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 [...]
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 [...]
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: 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 [...]
Poor show on the blog front, but training is picking up
Oh my goodness, has it really been almost two months since I posted? Poor show. Can’t have been very interesting for those of you looking in and not seeing anything particularly new.
Rather than talk about what I haven’t done I’ll tell you about what I have done. Despite my promises to start training in a [...]
Déjà vu three months before my next triathlon
I’ve been here before not once, not twice but at least three times. Each time I sign up to another triathlon or duathlon, I start off with the best intentions, meaning to establish a habitual training regime that is more consistent than intensive. Of course there’s always plenty of time for that, until of course [...]
Video: Essex Loop road ride, x10 time speed
Thought I’d have a go at filming a road ride with the intention of presenting a film with a time lapsed effect, rather than bore you with the full hour and a half of fantastic road riding – you had to be there to appreciate it. Having filmed most of the 1.5 hour ride, I [...]
First ride to work since the snow
It’s been over two weeks now since the snows fell over London preventing me from riding to work, and just three days ago the remains of the snowman my son built in the back garden morphed from a small hand sized lump of ice to a puddle consumed by the lawn. Time to ride again…
Snow go, failure to commute this week
So the UK has been covered in a blanket of snow, which during varying times of this week brought entire cities to a grinding halt, including London into which I commute from the Essex borders.
Monday morning, as anticipated the snow fell. A full six inches of the white stuff in my neighbourhood as promised by [...]
