A customer was in the shop recently who is a professional photographer . Whilst chatting he mentioned that he had a teenage girl on work experience with him at present . One day whilst going through a batch of photographs they happened upon an image of Sean Kelly . The fourth greatest cyclist of all…
189 days to go and everything is falling in to place nicely . Deposit and entry fee are all paid up . I've applied to my local health board for an E111 card . Flights are booked . Shannon - Carcassonne return . Having spoken to Sean from trail-seekers who advised that the transfer is a…
I was eating my breakfast this morning when Rurai Quinn came on morning Ireland and gave me indigestion . In his eyes the whole country is finished and we may as well all bail out now . Well I for one am going to stay and fight . Life is like a bike race and…
There are very many new ways of interacting on the web . Time is valuable so it helps if the ones you choose are relevant to your lifestyle . Two new ways that I have found recently are ; www.igopeople.com and www.twitter.com/worldwidecycles see what you think Barry www.worldwidecycles.com
When you are out on the bike you always get plenty of time to think . That is , when you're not hurtling down a steep descent at almost 100 kph when you enter what Eckhart Tolle might call ' The now ' . Yesterday as I rode up over the climb of ' The…
Best wishes one and all for a great Christmas and an even better New Year with plenty of more miles in the legs . Many thanks to every one of our customers . Your business is very much appreciated . Barry & Ray www.worldwidecycles.com
The delivery van pulled up outside the shop and I felt a surge of anticipation well up inside of me . We looked out as the driver carried a large box towards the door . I wondered if it was big enough to contain two of the worlds most sought after road bike frame-sets . Ray…
Somewhere along the line I heard this phrase and it got stuck into my psyche . If there's an easy way to do something and a hard way I will very often find myself doing it the hard way . Winter training is no exception . Instead of just 'tipping away' on the bike and…
Carlton Reid and Tim Grahl have written a new work focussing on Cycling to work . The first part of the book is now available as a free sample on the website www.biketoworkbook.com . The sampler itself is a pretty slick piece of software . There is also a sample video here ; [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW4sb1BpAz8] Barry…
Times are changing rapidly . The whole structure of doing business is constantly evolving . The next number of years will see many cycle shops either sink or swim . Our view , is that the level of service that we offer our customers has to improve constantly . If a customer is spending 2, 3…
The Pogues are on the radio singing their Fairytale of New York . Here's a real life experience of being an Irish cyclist in New York . It 'aint no fairytale . In 1993 I lived and worked in New York city with my friend Bernard . We rented the upstairs apartment of a two…
In 1988 whilst on the way to watch a stage of the Nissan Classic we stopped at a shop in thevillage of Galbally to get a few supplies in the one shop in the village . As we entered the shop I expected to see a few of the locals discussing theprice of sheep whilst…
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Lance Armstrong was always one for technological gadgets like the blackberry etc. Presently he is hooked on twitter and can be followed here He also has some photos up on Twitpic here
One of the greatest advantages to owning and running a bike shop is the opportunity to work at something that you truly love doing . Both Ray and I are very lucky to be able to get up each morning and look forward to going to work . To have your consuming passion interwoven with…
Today there was uniformity in the group as all were in agreement to fall back on the old reliable , the inspiration for the 100k route of the Sean Kelly tour , the 'Ballymac ' spin . I decided that it was time to up my own training , especially having entered for the Etape…
Yesterday afternoon we were in a local supermarket when I bumped into a friend of mine who casually enquired if I had been out for a cycle that morning . I often wonder what image non-cyclists have when they ask that question . Of course it is a conversation piece when they know that you…
He'll never have to miss a spin around ballymac again no matter where he is in the world with this to get him home ! read the full story here
Well , I felt that my motivation was lacking recently and decided that a new challenge was what was needed to get me back training more consistently . There were a few options available , go back racing next year , do a malin to mizen , blazing saddles or a Crumlin charity cycle ,…
Just what is it about Christmas that brings out the optical illusions of parents ? We always try to encourage parents to bring their kids into the shop to have them sized correctly for their santa bikes . A good excuse is to tell the kids that you are just getting the name and size…