No two days are ever the same standing behind the counter of a bike shop . Many different and interesting types of people often drop in and we are often asked many different types of questions . The easy ones are , what size of bike do you think I may need ? , what …
Today fm has ‘Radio Roy’ but here in worldwidecycles we have a new cycling version called Radio Ray . Here is a transcript of episode 2 in the current series : Hello there listeners , and a very good morning to you all . We have a great show lined up for you today with …
MGM have recently released a film based on the life of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree . Whilst Obree’s story is good what would a big budget film about Kelly be like ? It might be something like this ; Jack Kelly ( played by Gabriel Byrne ) wanders out into a field on a bleak …
Today fm has ‘Radio Roy’ but here in worldwidecycles we have a new cycling version called Radio Ray . Here is a transcript of the first episode in the current series : ‘ Hallo and welcome to this , the first edition of our new show called Radio Ray . Over the coming season we …
Like most cyclists , I have taken part in a good number of charity cycles . Most have been one day spins around somewhere in Ireland but back in 1993 I did the ‘Florida 500 ‘ with the National Council for the Blind . I got involved through a friend who is blind called Stefan …
A group of ten Irish cyclists have entered a new type of off season competition called ‘I’m a cyclist – get me out of here ! They will be marooned in a deserted house in Merchtem in the Belgian outback . Each day they will be given some very difficult tasks to complete and the last …
I have had a number of people asking ‘ what happened next ? ‘ after a recent post about a cycling version of Sylvester Stallone’s most famous character so here is what I think might have been the next instalment ; Both cyclists are lying on massage tables in the Na Piarsaigh GAA club hall …
Last Sunday in a prelude to Ray’s stag night we decided to check out the new mountain biking centre in Ballyhoura . We have been hearing about it for the past twelve months now , so we were all curious to see just what it is like . It was first due to open back …
Yesterday afternoon whilst recovering from another fantastic spin off road we were having lunch when a blast from the past appeared before us . Both Ray and myself had to do a double take when Shane O’Meara formerly of The Shannon Transport club in Limerick appeared before us . We had all raced together up …
The racing season is over and the ‘good bikes ‘ have been washed and hung up for the winter . The quest for an adrenaline rush and some fitness still remains so where else would we look than the adrenaline junkies paradise of off road riding , or mountain biking as we like to call …
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Yet another tour and yet another doping scandal is in the pipeline . The words ‘cycling’ and ‘drugs’ have of recent years become almost one to the general public . However there is a much bigger picture which most are slow to acknowledge or even give the time to think about . An example of …
Brian Alton the youngest rider in the race takes victory on the mountain top finish of Powers the Pot [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Prv7Q7B1g]
My boss from my first job after leaving school was in the shop recently and whilst we were chatting I was reminded of something he told me shortly after I began working with him . One day I was in his office and he asked me if I knew why I got the job over …
Day two thousand one hundred and fifty nine . 9.17 am : Housemates Ray and Barry arrive for work and to open the big brother house (shop) for Business at 9.30 am . 9.31 am : First customer of the day enters the showroom and makes his way towards the counter . Customer …
A number of years ago former Murphy and Gunne team mechanic Seamie English and myself went to work in a meat factory in Holland . The factory was located in Enschede near the German border . Seamie was an experienced boner but I was an unexperienced Aer lingus trimmer . ie : Seamie would cut all …
A very wet night saw Sam Bennett take yet another victory ![youtube=ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiucmotDB_E]
The knock or the bonk or whatever you wish to call it is something almost every cyclist experiences at some stage or other . And whilst Knock may be a place of pilgrimage for many Irish people ‘the knock’ is another form of pennance altogether . The most common location around us to view someone …
One of the most important ways to keep your bike running smoothly is to wash it often . It will save both money and frustration as it will improve chain wear and show up most minor problems before they develop into major ones . Here’s how to do it properly ! What you will need : …
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