Month: September 2016

A working class hero

    Will Curtin has been on the Irish cycling scene for a long time now. As a former junior international who competed at the World Championships, he now coaches many of the top domestic under 23 riders who race with his Cork Giant race team, which he also sponsors via his Giant brand store …

Choose Life

I opened my email today to find this very thought provoking piece sent on by a cycling club in response to yesterdays blog post about safer cycling on our roads. This is well worth a read, and especially well worth showing to any motorists you know. Every cyclist and motorist has some kind of a family and people …

Safer cycling on our roads

Yesterday as I made my way home from a spin I began to consciously watch what the motorists around me were doing whilst driving their vehicles. One after another the majority were nodding their heads up and down like those nodding dogs that used to adorn the rear shelf of many an Opel Kadett. They …

Blog-Bay

Grab a few exotic cycling goodies at extreme bargain prices    LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON CLINCHER WHEELS Over €5000 new This pair with less than 100km done are now available to a discerning buyer for €2500 Come with original Lightweight brake pads, Shawlbe Ultremo ZX tyres and an 11 speed Ultegra cassette. The Ultimate wheel set can …