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21
Feb
There’s not many pictures of me riding my bike, so when my good friend and awesome photographer Jasper Tandy offered to get some shots of me riding my Leader 725 in Bristol, i jumped at it.
Thanks for these Jasper, they’re great!
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21
Feb
Last weekend saw the second Red Bull Hill Chasers take place on Bristol’s Park Street. We were in Bristol this weekend to watch the event and do some riding.
We didn’t get into Bristol early enough to watch the qualifying so we didn’t know who was racing. For the most part of the evening we were stood in the middle of Park St trying to get a view of the track. It was properly busy. It was a great evening’s racing with a couple of crashes thrown in there for good measure. Luckily nobody was properly hurt. Here’s a couple of photo’s and you can click through for a video of the event and the final results.
All photo’s by Jasper Tandy.
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21
Feb
Whilst watching the UCI Track Cycling this weekend, this was one race that i won’t forget in a while. Robert Förstemann, the guy that possesses some of the biggest thighs i’ve ever seen, decides that he doesn’t want to play the waiting game against Kévin Sireau and puts the power down as soon as the bell goes! You’d have to commit 100% to this tactic, there’s so much risk. I suppose this is why he runs first man for the German sprint team. POWER!!
Check out The 5th Floor’s coverage of the entire weekend here.
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20
Feb
If you remember a while ago, Mr Gavin Strange of BOIKZMOIND / Jam Factory fame, unfortunately had his bike stolen. “Liberace” was originally a Charge that he had painted up and used black and gold components on the build. When this was stolen I, and I think most people, would’ve thought that he’d have got it back because of how iconic this bike was around Bristol. Turns out it, no whisper of this bike has been heard since it got stolen.
I was in Bristol this weekend just gone and i met up with Gav and “Liberace v2.0″, “Liberace: Return of the Jedi”, “Liberace Returns” or whatever you want to call it. It’s a Leader 725 this time, painted up in the original Liberace colours. I got to see this build in person and it is brilliant.
I’m glad Gavin is back on his bike and i can’t wait for the release of the BOIKZMOIND coming very soon. It’s going to be perfect!
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20
Feb
I’ve been seeing these t-shirts in their design stage and sample form on Ricky’s instagram and been waiting for them to drop.
Earlier today i saw on Ricky’s blog that he’s now got them in stock and available to buy. You should definitely go and show some support for a properly GREAT british framebuilder and buy one for £15 off his shop.
Looking forward to seeing him at Bespoked Bristol in March aswell.
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17
Feb
At least i’m on time this week… It’s Friday, so here’s some more photo’s. Loving this week’s selection. Check out that tall bike!
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16
Feb
I’m heading to Bristol this Saturday to go ride bikes with a friend which also ties into the Red Bull Hill Chasers 2012.
I have this weird mentality that as soon as i’m over 5 miles away from home, everything in the world is going to go wrong with my bike, so i take a bunch of tools, etc.. with me.
This is what i’ll be taking with me for the 2 day trip to Bristol.
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14
Feb
Can’t wait to see these 2 guys again this weekend in Bristol. Big rides and fun times to be had! See in a few days boys! Click through to see larger photo’s, and go to Josh’s Tumblr to see more of them.
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14
Feb
ASMAWA – Seabase in Eritrea (Official Teaser) from YUHZIMI Ltd. on Vimeo.
I always get excited whenever i see a new video containing Patrick Seabase. His motorpacing video is insane. The Stelvio Pass video was something else and i didn’t stop watching for a long time and now this teaser video… can’t wait for the full version.
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14
Feb
Since the beginning of riding fixed i’ve always used horizontal fabric straps. Whether they were Monster Traps, Bark Straps or the new Restrap Horizontal Straps. I’ve never used cages before and up until last week i hadn’t ever ridden cleats. I thought it was about time that i had a play with some cleats and shoes on my Leader because they’ve been in the back of my mind for a long time.
I have literally zero knowledge when it comes to cleats and cycling shoes so i’m not going to undermine the people that do by trying to review them. They make so much more sense when doing distance rides or on the turbo, i mean, they’re cycling shoes! They’re designed for use on a bike! Plus they look sick!
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