I was more of a BMX street and flatland man myself rather than a park rat, but park skills still deserve some kudos. This however is taking park and ramp riding skills to a whole new level! Totally mad. Loving the helmet cam view of the tricks too. Be sure to watch it in HD…
Month: August 2015
Wireless groupset from SRAM
SRAM’s long awaited wireless electronic groupset has been spotted on Kristin Armstrong’s time trial bike at the USA Pro Challenge last week. The groupset still has no public release date or even a name, but it’s another step forward. From the photos released on Bike Radar it looks like the shift buttons on the extensions and…
Pokljuka Climb, Slovenia
This is a Catagory 1 road climb in Slovenia starting from just outside Lake Bled and rising up through Triglav National Park to the Triglav Pokljuka Sports Centre and also a ski resort near the top. As it winds it’s way up the mountain, the road rises for over ten miles and 2500 feet at an average gradient of…
Cycling in Slovenia
As I’m currently “between jobs” I’ve been doing a bit of travelling around Slovenia . So far it has been great, if a little on the toasty side at times! Earlier in the week my wife and I hired a tandem and rode along the Slovenian coastline to Croatia, passing through olive groves, vineyards and…
Time for a change
Change is in the air for me. For the first time in over 15 years I am no longer working a government job and will be moving into a new field, down a totally different path. I’ve been in a similar job (but in different places) for almost ten years since moving to the UK so I am certainly…
How The Race Was Won – Tour de France 2015
Cosmo Catalano sums up the 2015 Tour de France in his trademark snazzy style: cyclocosm.com