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A boy chained his bike to a tree…

September 6th, 2011 No Comments

…and never returned.     Via http://her0inchic.tumblr.com/post/8822196864/a-boy-left-his-bike-chained-to-a-tree-when-he-went#

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New bike unboxing

April 11th, 2011 2 Comments

I took delivery of my new Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Pro last week. Direct from Canyon in Koblenz, Germany; it was really well packed and came 90% assembled. All it needed was to drop the wheels in, put in the seatpost (saddle already attached) and bolt on the handlebars. The bars were perfectly wrapped in [...]

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New bike

April 4th, 2011 No Comments

I am beyond excited that the first new bike I have ever bought is currently in the back of a UPS truck somewhere between here and Koblenz, Germany. I plumped for a Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 9.0 Pro (and breathe) due to them having a great spec for the price. And, if the frame is [...]

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As bling as it gets

November 16th, 2010 No Comments

I’m a sucker for some lovely chrome lug work but jewelled? Feast your eyes on the latest creation from Aurumania, a company that seems to specialise in epically expensive bikes. And at $80,000 the ‘Gold Bike Chrystal edition’ tops their range of ultimate bike bling. Hand built, 24 carat gold plated, limited to an edition [...]

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Apple patent a bicycle computer

August 9th, 2010 No Comments

On the surface it looks like the same kind of functionality you could find in any cycle computer from 15 years ago. Dig a little deeper though, and the thought of having multiple sensor points on the bike, as well as real-time remote tracking makes this really exciting. Imagine having a service where you could [...]

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The Belgian Sofa

July 2nd, 2010 No Comments

Finally, after far too long riding round on the stock saddle on my Trek I’ve got hold of a Selle San Marco Regal. Got a really old, arse-polished Regal on my winter bike and it’s as comfortable as anything I’ve ever ridden. Been meaning to order one online for a while but on walking into [...]

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