A sensible Mantra

by simonnurse

  Another manta I can fully buy into. Cycle art by Shane Harris. Visit his website and buy art here. 

Follow that car! Cycle theft gets sinister

by simonnurse

Another one bites the dust. Gavin, another mountain biking parent at my daughter’s school, had his brand spanking new, Giant Anthem full susser stolen from the boot of his car earlier this week.… Read More →

The glorious commute

by simonnurse

This is what I like to see – our bike shelter choc full of bikes. I can’t say its a daily occurrence, with most of our lads working fairly close, some choose to… Read More →

Abandoned Part 11

by simonnurse

The wheel? I lost it in the war. Where? Here. Here on the frontline. What war? ? ? THE War. The great war. The war to make cities safer and less polluted. The… Read More →

Cycle success or infrastructure failure?

by simonnurse

I saw this sign yesterday. It was stuck to the corrugations of a roller shutter door on an office block in central Cardiff. I was torn down the middle. Half of me  –… Read More →

The two wheeled snow mobile

by simonnurse

Giant cross bike in Odoni head office cycle shed, Wednesday 23rd January A cross bike. The consummate all terrain vehicle and my weapon of choice in these snowy, inclement conditions. Armed with a decent set… Read More →

Abandoned part 6

by simonnurse

They came through ‘ere. The horde. The vultures. Descending. Kicking. Stealing.  That’s both wheels gone.  Gone forever. Gone for good.  What’s a bike without wheels? An assortment of parts that’s what.  If I’m… Read More →

Today, we’ll be mostly at the London bike show.

by simonnurse

…so if you’re free for a chat pop in and see us on stand LB67 (Odoni cycle storage). I’m there Thursday and Friday. If I’m not actually on the stand I’m almost certainly… Read More →

Why being ‘local’ matters

by simonnurse

“Are you…..local?” That infamous phrase from the League of Gentleman becomes something a little different and whole lot more important when  applied to goods and services. Deep down, I’m sure most of us know that.… Read More →

This year….

by simonnurse

…I will be mostly reading…….cycling literature. Believe it or not, I’ve not actually read all that much in the way of cycling books. I can happily put my hand up and admit to… Read More →