if you get offered a bike down the pub...

Trek would like to know about it,
http://www.velonews.com/article/87850

After today's work I am now CyTech qualified. Whoop!

Cross in Tod

Snapped this one in fading light on the way back from the Todmorden cyclocross race. A fab day out and my first cross race. Fun in a painful kind of way, I was glad when the bell went that's for sure. Thanks to Jon for holding my coat...

See you at HTN 1.5

Epic designs...

Just had to get these filled up with stuff and haul myself up the nearest hill to try them out. It's an Epic Designs frame bag and fuel tank - for fig rolls not petrol silly. They were actually ordered to fit my Karate Monkey but they happily fit the 1x1 (x8) just fine too. Once I'd adjusted my swinging baggy pants with the velcro straps there was absolutely no rubbage when pedalling. Got all my usual ride stuff in plus a JetBoil, insulated cup, spare gas (why?) and some soup - yum.
Loads of room to spare. I could tell because of all the rattling on the way back down the hill. None of it inteferes with any of the handling - it's all low slung and incredibly stable. Fantastically bivy-tastic.

Oh my.

Proof, if proof were needed, that we can still build some great wheels even when we have to wear a
blindfold. I'm just glad they're going on someone else's bike.

No offence, like, Jono.

:o)

Brrrr....

Hella cold this morning and i say that from inside the van :o(
All hail the hardy cyclecommuter - i am not worthy.

Terminology Folly

I like this, terminology folly.
Sometimes the buying of a bicycle just takes too long. Is it because we all demand too much choice? Even when what's put down in front of you will do the job just right we still look for something to choose it over. FFS choose a bike you like the look of, take it for a short spin if you must, hand over the cash and away you go. Bye bye.