A couple of months ago, I happened to do a charity ride supported by Jens Voigt. I was excited, I planned it quite badly (and paid for it) but in the end it was all worth it. Let’s take it from the top, though, otherwise this post will seem badly planned, too. It all started around the…
I like cycling. No, I love cycling. I spent five years of my life doing cycling as a teenager back home. I did the Nationals, I did track, I did cyclo-cross, time-trial, I did everything. Those days, in that age, in Greece, we were doing everything. I even did a triathlon, once. So, if you haven’t…
On Monday, the Rouleur came through the post. Nothing unusual, there. I remembered that I was looking forward to it, but I couldn’t remember why. So, I took it out of its wrapping (if you don’t know the subscriber’s edition of the Rouleur magazine comes in a non-transparent nylon wrapping) and the first thing I…
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…