We had a little bit of fun on Twitter this week with the creation of #cyclistfoods hastag that was trending on Wednesday evening, and wanted to share some of the best ones with you. If you find these unpalatable then feel free to bombard @joeearley with abuse for planting the seed during an especially painful […]
Afghan Cycles is a film about 12 brave women that dare to ride on the Women’s National Cycling Team of Afghanistan The FilmThe bicycle is a commonly used metaphor for change and freedom – wheels in motion, self powered movement, pedaling a revolution. No where is this truer than in Afghanistan today as the Women’s […]
Just for something a little different at Christmas – The Gear Grinder by Dan Hill and Dave Buonaguidi from London ad agency Karmarama. What else would you get that special loved one with a fixie? Honestly. http://www.geargrinder.co.uk/zzcz0k5hjfo9vykeri12rbift5k1aj The pair have created the world’s first pedal powered coffee grinder that will fit on almost any type of fixed […]
This is another great Kickstarter project. Zack Vorhies was working at Google when he came up with the idea for the ‘Turn Signal’ gloves with a friend and now is putting it to the market. The gloves are designed such that you can signal in front of you without having to take your hands off of […]
You might recall that we blogged about the Smart Wheel on November 22. The Smart Wheel is produced by FlyKly and is an amazing motorised insert to the wheel that actually assists in peddling, boosting your speed. Now there is another product called the Copenhagen Wheel by http://www.superpedestrian.com The Copenhagen Wheel was developed by researchers at […]
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We love design and like to talk about it. Upright Cyclist has produced another beautiful jacket. This one is the Brighton Fishtail, a water resistant fishtail parka that is a nod to the M51 jacket cherished by Britain’s Mods. The Brighton is modeled after the US Army M51 fishtail parka, popular with the Mod movement […]
You might know Suze Clemitson by another name as her Twitter handle, @festinagirl. Following on from her highly successful 100 Tours, 100 Tales website, voted by the Guardian sports section as number 1 in their ‘Our Favourite Things This Week’section, Suze Clemitson takes us on a fascinating journey through every one of the 100 Tours de France. Suze […]
The sequel to Martyn Ashton’s incredibly popular Road Bike Party video has been released today. Road Bike Party 2 follows on from videographer Robin Kitchin’s original clip which has pulled in well over nine million YouTube hits since its release in late 2012. The first Road Bike Party video saw trials legend Ashton swap his usual trials bike […]
Cycling Two Abreast Simon Hall has put together a helpful blog explaining aspects of UK road laws. The URL below shall lead you to a succinct discussion on riding two abreast. http://ukcyclelaws.blogspot.ch/p/the-laws-according-to-highway-code.html
Issue 1 of Conquista has been printed and is being put into sleeves for delivery to your door. We are busily licking labels and pressing down packaging flaps. Thank you for your patience. We may not be perfect in terms of timing but we hope to provide you with a great product. We really appreciate […]