The stuff cyclists say!

This is so true. For all you cyclists out there, how often do you find yourself saying any of the following?

Thanks to the guys at road.cc for the heads up on this one. Enjoy!

Want to buy some GnarLube?

GnarLube making lube sexy

Don’t ask me how, but I stumbled across this new cycle lube brand on Facebook – GnarLube. The profile image grabbed my attention as it would any other red-blooded male in the world. Now I have to be careful about this post not to make it to seedy as there seems to be a lot of discussion of late in the use of sex to sell products. The recent news – BBC and PC Pro – from CES and the use of babe booths has definitely thrown the cat amongst the pigeons.

Gnarly

Either way, this seems to be working for GnarLube and they are picking up quite a following, albeit on Facebook. Their website offers two types of lube as well as clothing, for both men and women.

New bikes from the London Bike Show 2012

Custom Parlee with uber cool Lightweights

The London Bike Show, not to be confused with the Cycle Show, took place this weekend just gone by.  I was lucky enough to be invited to the show by the team at NeilPryde Bikes. As a NeilPryde Epic Rider I was on their stand for both days talking to all those who came by about the bikes and my experiences on them. The recent news on UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team signing NeilPryde Bikes seems to have raised interest in the brand causing a lot of people to come to the stand for a chat to find out more.

On the Sunday I got a chance to step away from the stand to go see what else was going on at the show. I managed to make it to the Lightweight, Bianchi, Wilier, Chris King, Deda, Time, Foffa and Rose stands. Well, their frames really stood out for me so stopped to take a closer look. Here are some images from those brands:

Custom coloured NeilPryde Diablo

NeilPryde Bayamo

The prototype of the NeilPryde Bayamo which will make its debut in May at the Tour of California. I like this pic especially as the black Mavic decals shine up when a flash of light strikes it.

Chris King Cielo Full Custom 29'er

Now something I didn’t know was that Chris King was into making bikes. Apparently, as I was told by the sales guy at the show, it’s what he started doing first before moving into the less expensive market of componentry. Now he’s gone back into building bikes with his Cielo Range. Above is his full custom 29′er which you can have for a staggering price of £5050.

Sweat ‘n Gears Blog – 2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 83,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 4 days for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Doing it The Obree Way!

Graeme Obree and the position he was famous for

Former hour record holder and world pursuit champion, Graeme Obree, has launched his long-awaited training manual for cyclists. The manual titled The Obree Way – A Training Manual For Cyclists aims to provide a practical guide to cyclists and is ideal for those new or returning to the sport.

According to Obree’s website:

The Perfect Xmas Gift for Cyclists from Prendas Ciclismo

Les mémoires du peloton 2012 Calendar

If you are still looking for that perfect gift for xmas, then look no further than the ‘Les memoires du peloton 2012 calendar‘ brought to you from the wonderful team Prendas Ciclismo.

It is a fabulous retro-inspired calendar with photographs spanning over 40 years. It features twelve former in black/white and full colour including Eddy Merckx, Joop Zoetemelk, Tom Simpson, Felice Gimondi, Johan Museeuw, Paolo Bettini, Mario Cipollini, Graeme Obree, Tom Boonen, Giuseppe Saronni, Jaan Raas and Mark Cavendish.

According to the team at Prendas, the 2012 edition was conceived around the time of Mark Cavendish’s victory at the UCI Road World Champs, hence the rainbow bands added to the theme.

So point your browser towards Prendas right now to ensure you get your copy for 2012. Not that you need any more enticement but here are some of the awesome images you will be able to have hang from your wall:

225 Photos of Sexy Girls Riding Bicycles

This past week my dear brother sent me a link to site that contains ‘225 photos of sexy girls riding bicycles‘.  Although there a lot of images from new photography site TheFIXFIXFIX, there are also a host of old and new images of girls on bikes. Including celebrities such as Katy Perry, Heather Graham, Kate Moss, Cheryl Cole, Zooey Deschenal, Monica Bellucci, Kelly Brook and Heather Graham to name but a few. Even cycling’s very own Liz Hatch makes an appearance.

There aren’t too many images of girls on road bikes, but those that like cycle chic and fixed wheels will be pleasantly surprised by what you will see here. Here’s a sample of what you may see on the site:

Tequila Alley video makes it on CyclingDirt

CyclingDirt.org

I was super impressed this morning to find out that my ‘Tequila Alley‘ video, taken at this past weekend’s Rapha Super Cross series final, has made it onto the video pages at CyclingDirt.org.

For those who follow the world of cyclocross will kn0w that CyclingDirt is the worlds leading provider for video coverage of cyclocross and mountain bike racing, news, interviews, tech, and features. Their belief is that these are the best sports in the world and intend to convert as many people to this way of thinking as possible.

Now having only attended one cross event in my entire life, I have to say I was taken by it and thoroughly enjoyed myself. However, I’m still very much a roadie and track fan. But anything to promote  bicycles is awesome in my books, so make sure you check out their website!

And I have to also say a big thanks to Stuart for getting the video to CyclingDirt.

Videos from the Rapha Super Cross Series 2011 final

Here are some videos taken from the Rapha Super Cross Series 2011 final held at Alexandra Palace in North London yesterday. This first video is of the elite men’s race as they’re about to ascend the staircase:

And here is a short video from ‘Tequila Alley’ opened during the novice race. If riders wanted to take a shortcut through the alley, they had to drink a shot of tequila. A great laugh for riders and spectators alike, especially the crashed going into the alley!

Epic Ride: Taking to the Three Counties Cycle Ride

Satisfaction after taking on the Three Counties

Read my latest Epic Ride for the team at NeilPryde Bikes. Here is a little taster of what I’ve written:

Realising we have a mammoth challenge ahead we decided it was time to get some training in and get the legs and body ready for what was to come. The first ride we were going to take on was the Three Counties Cycle Ride.

To read more about it and Duckingham Palace, make sure to click here.

Thanks!