Video: Cervélo Beyond the Peloton, two SAN DIEGO SLING
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
Brightening up my homebound winter commute
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?
To be honest I haven’t taken this subject as [...]
Video: The Hidden Valley on Afan’s Penhydd trail, Wales
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 [...]
Video: Black Run on Afan’s Whites Level
Early start Saturday morning, headed over via North London to pick up Gavin on route to a day’s riding in the hills of Southern Wales at the Afan Forest Park, hosting what are arguably a handful of the best trails in Europe. With the Santa Cruz Blur and Spesh Enduro safely packed into the [...]
Images: Tour of Britain final stage, London
A handful of images that I managed to snap whilst spectating at the 2009 Tour of Britain’s final stage in London.
Edvald Boasson Hagen comfortably sealed overall victory in The Tour of Britain, as Italian Michele Merlo sprinted to victory in an action packed stage in front of thousands of spectators in central London. Boasson Hagen [...]
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 experience, you [...]
Video: Cervélo Beyond the Peloton, one Beginnings
A beautifully shot video telling the story of how the Cervélo team came about. As a relatively young company starting off as a two man team working out of a bedroom, Cervélo now employ 80 dedicated people developing and building some of the most coveted bikes in the world. I want one myself.
This video, one [...]
Images and review: Planet X SL Pro Carbon
I’ve owned my Planet X SL Pro Carbon road bike for two years now. Originally purchased directly from Planet X via the Halfords cycle to work scheme I can honestly say that I’m very happy with this purchase, one of my best bike buys to date.
Value and service?
In terms of value, it can’t really be knocked. [...]
Video: How to cycle safely in a city
Cycle commuter numbers appear to be increasing steadily on a daily basis. The popularity of cycle/ride to work schemes has made cycling accessible and more popular than ever, but typically, those new to cycle commuting will not necessarily be aware of the laws, etiquette, and general behaviour they are expected to adopt on the roads, [...]
Video: How to cycle safely in the dark
You’ve probably noticed over the past week or so that the nights have started to draw in and we’re losing light on those commutes home. Boo! On an overcast evening it’s pitch black by 8:30 pm, and it’s not long now until the clocks change and we’re plunged into darkness for another winter. This got [...]
Images: Building Track day at Herne Hill
Following on from my earlier post providing on-board video from a fixie riding the Herne Hill Velodrome, here’s a follow-up which presenting a gallery of images from the day.
If you didn’t catch the on-board video, have a look at Video: Building’s track day at Herne Hill Velodrome
Video: Building’s track day at Herne Hill Velodrome
I was lucky enough to attend the Building’s Herne Hill track day on Wednesday 19 August.
Although I was attending on official work business, I felt privileged to be doing so at the legendary Herne Hill Velodrome for this quite excellent event in the construction industry event calendar. In my capacity as on-board cameraman, supporting photographer [...]
Images: Cannondale Bad Boy 8 close-up and dirty
It’s been over a week now since I’ve had the pleasure of owning a Cannondale Bad Boy 8 in which time I’ve managed four in/out commutes to work, so 120 miles so far. I’d like to offer this brief short term review of the bike and follow it up with a longer term review, maybe [...]
Video: Performance by SpandX, a bit of Friday fun
I found this quite entertaining. “Performance” by SpandX (aka Robin Moore, USA).
Enjoy…
London Triathlon 2009 – Part 2 the bike leg
OK, so the second leg of the London Triathlon 2009 begins with the bike stage following what felt like a pretty lengthy swim and somewhat exaggerated T1.
First thing’s first, that T1 was the most incredible transition I’ve ever experienced. The usual bike exit was moved as a result of the extensive construction works to further enlarge the [...]
