Congratulations Cavendish
First ever Brit to win the green jersey. In just four years, he's won 20 stages - that puts him 6th highest in Tour history. My money is on him breaking Eddy Merckx's record of [...]
Leader Bikes x Mike Chacon New Hurricane Frame
It's a bit blurry, but this is a prototype of Leader Bike's / Mike Chacon's new signature frame. We'd known for a while that Mike prefers the more classic track geometry of the Leader TRK [...]
TDF 2011: Stage 9 Crash
Another action packed day on the tour. A media car following the breakaway group of 5 swerved suddenly at 60kmh to avoid a tree and ploughed into 2 of riders, sending Johnny Hoogerland down a [...]
Communal Bike Pumps in London
Things like this are normally just a 'concept' or 'student project' but these are real! Commissioned by the City of London, they cleverly integrate with rows of bollards so not to look out of place. [...]
Bespoked: Brothers x Milltag
I spent the morning at Bespoked, the UK handmade bicycle show in Bristol. The weather is perfect sunshine so we rode the 18 miles along the river and train line from Bath to Bristol. The [...]
RIP Wouter Weylandt
Some very sad news in the cyling world today. Wouter Weylandt died yesterday after a crash on the 3rd stage of the Giro D'Italia. The Belgian rider for Leopard-Trek fell at high speed during a [...]
BÖIKZMÖIND New Website
Super later blogging this, but it's only right. The man behind BÖIKZMÖIND, Gav, sent me a link to the new BÖIKZMÖIND website. Looks awesome Gav. Click the picture to see the new website and stay up to [...]
Viccy Park “Wheelpark”
A new 'Wheelpark' is being built in Victoria Park, rather than just slapping down some pre-made ramps. Looks like there are some good lines there, and that 'cradle' looks pretty fun/dangerous. Even though it sounds [...]