For the low price of only TWENTY TWO THOUSAND AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS (that’s USD $16k) you can be the proud owner of what is arguably the ugliest bike that Trek has ever produced. Introducing the Trek 50th Anniversary ICON Edition Madone SLR 9 AXS Gen 8. Designer: What colour palette would you like?Trek: All of them….
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Oakley M-Frame Lance Armstrong Signature Series
I’m a sucker for some “all-in” memorabilia. It’s sad, but I just can’t help it! A couple of weeks ago I spotted these mint condition original 2002-era Oakley “Lance Armstrong” Signature Series sunglasses on eBay. I placed a cheeky bid. It turns out I must be the only sucker into this stuff, as I think…
Project Postal: 2002 Trek 5200 US Postal Team Edition (Bike Check)
Back in the late 90’s / early 2000’s the Trek 5200 / Trek 5500 was one of the lightest production frames available and was the very first carbon fibre frame to “win” a Tour de France. Ridden by big names such as Tom Boonen, George Hincapie, Tyler Hamilton and Lance Armstrong to multiple race wins,…
Pedals, pain and progress
Road cycling and suffering are intrinsically linked. To get faster, you have to ride harder, to ride harder you have to be prepared to suffer on the bike. Over the years I’ve learnt to love and embrace the suffering. I love to ride so hard that the only thing I can feel or think about…
2020 Resolution Ride #11 – The ‘Merica Decides Edition
November already?!?! While all of America wakes to a new leader of the free world, here in Tasmania we awoke to signs of a fast approaching summer of cycling. Today was another of those fantastic yet unplanned metric century rides. I’d packed enough snacks and water to go the distance, but on fatigued legs I…
Project Postal: First blast on the machine from the past!
The 1st of September means one thing down here in the Southern Hemisphere; SPRING! Crisp, chilly mornings paired with clear blue sunny skies (or at least that’s what we hope for). With the Tour de France in full swing and a sniff of finer weather in the air, I decided to wheel my Project Postal…
Two Wheels with TC 