Sharp hills, no gears, bay views
My Genesis may be called the ‘Day one’, but I consider it more the ‘All Day’. In the 15 months I’ve owned it, the bike has been hammered. It’s been a beast of… Read More
Category Archive: single-speed
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The unexpected epic
An hour and twenty minutes should never present an epic. EVER. But that’s not what happened on Sunday. 8.30am. Need to be back by 10. Single speed blast – Garth/Treforest/Sengenydd Moor/Caerphilly Mountain/home. Perfect.… Read More
Does cycle choice influence motorist behaviour?
Using a sample size of one (again me, hot on the heels of the great hangover experiment), I’ve been conducting a protracted study into the behaviour of motorists around cyclists on different types… Read More
Simply beautiful; Vuelo Velo
Every now and then my internet meanderings stumble across a treat. Here’s Vuelo Velo, a beautiful short, featuring some of my favourite things; beautiful bikes, a beautiful city (Sydney) and beautiful music (the… Read More
How do you….
How do you balance an 800 year old Norman castle on your bike? Caerphilly. Boom boom. If you’ve never ridden the beautiful rolling countryside between Newport and Caerphilly, you’d be amazed at the… Read More
Ogmore-sur-mer
On Sunday I headed out on my single speed. With 3-4 hours spare and a desire for some meditative riding, I rode over the undulations of the Vale of the Glamorgan towards Ogmore,… Read More
We’ll be back!
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
I ain’t pushy. Honest.
Promise, no hard sell. There, you heard it here first. As I mentioned below, I’m doing this Tumble4life thingy, were you cycle up the Tumble (near Llanfoist in Monmouthshire) and try and climb… Read More
Two hours and one gear. Satisfaction level? Infinite.
Yesterday was absolutely beautiful. No question. After being out for far too long the previous day (watching the rugby at Twickenham), I only had a couple of hours spare and these needed to… Read More
Warmer climes
It was freezing on Friday. Proper cold. Temperature plummeting well below zero and taking its chill right through to your core. On the return leg from our Midlands factory, the sun cast long… Read More
