Number one is the Condor Acciaio or Super Acciaio, much discussion to be had over the group set, which must be Campagnolo, but is Chorus or Athena the way to go? And what about the wheels? Close in second place is an Enigma Evoke or Esprit – too much Titanium? And third is the Ridley …
Month: January 2014
Dream Bike Thoughts
Firstly, here’s the Top Three: Dream Bike list – Top Three – as of 3rd March 2014: 1 – Racer Rosa Spirit – Straight in at No. 1 for March and following some research around the Bespoked.cc cycle show coming up in March. This London-based company, Racer Rosa, make beautiful bikes. 2 – Condor Acciaio …
Veloton – best coffee in North Wilts and it sells bikes!
Although Veloton is definitely not a cafe, it does serve the best coffee (and some tempting flapjack) within spitting distance of home in Malemsbury. It may be ‘over the border’ at the top of Tetbury High Street in Gloucestershire, but it also does this from the front room of a neat little bike shop . …
Schwalbe Nobby Nic tyres
Ever since I started on mountain bikes, a scary thirty years ago, I have preferred a tyre with a square shoulder. In the early days this was offered by the Specialized Ground Control and that tyre gave me huge confidence… in recent years I’ve dabbled with newer Spesh’ tyres and Continentals, but these Schwalbe Nobby …
Why not to buy from Amazon
As mentioned on my ‘Book’ posts, can I please encourage you all to avoid Amazon. I believe that the way that businesses like Amazon, Google and Vodafone run their tax affairs skews the prices they offer to consumer in their favour and creates an unfair playing field. Creating a competitive advantage through scale is one …
Cycling Books – Top reads
Over the years my collection of cycle books has grown and I’ve gradually been drawn into the secret lives in innumerable passionate cyclists. So what are my top reads? The logical place to start would be where most reader first come into touch with cycling books, Armstrong’s Not About The Bike fable… but let’s start …
Baselayer thoughts
Baselayers are one of those overlooked pieces of kit… why invest in something that doesn’t show, doesn’t keep the rain or wind off, further does it really make much difference what it’s made of? Over nearly 30 years of outdoor pursuits, I’ve moved through the various technologies and am now about to embrace ‘proper’ merino …
Viva Wilier – where the name originated…
Italians have historically used the letter W as shorthand for ‘Viva’ and their road racers would be supported with banners that read “W Coppi” or “W il Giro”. The Italians also had a patriotic expression that read “Long live Italy, liberated and redeemed”, which translated to “W l’Italia liberata e redenta”… and this was further …
The great sugar debate… All over the news right now, but what has traces of sugar? Beer, best bitter!!
Transport For Slough – Bikes spotted at last
I seem to remember seeing something last year about Slough getting a bike hire scheme, similar too don’s Boris bikes, and wondering how this would work in a town where the movement of the workforce was based around a fairly traditional working day. Well, this morning I stumbled across one of the three (?) bike …