the representative graphic feature a flame?
just like facebook and the atomic bomb, it's simply not possible to uninvent the e-bike, but perhaps matters might be resolved more equitably if purchase of electrons was means tested? in other words, you have to prove that you need an e-bike before permission is granted to buy one.
just a thought.
tuesday 17 january 2023
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- 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
- vulpine ultralight quilted gilet
- vulpine men's merino v-lux neck sweatshirt
- quoc weekend sneaker - part one
- quoc weekend sneaker - part two
- rapha powerweave bibshorts
- rapha trailwear technical t-shirt
- rapha trailwear gore-tex infinium jacket
- endura pro sl waterproof shell jacket
- rapha pro team training bibtights
- soukesports graphene l/s fleece jersey, lightweight windproof gilet, winter bibtights and padded winter gloves
- rapha men's trail merino long-sleeve t-shirt
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- thewashingmachinepost colnago c40hp review
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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
- muc-off optix lens cleaner
- brooks swallow leather saddle
- lumie bodyclock light
- ride of the falling rain 2008
- pro-lite piemonte cyclo-cross frame
- ultimate pro-ultralight bicycle repair stand
- rebecca charlton's review: alan a-matrix
- effetto mariposa giustaforza torque wrench
- fsa k-force carbon compact handlebars & os-99 stem
- rapha musette
- chris king classic cross wheelset
- eddy merckx racing alloy
- nokia n82 gps phone & sportstracker software
- independent fabrication featherlight
- garmin edge 705 gps unit
- sportique active body products
- sportique body soap
- sportique century riding cream & deodorants
- fixie inc. betty leeds steel race bike
- bonk breaker energy bars
sportique warming up cream and cooling cream
- sportique massage oils
- vittoria revo kxs twin tread tyres
- nokon gear and brake cable sets
- knog gator front light
- chain-l no.5 - huile de chaine
- museeuw mf5 carbon/flax frame
- brompton p-type folding bicycle
- schwalbe ultremo 'r' road tyres
- alchemy goods courier bag
- mule bars
- carbonsports lightweight rd
- trp r960 caliper brakes
- colnago cx-1
- singular peregrine
- independent fabrication club racer fixed gear
- flip ultra video camera and sport mount
- miniature cyclists
- mavic race sl ti pedals
- focus variado expert
- cyclepowermeters powertap rear wheel
- chris king cielo review
- mavic cosmic carbone slr
- shimano di2 review
- fsa sl-k pro carbon compact chainset
- zero g titanium brake calipers
- muvi micro digital video camera
- colnago clx centaur
- squirt dry lube
- crud roadracers mudguards
- bikefood
- hides
- 2010 colnago ace
- muc-off cleaners and dry lube
- ta specialites 42 campag replacement chainring
- reynolds assault carbon clincher wheels
- cyclo tools workshop tyre lever
- bike box alan
- garmin edge 500 gps
- chris king cielo - the story begins
- a graze box of healthy snacks
- sleepathlete pro-sound pillow
- park tools frame fit pump
- full wood fenders
- two'n'fro claqs
- bikefood carbo powder and munchie bars
- dromarti strada lugged steel frame
- a2z components campagnolo single speed convertor
- 9bar energy bars
- iphone/ipod bike doctor app
- crud roadracers mark two
- lazer helium helmet
- 2011 campagnolo centaur ergopower levers
- the legacy of john boultbee brooks part 3 - colt saddle
- van nicholas titanium skewers
- purple harry's bike cleaning products
- mavic k10 wheel/tyre system
- motorex lubricants and sprays
- sram red groupset
- clif choc chip bar and shotblok
- rapha skincare range
- purple harry's bike cleaning range
- ibis hakkalugi cyclocross bike
- high five zero tabs and 4:1 carb/protein powder
- moonlights rechargeable lights
- edge16 magnetic bottle 'cage'
- crank brothers eggbeater and candy pedals
- respro hump waterproof backpack cover
- pedros workshop vise whip
- andystand
- zimbale leather saddle and saddlebag
- lezyne floor drive track pump
- continental speed king cyclocross tyres & chris king cyclocross wheels
- bbb microboard computer
- demploi canvas belt bag
- aszure team issue carbon bike
- traitor luggernaut three-speed
- vittoria open pave cg tyres
- rapha tour de france cd
- enve 25 carbon sprint wheels
- mavic r-sys slr exalith wheels
- san marco mantra saddle
- cole c24 lite wheels
- trp 970sl brake calipers
- milani acciaio puro columbus xcr road bike
- trion-z magnetic therapy bracelet
- trp eurox magnesium cantilievers
- giro aeon helmet
- rapha seat pack
- bbb digiboard cycle computer
- colnago world cup 2.0 cyclocross bike
- garmin 200 gps cycle computer
- vittoria diamante pro radiale clinchers
- swift little dear bar-bag/saddle bag
- mavic plasma slr helmet
- ibis hakkalugi black lung
- nightrider lights
- beloved every day bicycle
- rapha race bag
- purple harry sanitising spray
- rapha summer embrocation
- shand cycles stoater
- sugar wheelworks ghisallo wooden rimmed wheels pt.1
- sugar wheelworks ghisallo wooden rimmed wheels pt.2
- colnago clx 3.0 di2
- ventoux event bag
- sugar wheelworks/chris king r45 ceramic wheelset
- nuun hydration tablets
- wheelsmith race23 wheels
- wheelsmith race23 wheels part two
- green oil white dry wax lubricant
- shand cycles skinnymalinky
- green oil eco bucket
- bike parka
- nilox 'foolish' hd action video camera
- condor bivio x cyclocross bike
- trakke mule waxed cotton messenger bag
- lezyne mega-drive headlight
- rapha post shave lotion
- morgan blue soft chamois cream
- morgan blue bike wash and polish
- morgan blue warming oil
- morgan blue chain cleaner and race oil
- kask vertigo helmet
- colnago c59 disc
- endura airshell helmet
- bakewell soap co. deep muscle relief rub
- dz nuts inheat embrocation
- rx sport prescription rudy project exowind cycling glasses
- dz nuts inheat embrocation
- portland design works bird cage
- purple harry travel pack
- ism adamo attack saddle
- purple harry wet lube
- rapha liveried pinarello dogma k
- festina tour of britain edition chronograph
- portland design works 3wrencho
- c originals sv888 helmet
- trek domane 5.9
- >colnago acr
- giro air-attack helmet
- gu energy slated caramel gel
- ursa major three musketeer traveler shaving kit
- rolf prima ares 4 carbon wheels
- protecht surface coatings
- fsa k-force cantilever brakes
- dz nuts bald shaving cream
- matrix waxy maize and scottish oats carb powder
- rolf prima vigor alpha wheels
- portland design works alexander graham bell
- ventoux gym bag
- silicon tidds
- wheelsmith race 24 wheels part 1
- 2013 cervelo r3
- unich mini-pump
- aerozine titanium wheel skewers
- mavic zxellium road pedals
- pdw aether demon tail light
- loksak mobile phone case
- a set of rouleur goodies including mark cavendish model
- wheelsmith race 24 wheels in 'cross mode
- axiom annihilateair track pump
- brooks cambium c17 saddle
- bridge street saddlebag
- green oil eco sponge
- ritchey torque key
- salsa celtica - the tall islands
- biologic pango folding helmet
- cervo rosso softshell case
- dmt vega road shoes
- poc octal road helmet
- shand cycles phat stoater
- bike repair app
- osmo hydration products
- multipower energy bars
- sugru flexible silicon rubber
- purple harry super sponge
- cielo racer stem
- kali phenom helmet
- bryton 20+ cycle gps
- secret training products
- ventoux training camp bag
- portland design works ninja pump
- honey stinger organic chews
- challenge limus cyclocross tyres
- fast forward f6 carbon clincher wheels
- brainy bike lights
- 24 bottles stainless steel water bottle and porta bottiglia
- purple harry rider care range
- shand rohloff stoater
- frog 55 hybrid kids' bike
- brooks brick lane panniers
- bellroy waterproof leather travel wallet
- green clean bike cleaner
- crunchy peanut butter clif bars
- chapeau cyclist's coffee
- anamaya meditation iphone app
- rapha cyclocross shoes
- look mum no hands stainless steel hip flask and cage
- rapha climbers shoes
- bodyglide products
- pedros yellow tyre levers
- mavic cxr helmet
- bar fly garmin handlebar mount
- cycling stars trump card game
- brooks cambium c15 saddle
- pedros synlube
- colnago c60
- pedros green fizz bike cleaner
- portland design works lars rover front light
- feedback sports velo hinge
- feedback sports velo hinge
- massif central tdf poster
- nixfrixshun chain lube
- richard mitchelson's cycling wallpaper
- manual for speed 2015
- the king of scotland's ibis hakkalugi disc
- tesco outdoor clothing wash and spray proofer
- clement las cyclocross clincher tyres
- pedros chain pig
- challenge gravel grinder 38mm 'cross tyres
- cherryactive concentrated montmorency cherry juice
- fox cycling online cycle training
- giro empire road shoes
- muc off hydro dynamic chain lube
- cyclops magnetic turbo trainer
- dromarti classic leather road shoes
- tern verge x-18 folding bicycle
- wheelsmith aero 38 wheelset
- sunwise hastings cycling glasses
- wheelsmith aero 38 wheelset part ii
- rapha/bang & olufsen h6 headphones
- flexiseq joint lubrication therapy
- muc off fabric protect
- brooks cambium c15 carved saddle
- mavic cxr ultimate road shoe
- frog bikes tadpole balance bike
- rapha sunglasses
- rapha rucksack
- giro vr90 offroad shoes
- colnago clx 2015
- portland design works owl cage
- vel components multi-tool with co2 adaptor
- ritchey classic series bars, stem, seatpost and saddle
- aldi bikemate bicycle toolkit
- withings activité pop watch
- selle san marco regal saddle
- led lenser b5r front light and b2r rear
- clement crusade pdx cyclocross tyres
- wickens & soderstrom bike cleaner
- bicycling magazine's emoji keyboard
- crank brothers candy 7 pedals
- muc off luxury chamois cream
- wheelsmith aero disc wheelset
- ridley x-ride 20 cyclocross bike
- break fluid blended ground coffee
- quoc pham hardcourt shoes
- crank brothers quattro cleat adaptor
- brooks carbon rail cambium c13 saddle
- crank brothers candy 7 pedal update
- ridley x-ride 20 update review
- specialized recon mixed terrain shoes
- specialized prevail road helmet
- axiom blastair mini pump
- specialized crux e5 x1 cyclocross bicycle
- cycliq fly6 rear light and hd video camera
- challenge baby limus cyclocross tyres
- crank brothers candy #7 pedals final review
- challenge strada bianca 700x33c road tyres
- green oil eco grease in a tube
- ortlieb6 plus, handlebar bag and seatpost-bag
- specialized awol elite adventure bike
- rapha + apidura bike packs
- portland design works bindle rack
- flexiseq active joint lubrication
- selle royal ta+too interchangeable saddle
- unior 1655fh multi-tool
- wd40 bicycle products
- unior tyre levers
- showers pass utility backpack
- lizard skins clear frame protection kit
- specialized crux elite cyclocross bike
- installing a campagnolo groupset
- campagnolo potenza groupset: the prologue
- lizard skins camouflage 2.5mm bar tape
- campagnolo potenza groupset: going for a ride
- specialized turbo cotton clinchers
- four months on a specialized crux elite
- wickens and soderstrom no.3 drivetrain lube
- wickens and soderstrom no.6 bike polish
- ritchey wcs xc clipless pedals
- restrap camouflage musette bag
- ritchey barkeeper levers
- campagnolo potenza; how's it doing?
- 100 climbs mobile app
- rearviz armband mirror
- six months on a specialized crux elite
- specialized sequoia elite
- ortlieb bikepacking bar pack and seatpack
- plan bee anti-chafe and embrocation
- schwalbe one pro tubeless tyres and wheelsmith ascent tubeless wheelset
- laura zabo's upcycled road tyre belts
- schwalbe one pro tubeless tyres and wheelsmith ascent tubeless wheelset part 2
- quoc pham 'night' road shoe
- specialized roubaix comp
- on the rivet chamois cream
- schwalbe one pro tubeless tyres and wheelsmith ascent tubeless wheelset part 3
- limar ultralight+ helmet
- rawvelo energy bars
- feedback sports bike tools
- more than a couple of weeks on a specialized roubaix comp
- veloeye bicycle theft protection
- ride skincare sunscreen and recovery moisturiser
- green oil spray lube
- campagnolo sarto carbon road bike
- hexlox anti-theft system
- chrome industries cardiel orp backpack
- fairbairn fabrication fangs
- chrome industries cinelli barrage cargo backpack
- sven cycles pathfinder light
- brooks weatherproof cambium c17 saddle
- chamois butt'r original and eurostyle
- wheelsmith pave wheelset
- campagnolo chorus groupset part one
- mavic yksion tubeless 28mm tyres
- campagnolo chorus groupset part two
- ritchey logic frameset
- neil pryde bura part two
- portland design works gravity tail light
- portland design works daybot tail light
- bicycle maintenance guide app for ios
- giro empire vr70 knit offroad shoes
- rapha classic saddle
- specialized turbo vado electric bicycle
- endura pro sl road helmet
- compass 700 x 28c chinook pass tyres
- brooks pickwick cotton backpack
- chinook pass tyres part two
- specialized turbo vado 2.0 - the real review
- crankalicious science friction chain lube
- ritchey micro road pedals
- rapha for apple macbook 13" sleeve
- coloral stainless steel water bottle
- campagnolo record twelve-speed bike build
- crankalicious pineapple spray was and frame sealant
- campagnolo record twelve-speed
- fassa bicycle protection
- rapha waterproof top tube pack and small seat pack
- campagnolo record twelve-speed
- specialized allez sprint comp disc
- ashmei domestique gin
- ritchey wcs ergomax alloy handlebar, wcs c220 84d stem and wcs pavé bar tape.
- goodyear eagle tubeles 700 x 30c tyres.
- specialized turbo tubeless tyres 700x28c.
- rapha explore shoes.
- specialized roval 64mm tubeless-ready disc compatible carbon wheels.
- ritchey classic zeta wheelset.
- specialized allez sprint comp disc, long-term review.
- brooks cambium organic light saddle.
- chater-lea grand tour pedals.
- ritchey chicane stem.
- rapha roll top backpack.
- zilfer cycling/activity wallet.
- rene herse hurricane ridge 700x42 gravel tyres.
- campagnolo bora wto carbon wheelset.
- limar air-pro and air master helmets.
- donnelly strada lgg 700x28c road tyres.
- basso diamante road bike-disc version.
- showers pass rainslinger waterproof hip pack.
- revolube bicycle chain lubricant.
- chater lea grand tour pedals - the story so far.
- campagnolo bora on and bora wto wheelsets.
- see.sense ace light set.
- revolube - part two.
- donnelly strada lgg 28mm road tyres
- basso diamante - part two
- clug bicycle storage solution
- revolube: the story so far
- bicycle quickguard
- ritchey echelon road pedals
- ritchey echelon road pedals - update
- btr waterproof saddle wedge
- kinesis jo burt signature bar tape
- btr waterproof bar bag
- bend 36 chamois cream
- kool-stop tyre bead jack
- rene herse steilacoom gravel tyres
- pirelli cycle-e wt winter tyres
- pirelli cycle-e wt winter tyres part two
- essence outdoors epicon glasses
- shapeheart smartphone handlebar mount
- mystery ranch hip monkey + in-and-out 19
- rene herse chinook pass road tyres
- jack the rack
- ritchey single-bolt carbon seatpost
- tyre glider
- hutchinson tundra 700 x40c gravel tyres
- hutchinson tundra 700 x40c gravel tyres part two
- green oil chain degreaser and dry chain wax
- green oil agent apple extreme degreaser
- condor cycles handbuilt wheelset
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dvd reviews
- real peloton issues 1 and 2
- pantani-the pirate dvd bromley video
- the eddy merckx story - the greatest cycling champion. double dvd set - bromley video
- the brit pack double dvd set - bromley video
- scott coady's cobbles baby dvd
- cy-yo cycle yoga dvd
- battle of the bikes, obree/boardman - bromley double dvd set
- the final hour - bromley dvd
- ultimate cyclist cd/download. josh horowitz
- quest 2 dvd
- red zinger/coors classic 3dvd set
- flying scotsman - the graeme obree movie
- detour de france dvd
- 23 days in july dvd (1983 tour de france)
- le velo de ghislain lambert
- it's the tour baby! deux - scott coady
- the athlete's guide to yoga dvd - sage rountree
- the road to roubaix - masterlink films
- imperfection is perfection - richard sachs, framebuilder
- the high life - a life in the year of robert millar
- detour - the movie
- klunkerz dvd - the birth of mountain biking
- sportsfreund lotsch
- bicycle dreams - a movie by stephen auerbach
- pure sweet hell - a cyclocross dvd
- a ride with george hincapie
- d'acciaio - a film by ben ingham
- the cyclocross meeting - brian vernor
- brian robinson - an alan pascoe film
- breaking away
- cycle of betrayal - the shay elliot story
- the collective anthology
- jeremy powers cross camp
- mark cavendish: born to race
- beryl burton - racing is life
- l'ultimo chilometro
- janapar movie
- bespoken cycle music by johnny random
- pantani: the accidental death of a cyclist
- a film about coffee
- for the love of mud a film about cyclocross
- alf engers. a film by ray pascoe
- dummy jim - a film by matt hulse
- battle mountain - graeme obree
- time-trial a film by finlay pretsell featuring david millar
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book reviews
- spain - the trailrider guide
- bikie
- the yellow jersey guide to the tour de france
- a century of the tour de france by jeremy whittle
- the official tour de france centennial 1903 - 2003
- flying scotsman - the graeme obree story
- riding high-shadow cycling the tour de france by paul howard
- the ras - the story of ireland's stage race by tom daly
- bicycling science 3 - david gordon wilson
- one more kilometre and we're in the showers
- food for fitness - chris carmichael
- 101 bike routes in scotland - harry henniker
- park tool big blue book of bicycle repair - calvin jones
- roule britannia - william fotheringham
- marco pantani - john wilcockson | lance armstrong - daniel coyle
- michael barry - inside the postal bus
- a peiper's tale - allan peiper | man on the run, (marco pantani) - manuela ronchi
- the tour de france - graeme fife
- viva la vuelta - the story of spain's favourite race - adrian bell & lucy fallon
- les nomades du velo anglais - tony hewson (plus extract)
- velopress special: andy pruitt's cyclist's medical guide | lennard zinn's book of road bike maintenance | lennard zinn's book of mountain bike maintenance
- workouts in a binder for indoor cycling - velopress
- the death of marco pantani. a biography by matt rendell
- heart zones cycling - the avid cyclist's guide to riding faster and farther
- the hour - sporting immortality the hard way. michael hutchinson
- a question of balance. a collection of 24 postcards by jean jacques sempe.
- le grand pelerinage - histoire d'une passion cyclomythique. jack fournier & bruno moreau.
- cycling's golden age: heroes of the postwar era 1946-1967 owen mullholland. velopress
- ascent. the mountains of the tour de france by richard yates
- cycletouring in france - a cicerone guide
- cycling in the french alps - eight classic cycle tours by paul henderson. a cicerone guide
- the tour de france 2006 by john wilcockson
- cycling for health and fitness (revised and updated edition). ed pavelka.
- the six day bicycle races - america's jazz-age sport. peter joffre nye.
- base building for cyclists - thomas chapple
- fausto coppi - jacques augendre
- in search of robert millar - richard moore
- the beautiful machine - graeme fife
- flandrien - stephan vanfleteren
- gracie goat's big bike race
- sports nutrition for endurance athletes - monique ryan
- the racing bike book - haynes publishing
- two wheels by matt seaton - guardian books
- city cycling by richard ballantine - snowbooks
- cyclocross training+technique by simon burney. velopress
- paris roubaix - a journey through hell. velopress
- rouleur photography annual and exhibition 2007
- the tour de france - graeme fife
- cyclist's training diary - joe friel
- the athletes guide to yoga - sage rountree
- the rapha guide to the road climbs of the pyrenees - graeme fife
- sex, lies and handlebar tape - the jacques anquetil story by paul howard
- road bike maintenance by guy andrews
- roadie by jamie smith
- the eagle of the canavese by herbie sykes
- touring in switzerland - a cicerone guide
- we might as well win - johan bruyneel and bill strickland
- heroes, villains and velodromes - chris hoy and britain's track revolution - richard moore
- the tour is won on the alpe - jean-paul vespini
- blazing saddles - matt rendell
- tour climbs - chris sidwells
- riding the storm - geoff thomas
- tomorrow we ride - jean bobet
- the bicycle book - wit, wisdom & wanderings
- campagnolo - 75 years of cycling passion
- rouleur photography annual 2008
- a dog in a hat - joe parkin
- tour de france - the history, the legend, the riders - graeme fife
- cycle for life - nicole cooke
- in pursuit of glory - bradley wiggins
- ten points - bill strickland
- the full cycle - vin denson
- les p'tits velo - janol apin
- weight training for cyclists
- inside stories - a collection of rapha labels
- fallen angel: the passion of fausto coppi. william fotheringham
- paterek manual for bicycle framebuilding - tim paterek
- bicycling for women - gale bernhardt
- hello sailor - michael hutchinson
- pedaling revolution - jeff mapes
- custom bicycles - a passionate pursuit. elliot & jablonka
- graham watson's tour de france travel guide
- a racing cyclist's worst nightmare - tony hewson
- the daily telegraph book of the tour de france
- lance - john wilcockson
- cutting your car use - anna semlyen
- cyclocross - chris hinkle
- olympic gangster - matt rendell
- bicycle diaries - david byrne
- the time crunched training system - chris carmichael
- chris hoy - the autobiography
- ride with me nyc - roos stallinga
- fixed gear culture
- rouleur photo annual 2009
- the wrong kind of snow - woodward/penn
- cicerone guide to cycle touring in ireland - tom cooper
- brompton bicycle - david henshaw
- cicerone guide to traversing the massif central - alan castle
- two wheels on my wagon - paul howard
- the athlete's plate - adam kelinson
- take a seat - dominic gill
- the rapha guide to the great road climbs of the southern alps - graeme fife and pete drinkell
- it's all about the bike - rob penn
- come and gone - joe parkin
- when we were young and carefree - laurent fignon
- 100 greatest cycling climbs - simon warren
- lapize ...now there was an ace - jean bobet
- tour de lance - bill strickland
- bikesnobnyc - eben weiss
- cyclopedia - william fotheringham
- the lost cyclist - david v herlihy
- where to ride in london - nick woodford
- the custom road bike - guy andrews
- the spring classics - velopress
- the peloton - timm koelln
- pocket rocket - steve joughin
- on tour - bradley wiggins & scott mitchell
- brian robinson, pioneer - graeme fife
- ten poems about bicycles - candlestick press
- cyclepedia - michael embacher
- cycling in the peak district - chiz dakin
- vintage people on bicycles
- drink smoke flanders - chris milliman
- maglia rosa - herbie sykes
- wide eyed and legless- jeff connor
- slaying the badger - richard moore
- sky's the limit- richard moore
- the cyclist's friend- chris naylor
- the bicycle book - bella bathurst
- pedalare! pedalare! - john foot
- how i won the yellow jumper - ned boulting
- hell on two wheels - amy snyder
- racing through the dark - david millar
- shay elliot - graham healy & richard allchin
- mud, sweat and gears - ken and maureen nichols
- one man and his bike - mike carter
- cyclosportive - chris sidwells
- excerpt from the obree way - graeme obree
- a bit of an all rounder - john coulson
- salsa for people who probably shouldn't - matt rendell
- team 7-eleven - geoff drake
- the belgian hammer - daniel lee
- bicycle travel journal - nigel peake
- past present future - condor cycles
- nicholas roche - life in the peloton
- bianchi: a bicycle alone in the lead - daniele marchesini
- rouleur photo annual 2011
- the obree way - graeme obree
- the cyclist's guide to hillclimbs on scottish lowland roads
- how cav won the green jersey - ned boulting (e-book)
- richard sachs, bicycle maker - nick czerula
- unsurpassed: the story of tommy godwin - godfrey barlow
- merckx: half man, half bike - william fotheringham
- bike tribes. a field guide to north american cyclists - mike magnuson
- argyle armada - mark johnson
- eddy merckx; the cannibal - daniel friebe
- another 100 greatest cycling climbs - simon warren
- land's end to john o'groats by nick mitchell
- field of fire - jeff connor
- cycle chic - mikael colville andersen
- cycle style - horst a. friedrichs
- born to ride - stephen roche
- cutting edge cycling - hunter allen, stephen cheung
- just ride - grant petersen
- fitness for geeks - bruce w perry
- the dirtiest race in history - richard moore
- cycling in the hebrides - richard barrett
- around ireland on a bike - paul benjaminse
- cycling guide to southern england - harold briercliffe
- the bike owners handbook - pete drinkell
- the road to valour - aili and andres mcconnon
- the eagle of toledo - alasdair fotheringham
- on my own two wheels - malachi o'doherty
- 100 best bikes - zadid sardar
- velo - paul fournel and jo burt
- bike! - richard moore and daniel benson
- mud, snow and cyclocross - molly hurford
- the secret race - tyler hamilton and daniel coyle
- bike craft, design, innovation - the oregon manifest
- between the lines - victoria pendleton and donald mccrae
- raleigh 125th anniversary book
- reg harris - robert dineen
- merckx 525 - velopress
- behind the stare - geoff proctor
- made in england - sowter, feather, peshcke
- bradley wiggins: tour de force - john deering
- allez wiggo - daniel friebe
- the srampagmano tales - scarlett parker
- my time - bradley wiggins
- 21 days to glory - official team sky tour 2012
- coppi - herbie sykes
- everyday bicycling - elly blue
- the cycling anthology issue one
- the bicycle reader - jack thurston
- cycle space - steven fleming
- inside out - tom southam and camille mcmillan
- ride 2: bicycle fiction
- the complete guide to sports nutrition - anita bean
- the rhine cycle route - mike wells
- dennis horn - racing for an english rose - peter underwood
- fitter, further, faster - charlton, hicks and reynolds
- hellingen; a road cyclist's guide to belgium's greatest cycling climbs - simon warren
- paris-roubaix: the inside story - les woodland
- lost lanes - jack thurston
- maglia rosa second edition - herbie sykes
- twelve months in the saddle - john deering & phil ashley
- tour de france 100 - richard moore
- racing hard - william fotheringham
- tour de france 100 official treasures - carlton publishing
- cycling anthology volume two - birnie, bacon
- 100 years of the tour de france - quercus publishing
- riding hard - william fotheringham
- the race against time - edward pickering
- easy rider - rob hayles
- hunger - sean kelly
- va va froome - david sharp
- the rules - velominati
- golden stages of the tour de france - allchin & bell
- haynes advanced road bike maintenance
- land of second chances - tim lewis
- the culinary cyclist - anna brones
- 30 year cycle - chris boulton
- complete road bike maintenance - guy andrews
- the waltonwood journal
- steel soul - andrew g smith
- l'album d'eddy
- 101 - bradley wiggins & scott mitchell
- cyclo cross photo book - balint hamvas
- the long race to glory - chris sidwells
- the elite bicycle - gerard brown and graeme fife
- it's all about the bike - sean yates
- classic cycling race routes - chris sidwells
- project rainbow - rod ellingworth
- life cycle - gary sutherland
- rapha city guides
- the waltonwood journal no.2
- the cycling anthology no.3
- the pain and the glory - team sky
- rouleur centenary tour annual 2013
- reading the race - jamie smith
- wheelmen - albergotti & o'connell
- pocket road bike maintenance - guy andrews
- at speed - mark cavendish
- viva la vuelta - lucy fallon and adrian bell
- the girl's guide to life on two wheels - cathy bussey
- ordinary - john bradshaw
- a bicycle ride in yorkshire - heather dawe
- the monuments - peter cossins
- racing weight cookbook - matt fitzgerald & georgie fear
- racing weight cookbook - matt fitzgerald & georgie fear
- faster - michael hutchinson
- get on your bike - rebecca charlton, robert hicks & hannah reynolds
- lanterne rouge - max leonard
- gironimo - tim moore
- the veteran's guide to gearing up for your ride - tom allen
- the road cyclist's companion - peter drinkell
- 100 greatest cycling climbs of the tour de france - simon warren
- yoga for cyclists - lexie williamson
- the complete history of the world's greatest cycle race - marguerite lazell
- reckless, the life and times of luis ocana - alasdair fotheringham
- on the road bike revised edition - ned boulting
- etape - richard moore
- merckx 69 - tonny strouken & jan maes
- shadows on the road - michael barry
- the complete book of the tour de france 2014 edition - feargal mckay
- climbs and punishment - felix lowe
- the cycling anthology number four
- amigo - nando boers & pedro horillo
- the climb - chris froome
- bike fit - phil burt
- cycle of lies - juliet macur
- eric's big day - rod waters
- kings of pain - rapha
- ocana - carlos arribas
- a clean break - christophe bassons
- the loyal lieutenant - george hincapie
- the road headed west - leon mccarron
- cyclocross 2013/2014 photo album - balint hamvas
- along the med on a bike called reggie - andrew sykes
- the race against the stasi - herbie sykes
- pro cycling on $10 a day - phil gaimon
- two days in yorkshire - pave publishing
- the moselle cycle route - mike wells
- how to be a cyclist - john deering & phil ashley
- great british cycling - ellis bacon
- the moselle cycle route - mike wells
- transport, climate change and the city - hickman & banister
- roads were not built for cars - carlton reid
- ray's mtb indoor bike park - johnathan allen and ray petro
- cycling anthology volume five
- infographic guide to cycling - roadcyclinguk
- bike mechanic - guy andrews & rohan dubash
- 101 damnations - ned boulting
- goggles and dust - velopress
- the great fatsby - elden nelson
- bicycling around the world - jeurissen & johnson
- the danube cycleway vol. one - mike wells
- eat bacon, don't jog - grant petersen
- 20 classic sportive rides in south east england
- hinault - ruben van gucht
- to hell on a bike - iain macgregor
- between worlds - andrew welch
- cycling climbs - nigel peake and claire beaumont
- eat sleep cycle - anna hughes
- bernard hinault - william fotheringham
- cyclogeography - jon day
- alpe d'huez - peter cossins
- the hebrides - peter edwards
- the grand tour cookbook - hannah grant
- kings of the road - robert dineen
- a corinthian endeavour - paul jones
- vélochef - henrik orre
- rapha's mondial magazine
- the great boffo - frank dickens
- the yellow jersey club - ed pickering
- cyclocross 2014/2015 - balint hamvas
- beyond the finish line -philipp hympendahl
- a year in the saddle - giles belbin
- the racer - david millar
- the cycling anthology volume six
- the bolt supremacy - richard moore
- the world of cycling according to g - geraint thomas
- the man who made things out of trees - robert penn
- everybody's friend - peter cossins
- shoulder to shoulder - velopress
- my hour - bradley wiggins
- journey- ben ingham
- the mamils a to z - wilson & rickett
- the danube cycleway vol 2 - cicerone guides
- cycling in the hebrides - cicerone guides
- lost lanes wales - jack thurston
- ventoux-bert wagendorp
- connected - matthias schneider
- zinn and the art of road bike maintenance - lennard zinn
- the bicycle colouring book - shan jiang
- grand tour - richard mitchelson
- lands end to john o'groats - nick mitchell
- art of the jersey - andy storey
- shut up legs - jens voigt
- africa solo - mark beaumont
- the great bike race - geoffrey nicholson
- cycling in the lake district - richard barrett
- triumphs and turbulence - chris boardman
- magnum cycling photography - guy andrews
- the cyclist's bucket list - eliza southwood
- circus - camille mcmillan
- the invisible mile - david coventry
- the cyclist who went out in the cold - tim moore
- boulting's velosaurus - ned boulting
- greg lemond. yellow jersey racer - guy andrews
- river rhone cycle route - mike wells
- reinventing the automobile - mitchell, borroni-bird, burns
- from bicycle to superbike - hadland & burrows
- crapper cycle lanes - david whelan
- brooks compendium
- walking the speyside way - alan castle
- dead reckoning: the photo book
- around the world in eightly days - belbin & seex
- the climbs of south-west england - simon warren
- the men of paris-roubaix - max leonard
- the haywire heart - case, mandrola, zinn
- bike nation - peter walker
- giro d'italia - colin o'brien
- steadfast-my story - lizzie armitstead
- giro d'italia - colin o'brien
- a man and his bike - wilfried de jong
- cycling climbs of scotland - simon warren
- giro 100 - herbie sykes
- higher calling - max leonard
- indurain - alasdair fotheringham
- the hardmen - velominati
- ask a pro - phil gaimon
- butcher, blacksmith, acrobat, sweep - peter cossins
- tom simpson - andy mcgrath
- bike boom - carlton reid
- the time crunched cyclist - chris carmichael & jim rutberg
- the cycling cartoonist - dave walker
- spain to norway on a bike called reggie - andrew sykes
- mrs flying scotsman - anne obree
- simon's cycle shorts - simon bever
- three weeks, eight seconds - nige tassell
- the descent - thomas dekker
- cycling climbs of north-east england - simon warren
- cycling the lancashire cycleway - jon sparks
- chasing the rainbow - giles belbin
- cycling climbs of north-west england - simon warren
- cycling science - cheung & zabala
- anquetil. alone - paul fournel
- rainbows in the mud - paul maunder
- woods. a celebration - robert penn
- duffs fantastic cycling gizmos - graham high
- gravel cycling - nick legan
- cycling podcast - moore, birnie & friebe
- the ronde: inside the tour of flanders - edward pickering
- sunday in hell - william fotheringham
- the all new cyclist's training bible 5th edition - joe friel
- copenhagenize - mikael colville-andersen
- full gas - peter cossins
- the call of the road - chris sidwells
- the wind at my back - paul maunder
- getting started in road cycling - guy andrews and laura quick
- american pro - jamie smith
- cartes du tour - paul fournel
- the road cycling performance manual - nikalas cook
- london to paris - mike wells
- racing bicycles - nick higgins
- the wild atlantic way and western ireland - tom cooper
- coast to coast across lancashire - rachel crolla
- around the world in eighty days - mark beaumont
- building the cycling city - melissa & chris bruntlett
- cycling lôn las cymru - richard barrett
- the theory of type design - gerard unger
- my world - peter sagan
- i like alf - paul jones
- queens of pain - isabel best
- rich mitch 'legends' takenotebook
- peaky climbers. paul mcintosh with anna hughes
- the road book - a cycling almanack - boulting, kelly
- the tour according to g - geraint thomas
- rapha handbook 02 longer rides - jo burt
- cicerone 50th anniversary - kev reynolds
- cycling the canal de la garonne - declan lyons
- pantani was a god - marco pastonesi
- cycling the camino de santiago - mike wells
- pedro delgado. a life on the pedals
- outdoor adventures with children - rachel crolla and carl mckeating
- the beast, the emperor and the milkman - harry pearson
- 100 greatest cycling climbs of italy - simon warren
- mind is the ride - jet mcdonald
- the secret cyclist
- need for the bike - paul fournel
- chasing lines - james mclaren
- rough stuff fellowship archive
- cycle touring in wales - richard barrett
- the yellow jersey - peter cossins
- one way ticket - jonathan vaughters
- magic spanner - carlton kirby
- the self sufficient cyclist - guy kesteven
- cycling anatomy (2nd edition) - shannon sovndal
- viva la vuelta - fallon & bell
- the greatest. the times and life of beryl burton - will fotheringham
- cycle touring in northern scotland - mike wells
- where there's a will - emily chappell
- the power of pink annual - rapha/blutrain
- exploring off-road - helen wyman
- navigation. techniques and skills for walkers (cyclists) - pete hawkins
- navigation. techniques and skills for walkers (cyclists) - pete hawkins
- the grand tour files 2019 - pete linsley
- the medal factory - kenny pryde
- colombia es pasion! - matt rendell
- lost lanes north - jack thurston
- balmamion - herbie sykes
- mountains. epic cycling climbs - michael blann
- the bicycle clip diaries - nick raistrick
- gears for queers - melton and cooper
- cycling hadrian's cycleway - mckeating/crolla
- northern line 2021 calendar
- mountains according to g - geraint thomas
- ride inside - friel and rutberg
- ride britain - simon warren
- raincoats are for tourists - isabel best
- la course en tete - will fotheringham et al
- being gary fisher - guy kesteven
- slow rise - robert penn
- the road book 2020 - ned boulting
- end to end - paul jones
- bespoke - tom bromley
- pennine bridleway - hannah collingridge
- a cylcist's guide to the pyrenees- peter cossins
- the art of cycling - james hibbard
- war on wheels - justin mccurry
- the midlife cyclist - phil cavell
- from a to b. a cartoon guide to getting around by bike - dave walker
- land's end to john o'groats - richard barrett
- big rides - kathy rogers/marcus stitz
- cycling the reivers route - crolla and mckeating
- signs of life - stephen fabes
- vuelta skelter - tim moore
- a brief history of motion - tom standage
- desire, discrimination,determination -marlon lee moncrieffe
- exponential -azeem azhar
- 1001 cycling tips - hannah reynolds
- more rough stuff
- the road book 2021 - edited by ned boulting
- cycling the elbe cycling route - mike wells
- god is dead. the rise and fall of frank vandenbroucke - andy mcgrath
- cycling the ruta via de la plata - john hayes
- gravel rides scotland -ed shoote
- the break - steve cummings
- jan ullrich - daniel friebe
- great british gravel rides -markus stitz
- beryl - jeremy wilson
- climbers - peter cossins
- the dot - lachlan morton
- the sound of the machine - karl bartos
- traffic-free cycle trails south east england - nick cotton & kathy rogers
- the northern line cycling calendar 2023
- britain's best bike ride - walsh & reynolds
- chased by pandas - dan martin
- two wheels good - jody rosen
- the road book 2022 5th edition - ed. ned boulting
- the brompton: engineering for change. will butler-adams
- a brief history of pasta. - luca cesari
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