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MetaBike in LEL2013 setup

The start date of LEL2013 draws near, and I think I’ve finally nailed the loadout for the MetaBike. Maybe…

London Edinburgh London 2013 Stage Preview

Post date
2013-07-23
Posted in Cycling, Review

Probably the longest ride I’ll ever do starts on Sunday – the 1400km London-Edinburgh-London audax. Comfortingly, there will be 1000 others going through the same thing. For anyone following the news of the event, here’s a handy stage guide! Might take a wee while to load, given the number of interactive maps…

A change of LEL plan, and an intro to the Darkerside MetaBike

Our LEL plan has changed from the Morpheus tandem to a pair of singles. Here’s why, and also a quick run down of the freshly arrived Darkerside Metabike.

MetaBike incoming! Probably…

As I’ve hinted in various places over the past few weeks, I’ve finally jumped ship from the Fuego and am awaiting the arrival of a MetaBike.

Short Review – Optima High Baron

I spent last weekend playing on two of Laid Back Bike’s high racers – the Optima High Baron and a Metabike. Both promise high performance and the ability to use standard road bike wheels. Here’s my thoughts on the Baron.

Saltire 200km permanent audax

Post date
2013-05-13
Posted in Cycling, Other stuff

We’ll be taking the Morpheus on it’s first big ride this Saturday – the 206km Saltire permanent. Also, a reminder that PoP is this Sunday!

The Fuego and panniers

Post date
2013-05-09
Posted in Cycling, Review
Tagged with recumbent

A look at how you can use your upright panniers on the Nazca Fuego. The ability to carry more than a small sandwich is a massive bonus of the Nazca design when compared to other lowracers, but how well does it actually work?

Glasgow’s roads were not built for cars

Post date
2013-05-01
Posted in Cycling, Other stuff

Carlton Reid recently celebrated the spectacular kick start of his book ‘Roads were not built for cars’. I’ve dug up an old map of Glasgow to try and see how much of our roads pre-date the internal combustion era. Go on, have a guess

London-Edinburgh-London: route metrics

Post date
2013-04-30
Posted in Cycling

I finally got round to checking out the LEL route. Here are the headline facts…

Circe Morpheus – first impressions

Post date
2013-04-25
Posted in Cycling, Review
Tagged with recumbent

My initial thoughts on the Circe Morpheus – the bike we’ll be riding from London to Edinburgh and back. Tandem, cargo bike, or long distance mile-muncher?