Young Sam, one of the Saturday lads over in Forest Row, spotted this one.

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2010 North American Handmade Bicycle Show from Michael Wendell on Vimeo.

Safari London from Rick Symonds on Vimeo.

So Dave and I have just signed up!

DATE OF EVENT: 21/03/10
Taken from http://www.srs-events.cc

The Spring Challenge ride follows the route of the Springtime Classic Cyclosportive but takes a detour to avoid the hardest of the hills of our Classic route. This detour reduces the distance of the Springtime Challenge ride to 53 miles (85.8km). This 53 mile (85.8km) sporting course with 1193 meters of climbing will challenge your fitness and determination. It’s a good event to do to get into condition for future summer cyclosportives. This route is achievable for most club standard cyclists, but needs work as it passes through some tough terrain and climbs such as Pillow Mounds Hill and Kidds Hill better know locally amongst the cycling fraternity as “The Wall” and the infamous Cobb Lane Hill.

With the scenic rolling roads of Ashdown Forest we feel sure you’ll enjoy this ride.

The key event points are:
Sign on time 7.40 until 8.20am
Start time, be at the start area for 9.00am
Start and finish at The London meeds School.
2 feed stations at:- Forest Row Town Hall and Ardingly
Technical support
Event timing by SPORTident
10 mph average cut off speed broom wagon supplied
Emergency medical assistance
Goody bag

A few weeks ago, George, one of the mechanics in Lewes had his bike stolen while on the train to Seaford. Still no sign of it so he started building up a new ride.

If you are into 24inch jump bikes, come talk to him!

So i am going to start a new weekly feature.
Since working in Lewes, i have had a chance to explore a bit more of what the town has to offer. Everything from independent health food shops all the way to vintage and retro bric and brac. It was just after christmas that i started to venture into the charity shops. i like buying records. Mostly alternative shouty punk bands from America, but more recently got in to the habit of buying anything that takes my fancy, be it Costello or Cash. (a few weeks ago i picked up a signed copy of Something Blue by the attractions for £1.50)

So here we go.. Week beginning the 1st of February

David Bowie – Hunky Dory – 12inch 1980 reprint £3
Contains classics such as Changes and life on Mars. Never been a massive fan of Bowie, only ever listened to him in passing. But i really respect the work he has put out over the years (apart from that awful Christmas song!) So i am hoping that a complete listen of this will help me see him in a different light.

The Stranglers – Rattus Norvegicus – 12inch 1977 original £2
The punk record that never was! From the start of their career they were often lumped in with the Punk scene. There are parts of this record that really do have a punk vibe, a slight vocal snarl, but otherwise this is straight up rock ad roll. I love the use of instruments other than guitars and the offbeat feel of Peaches.

So that is it for this week!
Go and check your local charity shops for hidden treasures.
-M

Oh My Word!

This is more than just barrier cream. Just had a can through the post, decided to put it to the test. Put on a golf ball sized application, let it dry for a little while and then put it to the test. A few layers of copper grease, blue grease, chain lube, dirt.. rubbed it all in. The kind of stuff which would stain the skin.

Then after a quick rinse off, any sign of the grease was gone. Amazing stuff!

Never before have i been this excited about PPE!

http://www.dermashield.co.uk/

These have been lifted from SportivePhoto
Going to order some prints to put up in the shop, hang on my wall, place on my fridge, hand out to friends.. maybe a mousemat and a coffee mug as well?