Giant Anthem – Bearings out
These ten little rings are the suspension bearings from my Giant Anthem X3 (2012 model year)… Over the last few rides the back-end of the...
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Raleigh 2030 – Grandad’s bike
This is my grandad in 1928 with his first bike… proud as punch… The bike that I’ve inherited from him isn’t the same one, but...
Cheddar Gorge ride
At the start of the Easter holiday (April 2014), I’d suggested to Louis (age 13) that we cycle around Cheddar Gorge. We knew that there’d...
Selle Italia Flite Giro d’Italia Ltd 2014 – First impressions
It may well fly in the face of any Velominiati rule, but my new saddle is a thing of beauty. My Cannondale had had a...
Mombee Designs – First T-shirts ordered
Just placed an order for the first 100 Mombee cycle t-shirts – with luck they’ll be with us at the end of next week. In...
Hire a Post Office bike – Best bike birthday present
It was my ‘bike birthday’ last weekend, not quite my actual birthday, but an opportunity for the Malmesbury Peloton to get together for a ride...
KOM mug – Meilleurs Grimpeur French style
During a last minute dash through the mini-mart in a small French town, as we were gearing up to leave after a week’s skiing, that...
Lezyne Pressure Drive – Perfect for pockets
It’s that age-old question… should I sully the beautiful lines of my new Bianchi with a frame-mount pump… simple answer is No!! So the next...
Adventure Cafe – Bath
If you’re in Bath and looking for a place in the sun to park your bike and watch the world go by, then the Adventure...
Breakfast at Rapha
A trip to London for work can often be a chore, but when the company you’re working for has a reception that has a doorway...