Tag: cycle
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Baroudeurs in Roubaix
Our Christmas party and 5th Year Anniversary had lots of surprises. One of them included this: A special thanks to all the London Baroudeurs and the Cowbells. Great work, everyone!
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Biblical Herts and Heroes
Weather Bomb, ba-bomb, bomb, bomb It’s Sunday; there’s 6 of us; it’s a little wet; how bad can it get? Pretty bad from what I recall. Meeting up with DC was the easy part, but clearly the communication needs some tweaking. Daddy Cool rolls up in his blue-fixie, only to discover that I’m on gears, with mudguards.…
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Access your city
I drove the car on the weekend and loved it. It shrunk the distance to our destination, kept us together, keeping warm, and was convenient for getting us back from the party. So what’s the problem with having a car in London? Perhaps there isn’t one, but there is a growing concern about sharing the…
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December BBR
It’s here. The final BBR of 2014. Sunday 14 December at 0800. Be there, or be another victim of the Sunday morning lie-in! Don’t let riding alone drive you up the wall Come and join us on a Baroudeur Big Ride, an open invite, sociably paced with a stop for cake. The next Baroudeur Big Ride…
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Fly my pretties fly
The very latest Fly6. An initial look at the new device. It’s a Light, but not like you know it If you’ve been skirting around the cycling websites you would have come across the impressive offering by Fly6. A rear facing camera and light all in one. Within months, the creators, Andrew and Kingsley have taken…
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May the Orfos be with you
Great innovations often occur out of frustration that a solution does not currently exist. So what do we do? Do we sit around and wait for someone to come up with an idea, and risk it falling short, leading to even more frustrating experiences? Or do we do something about it? When it comes to…
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Falling Leaves BBR 2014
Besides the excellent autumn conditions, we had plenty to smile about: the monthly BBR rolling around; our first BBR to Kent and conditions barely mild enough to get away with a short sleeve jersey (SSJ). Hence the funky overstocks on display, but more so, because of the terrific company. The biggest BBR turnout yet, and how suitable…
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Last Orders
David Millar, a popular cycling ambassador and former British road race champion leaves pro cycling after celebrating a 17-year career. Not all of it was illustrious. Millar served a two year ban, from 2004, for taking performance enhancing drugs. Thanks to his vocal anti-doping campaigning and a second chance return through a ‘clean team’ approach via Garmin-Cervelo,…
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BBR Information
Fact 1: Riding with a club is more fun than riding alone. Fact 2: We are not Gorilla’s. The Winter is! Fact 3: We wish we could do this more often… What’s this all about? Don’t let riding alone drive you up the wall. Come and join us on a Baroudeur Big Ride (BBR). The BBR…
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The Boulder Body
Boulder, Colorado is ubiquitous with the great outdoors. Naturally, it is home to some of the greatest North American cycle races; often being used as the backdrop for pro-cycling. Ask cyclists who would move to the States, Boulder is top of the list. It’s a place where you could happily bring up a family, ride your bike…
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ArtCrank in London
By far one of the most compelling bike exhibitions of the year was displayed by ArtCrank in London. I dare you to play their video and find one picture that doesn’t make you want to ride your bike! Back by popular demand Running since 2007 and exhibiting work of artists, from both hear and across the Atlantic, not…
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Stop At Nothing – Documentary Review
The room seems small and blue. The camera is rolling. You sense everyone needs to exhale and relax. But this is no ordinary day; this is a typical day in the life of Lance Armstrong (LA), and is the opening scene to the Storyville documentary, ‘Stop At Nothing‘, first screened in June 2014, and currently accessible for…
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A Gorilla Winter
Fact 1: Riding with a club is more fun than riding alone. Fact 2: We are not Gorilla’s. The Winter is! Fact 3: We wish we could do this more often. Don’t let riding alone drive you up the wall. Come and join us on a Baroudeur Big Ride, an open invite, sociably paced with a…
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Don’t get bored
After all, ’tis the season is to be hunting… It’s those little moments. You know. Those little nuggets you look for in life. You’re in the moment. You can’t not be in the moment when you’re on your bike. – Miguel Crawford ‘El Chapulin’ http://vimeo.com/100774318 Team ‘Deux North‘ have teamed up with Special*zed for their new wheels.…
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Hard as a Belgian
You can’t be made to do this. You’re made for it. Thank you Yes, thank you to all the Baroudeurs (new and seasonsed) who made last night’s gathering a great social event. We are humbled and delighted that you have chosen to ride with this, your team. It’s not easy cycling in these dark months, at London…
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Mi Jersey Su Jersey
Vos, still has more than just an eye for the rainbow jersey On face value, this appears to be your every day friendly celebration of the new Women’s World Road Race Champion receiving her rainbow jersey; but look carefully and there’s another peculiar story unfolding. It looks like Pauline Ferrand-Prevot was handed a new jersey, but Rabobank got…
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The Windsor Weave
Windsor in the sunshine, and friends on their bikes – what more can you ask for on a Sunday morning What’s so appealing about Windsor? It’s not even our country’s Capital. And yet, according to the local tourist office, 75% of the visiting tourists are of domestic origin: accounting for £98 million worth of spending…
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Cameron Highlands – Preview
Big Chase and SG-Glen at the height of the Highlands Va Va Voom The roar of a finely tuned motorcycle motions to my side. As we both pause at the junction, the rider enquires about my bike. I turn to return the compliment and from learning a thing or two about motorcycling, particularly about BMW touring-bikes, we talk…
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Keep on Kovers
Caution: These are seriously good accessories. Something Different It’s like something out a Dumas novel; first there was one, now there are four. The Speedplay cleat has grown in popularity amongst the Baroudeurs, essentially because they are a different approach to the cleat mechanism. A review is in the works, but for now we’ll be…
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The Ride of the Falling Leaves – BBR
Baroudeur Big Ride: No drop, rolling hills! In honour of Lombaridia which officially was raced last week in Italy, and won beautifully by Dan Martin, the Baroudeurs will roll out in the the lovely roads of Kent – ‘The Garden of England’. This Sunday – An open ride. No membership needed. Just lots of good cycling…