Category Archives: Headset Press
May
24
Saxo Cycling Project: Hannah Grant, Teamwork and Expertise
By JamieThe fourth film in the Saxo Cycling series presents Saxo-Tinkoff’s head chef - Hannah Grant. In this exclusive film Hannah Alexandra Grant talks candidly about her love for preparing food for the riders. The impeccable high standards her gourmet trained eyes demand from the fresh produce delivered to the kitchen team truck every day, and how team family bonds are connected through the very thing that make the wheels … Read more
May
22
ORTRE BI5 lock
By SteveLocks are fairly utilitarian objects at best, with only a few exceptions, that offer aesthetics in the deal, and mostly for good reasons. The ORTRE BI5 lock seems to be a good exception – and still remain utilitarian – not an easy task for a lock. They also admit it’s not meant to be heavy duty either… “when your away from your bike for just a short time, or perfect as … Read more
May
11
Free London Bike Clinics
By SteveYou lucky people of London, you’ve never had it so cycling good! A new study of over a thousand bike owners [from Barclays] reveals close to one in five (18 per cent) people cycle in the dark with no lights, while over a quarter (27 per cent) are riding around with flat tyres. And this lack of bike maintenance is leading to an increasing number of breakdowns with London … Read more
May
1
Bunyan Velo European Tour
By SteveOur friend Lucas over at Bunyan Velo is going on a massive European Tour this June. Bunyan Velo is a lovely Journal dedicated to the adventures one can have on a bicycle. Lucas is certainly living up to this. Here is what he is doing and he needs some friendly faces along the way; “I’ll be spending this June (2013) touring across Scotland, England, the Netherlands, and Belgium. I’d love to … Read more
April
8
Lost Lanes: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Southern England
By DanBeautiful photos, bikes, sun, food, wild camping and cycling in a part of the country i’ve never ridden in. This book is superb. You can buy it from the authors site (Jack Thurston) aka The Bike Show for £14.99, you can also treat yourself to an Art print of the cover illustration for £30 or buy both at the same time for £40.
April
4
Finally Howies…
By SteveI’ve often wondered if they would ever do this, make some proper lycra kit. And they’ve only gone and done it after a very very long time. In their own words; “We bike to work and home again, evening rides and weekend jollies. Getting covered in crap, cuts and grazes and aches and pains. We love it. That’s why we do it everyday. Funny thing is, we’ve never really got … Read more
April
2
Steel in Motion
By SteveI’m very interested in narrative and story telling, visual or otherwise. The nice people at Caravan Collective have really done a good job with this one. What a wonderful story and character and that t-shirt. I really like that tee! The idea [in this video] of motion is very true, cycling is all about movement and more so on single track. I think that that fluid movement of … Read more
April
1
HGW
By SteveIt’s taken me a long time to find out about this and the effects of HGW. This is high tech doping, where nano-worms are intravenously injected into the legs of athletes, where they constantly create extra oxygen to the leg muscles, blood tests can not pick up the nano-worms and those in the know are calling these “Human Growth Worms”. Pretty sick…
March
22
Giant Right Ride: Official Launch
By SteveGiant officially launched their bike fitting system at the Taipei Cycle Show. Giant call their system Right Ride and that is pretty much what you get. Bike fitting is starting to be a serious part of selling bikes and Giant have got in the game with other big names such as Specialized.
