There must be a huge cycling community in Singapore as we seem to receive one of these about once a week . This came in this morning from a lovely fella in Singapore once again ; Dear Sir or madam I'm currently looking for partnership business that will be able to supply road bikes parts…
Last Thursday evening the BBC consumer affairs programme did a feature on BSO's ( a term coined in the UK ) details of which can be found here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2009/11/flat_pack_bikes.html [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnMlxWL8ttQ] These 'bikes' do have a place in the cycling society by getting more people on bikes and catering for people who are…
Sometimes , when you meet someone who is not a cyclist and they ask how much your bike is worth the reaction can be quiet amusing . In general , the information that a regular guy or girl has a 'bicycle' worth anything from two to twelve grand is responded to in a tone of…
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With Soldiers , Marines , Navy seals and Air force pilots all taking part the town felt pretty safe all weekend . Some of the riders were in our shop and over at O'Gormans coffee shop admiring the cycling memoribilia . The American team were happy with the facilities at Fort Kilworth where all teams shared their military accomodation . I'm sure that desolate spot on top of a hill outside Mitchelstown bore little resemblance to Fort Worth Texas but these boys are used to roughing it . One of them had been a bike courier in San Francisco for ten years before joining the army and raced with John Brady and Declan Lonergan
This is a question that arises among the professional cycling fraternity at this time of year . Some riders are trying to negotiate new multi-million euro contracts whilst others are just trying to survive another year in the pro peloton . The minimum wage for a pro tour rider is €33,000 whilst a new pro…
It is always a little intimidating , walking into a shop with a rough idea of what you want to purchase , but not actually knowing what exactly it is that you require . Some people will just walk in anyway and ask for a little advice . Others will pretendthat they know what they…
Now that Summer has arrived and many cyclists are planning on bringing their bikes with them to either The Etape , The Marmotte or even just on their family summer holiday the question arises as to what is the best method of travelling with your bike . The professionals nowadays rarely have to travel with…
I've had a few people asking about what happened after a few different posts so here are a few updates ; We sell 'head'stones.com http://worldwidecyclesblog.com/?s=wesellheadstones Cormac from www.igopeople.com picked up on the story and got in touch with the company involved . One of the owners came on board and was very proactive in improving…
Most people think that the FBD Insurance Ras is only an 8 day stage race . They are mistaken . The 'on the bike ' section of The Ras takes 8 days , but the analysis afterwards takes at least another 7 to 14 days . This years edition was no exception . The Ras…
Alan Kennedy is now preparing for an epic journey from Dublin to Paris in aid of the Irish Hospice foundation but he needs your help - please read Alan's message below: I've decided to undertake a cycle challenge from the 19th to the 24th of July 2009 to raise funds for the Irish hospice foundation, the…
Day in day out you meet all sorts of people with all kinds of different stories . Many are interesting to the people themselves but may not have mass appeal . Today however , I heard a good one . Recently a husband and wife were celebrating the wife's birthday in a Dublin restaurant .…
With only 13 weeks remaining until this years Etape du Tour Sean O'Leary of www.trail-seekers.com organised a training weekend in Kenmare Co. Kerry for some of the participants . Base camp was the Kenmare bay hotel where Sean had booked a number of the newly built attached holiday homes . The very best of local Kerry…
No two days standing behind the counter of a bike shop are the same , and no 2 customers are the same . Our youngest customer to hand over their euros at the till was a 3 year old girl who bought her own bell , with plenty of confidence and self assurance . Our oldest…
This morning as I threw my leg over the bike at the back door looking at the orange hue of the sun rising over the Comeraghs I inhaled a deep breath of crisp air and thought that this was a great day to be alive . And what better way to get it off to…
Setanta Ireland are showing a programme called 'Wheel of Dreams ' on Tuesday night next 7/4/09 at 10 pm . The show will revolve around the Carrick Wheelers cycling club and will include footage of events such as The Sean Kelly tour . There will also be interviews and profiles of local legends such as…
All of this really seems to fit . Cav never gave up , threw his bike at the line and won one of the biggest races in the world by just a few millimeters . The Irish rugby team under the guidance of Declan Kidney never gave up , always believed in themselves and became the greatest Rugby team in the Northern Hemisphere and made history . Bernard Dunne , never gave up , believed in himself and became World Champion .
We just received an email about this forthcoming event from organiser and Sprinter extraordinaire Aidan Crowley . Well worth marking into your diary . Here's what Aidan had to say ; Hi Guys, I have launched this event website, www.stephenrochetourdecure.comlately and finally managed to fill in all the details for all pages etc ……
