10-15% of my orders used to be to the EU, now it's down a couple a month. Think it's mainly due to the customs charges customers have to pay now. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/23/brexit-has-lost-us-25-of-sales-british-bike-storage-firm-buckles-under-red-tape
RT @SBSNews@twitter.com
Jacinda Ardern has stepped down as New Zealand prime minister in an emotional and surprise announcement.
Read more: https://trib.al/OWn32NZ
Couple of places near us that you can buy Preloved bikes from at a reasonable price. Does make cycling a bit more acces. https://www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-magazine/can-you-buy-decent-bike-ps100#msdynttrid=GTJOrRHGpeZaR3OYP3XOsA6yel59fao74iumV5vKVD4
OOwwww!
Colin Unsworth rode naked, 837 miles, from Lands End to John O’Groats with Sadie Tann.
"The couple, who rode a tandem bike, posed naked at various iconic locations during the 837-mile journey, including Edinburgh Castle and the Angel of the North."
https://www.lancs.live/whats-on/whats-on-news/nude-cyclist-says-theres-no-25949866
19% of gross income spent on a vehicle that spends over 90% of the time acting as a drive trinket. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/09/entrenched-car-culture-leaves-millions-of-britons-in-transport-poverty?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
It is maddening with shops with appalling customer service (Sigma Sports) thrive and small family businesses like VeloVixen go under. PLEASE support your local bike shops, whilst you still have them. #BuyLocal
I've juts launched my latest virtual gravel event - the Hell of the Notts Part 2.
Either 100 km or 100 miles in north Nottinghamshire - one of Britain's best kept gravelly secrets.
I started doing virtual events back in the pandemic and they've proved to be very popular. Just sign up and ride when you like. The routes are revealed on March 31st.
https://velotastic.co.uk/product/events/the-hell-of-the-notts-part-2/
Currently watching Rapha Gone Racing. Nice to escape reality for half an hour or so. https://youtu.be/AwA6dcLwW1I
Always a pleasure to have to get round cars left on the shared path next to 50mph traffic.
If it had been left in the road, the police would soon take an interest, but walking, wheeling and cycling? Meh.
Inside West Suffolk's (UK) Maglia Rosso is the signed jersey from Graeme Obree's one-hour record in Oslo, a preserved Penny Farthing from the 1880s, and (what I think is) the owner's completion jersey from the LEJOG (Land's End to John O' Groats).
Beautiful place!
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Online store specialising in gravel riding and bikepacking stuff.
Creator of cycling routes, gravel bike guide.
Love bad jokes and good coffee.