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Royal Mail try to encourage move away from using bikes

June 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Royal Mail try to encourage move away from using bikesWhen I first read the news that Royal Mail bosses were actively encouraging their posties to use vans in a move to replace their trusty Pashley bikes, I was less than happy, but more saddened. It’ll be a sad day when the postal service are exclusively dependent on big red vans chucking out copious amounts of extra emission. Bizarrely, a Cambridge delivery representative said, ”A briefing came into our possession saying that Royal Mail wanted to save money and that one of the ways they are thinking of doing so is to switch deliveries... [Read the full story]

Commuting

Brightening up my homebound winter commute

October 11, 2009 · 1 Comment

As the nights draw in and each ride home from work is submerged in darkness that much sooner than the previous day, I’ve been thinking much more about my visible presence on the road. Can other road users see me as well as I assume they do? The Bad Boy adorned with 3M reflective Scotchlite To be honest I haven’t taken this subject as serious as I should have done in the past, thinking it was OK just to have a light on the front and one on the back. It then occured to me that I habitually wear black/dark clothes, and now I even ride a stealthy black commuting machine, my Cannondale Bad... [Read the full story]

Mountain Biking

Video: The Hidden Valley on Afan’s Penhydd trail, Wales

September 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Here’s a piece of video of a great section of the Penhyyd trail in Afan. The section is called The Hidden Valley and is a lovely sweeping single track descent through tight switchbacks and tree lined trail. Great fun! Taken on my Oregon Scientific ATC5K, handlebar mounted. See video of the “Black Run” at Afan’s Whites Level trail. Read More →

Triathlon

London Tri offers “Olympic Plus”, what a liberty!

February 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The London Triathlon Having already entered this year’s London Triathlon I’m now used to receiving a fair few emails from IMG, organisers of the event, inviting me to sign up to some of their other events which I’m tempted to do and no doubt will at some point in the future. IMG’s latest communication however took be aback a little, this part in particular: “… As someone who has entered the Olympic Distance we wanted to let you know about some exciting options available: 1. Olympic Plus We have created a new distance at the London Triathlon. This year for the... [Read the full story]

Road Riding

Video: Cervélo Beyond the Peloton, two SAN DIEGO SLING

October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Second episode in a series charting the development of Cervélo TestTeam and their first season in the professional cycling world. A bit if wind tunnel testing with Carlos Sastre and Kristin Armstrong. Enjoy Read More →

Review

On-One website redesign

April 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The new On One website Whilst visiting the On One website to find out more about the upcoming 456 Carbon frame-set, I was pleasantly surprised to find a striking and significantly improved website redesign at www.on-one.co.uk. The first thing to notice was the new approach to the organisation of content, which on the old site was clunky and muddled making content difficult to find and often left valuable items hidden beneath layers of unrelated content. The new site on the other hand provides very clear signposting in the horizontal navigation, defining channels of content, bikes, frames, news,... [Read the full story]

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On-One website redesign

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Brightening up my homebound winter commute

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Images and review: Islabike CNOC 16 kid’s bike

IslaBike CNOC 16 Following the success of my eldest son’s first bike, a LikeAbike Mountain Classic purchased for his second birthday, the time came to consider a successor as his size and skill approaching the age of four, meant he had graduated to the next stage, a real bike with pedals. After a reasonable...

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Images and review: LIKEaBIKE Mountain Classic

LIKEaBIKE Mountain Classic When the time came to buy my eldest son his first bike – at the grand age of two – it wasn’t a decision I could take lightly. Well, his entire future as an Olympic track rider/Triathlete/or Tour de France legend could hinge on this very fundamental choice. I needed to make...

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Images and Review: Specialized Enduro SL Expert

Meet my off-road full suspension pride and joy, the Specialized Enduro SL Expert, 2007 model. From reviews I’d read at the time it was clear the engineering and rideability of the bike wasn’t in question, having evolved from a trusted and proven design. On the looks front however, it was very much a Marmite...

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