Approximately 6 weeks ago I received an email from Sigma Sport, inviting me to “An Evening with ASSOS“. That was for yesterday, 28 April 2016. So, I registered for the event and yesterday I went. It was the first time that I was visiting Sigma Sports. Nice shop, quite big, loads of high-end stock and prices…
Although I have been quite busy lately, I managed to find some time to go the 2015 version of the London Bike Show. So, first impression? It was smaller; it had fewer visitors, too. Observations: There are quite a few British frame-builders. Don’t get me wrong, I like it. When it comes to mass production, the…
We all like the fancy frames that manufacturers come up with from time to time (Cervelo, BMC, LOOK, Pinarello, Trek, et al.) but after a while we know that nothing beats a frame made for you. It’s the difference between wearing an off-the-shelf suit and a tailor-made one. Now, for the ones of us that…
This week one of M’s colleagues from the US who is visiting London, wanted some help in purchasing a bike. So we met and he told me that he was after a Raleigh bike with internal (hub) gears and drum brakes(!). Initially I thought he meant a used/second-hand Raleigh bike. But no, he said he…