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Tour de France – Day 4 roundup – Full Banana and Peas

So Corsica is done and La Grande Boucle is back on the mainland. Not that anyone should have cause to regret the three days offshore. We have been treated to sumptuous scenery, occaisonal high farce, and none too shabby racing.. Plus all the press pundits’ expectations and predictions have had to be tossed overboard on the ferry journey to Nice.. Nice.  No wins for CVNDSH ... Read More

Howies Slipstream Longsleeve Jersey

The marketing blurb describing the new Slipstream jerseys from Howies say that they have differing knit patterns across the seamless panels which make up the form-fitting torso and sleeves, giving invisible ventilation where it’s most needed. I put the theory to the test by taking the long sleeve version out on a really hot summer day…               & ... Read More

It Begins.. Tour de France 2013 Preview

They say that “Good things come to those who wait.”  And we have waited. Oh yes, we’ve waited. We’ve waited through the Olympics, through the Vuelta, through the off season and then we’ve waited some more through the Tours of Down Under, Qatar and Oman. We’ve waited through the Classics and the Giro – though they were much more diverting than the ... Read More

When In Rain

I really enjoyed cycling in the rain that shrouded our morning route out into Kent yesterday. It was a light, misty rain; the sort where the smell of the wet leaves hits you harder than the raindrops themselves. I get a completely different feeling about being part of the landscape when it’s raining. Whether cycling through country lanes or just walking in the park, ... Read More

Blaming the Tools

Frayed brake and gear cables are the bane of my bike maintenance life. I’ve lost count of how many times a five minute task has turned into a two day ordeal after a cable end has frayed during initial cutting, meaning that re-threading through the outer is impossible without going back to the bike shop for another replacement.  I’ve blamed nearly everything; ... Read More

Father’s Day

 My kids must love me. Not only did they go off for a sleepover last Saturday night, allowing me some bike tinkering time on Father’s Day morning, when they returned they gave me this rather beautiful Paul Smith wallet. I’m not sure how they managed that on a combined pocket money of £6 a week but let’s gloss over that for now (thanks ... Read More

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