That time I made a bike.
This weekend, Bespoked happened. The UK handmade bicycles show: a great confirmation that bicycles, the people who make them and those who ride them are awesome. And for me a great opportunity to look back on [...]
London X League – Team Champs
First of all, so this report should be nowhere near as sour as the last one on so sorry if it disappoints. […]
Rad CX snow play day in Epping
With round 13 of the London League CX cancelled, we woke up to a snowy day. Excitement, heightened. We’d been praying for CX in the snow for so long, and it was here, and we [...]
UK Cyclocross National Champs
I just got back from Cyclcross Nationals in Shrewsbury with The 5th Floor boys – Rudy, Alex and top don photographer, Jon. As I’m the new kid, I’ve got the honours of writing up what I [...]
The Badlands
We’re in a rental van, full of bicycles and rucksacks. It’s pouring rain. We look at each other. Chuckle nervously. – “It’s beginning, I’m starting to feel the nerves.” – “You know what, I think that’s [...]
Super Duper Cross 2015, Photos by Don
Super Cross is defined through the years by its weather, ‘remember that year when…’ This year was to be no different. After a dry and temperate season we were treated to the first truly muddy [...]
#incrediblycross by Alex Blomeley
I started the day with a hangover so I went and raced cross in a field with my friends and gave myself another one. It was worth it though because Incredibly Cross. Incredibly Cross is [...]
On The Bubblecross
Bubblecross was a bit of a turning point in the #5thnyc 2015 calendar. It marked the first ever race in the elites by Chris Pino and with another top step at Bubblecross saw Ryan (despite [...]
Rapha Super Cross Round 1 and 2
Click read more below for Rapha Super Cross words by Rudy Melo and photos by Jon Baines. Up early and after a 4.5 hour drive, in Halifax, West Yorkshire. With not much time to spare, I [...]