People make the wheels go round

by simonnurse

Recently I received an invitation to become a financial supporter of the Bristol Bike Project (an e-mail repeated verbatim at the base of this post). I’m familiar with the project, having popped over… Read More →

Danny’s London bike show photos

by simonnurse

At this year’s show I was more or less gamefully employed chatting to visitors, handing out brochures and taking my turn on the coffee run. I might have had the odd….err…..foray…into the wider… Read More →

Singularly impressive

by simonnurse

So…….29ers. A little while ago I pondered whether the 29er was a fad or an industry wide experiment with a large and willing test group. After trialling a Giant  29er I’d decided that if it… Read More →

Sparse lights, crowdfunding and the new creative economy

by simonnurse

Here’s another eminently sensible enterprise using Kickstarter to crowd source funds. Colin and Remmy are San Francsico based designers and entrepreneurs behind ‘Sparse lights’. Taking their urban cycling experience and setting their design… Read More →

Too cool for school

by simonnurse

Flicking through Wired magazine – 50% technologically interesting, 50 % marketing propaganda – I stumbled across the image of this lovely thing above. Manufactured by Rizoma (who make motorbike bits) its Curvy, light, belt driven… Read More →

Anecdotal advice on Brooks saddle care

by simonnurse

A couple of weeks ago, my poor old Genesis spent around 5 hours in the pouring rain. We were involved in some exploratory urban caving (another story for another day), followed by the… Read More →

Musette by (il)soigneur

by simonnurse

Ha! This’ll teach ‘em for sending me to Bespoked Bristol. Whilst at the show, I met Dene, the designer and owner of (il) Soigneur. As a bit of a fan of well made… Read More →

The Brooks B17

by simonnurse

As much as I love my commuter – a Genesis Day one, single speed crosser – I can’t say that I get on with the saddle. It’s one of those economy jobbies, supplied… Read More →

Spray it with flowers

by simonnurse

Scott’s bike (‘When Louis met Scott’ post below) has provoked quite different reactions. Beauty of course, is always in the eye of the beholder and a finished bike as deliberate, targeted and extreme… Read More →

We’ll be back!

by simonnurse

I’m not one to grossly over exaggerate claims, so you won’t be surprised to hear that I’ve been asked at least 100,000 what Bespoked Bristol was like; as an exhibitor, an attendee and… Read More →