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A new 4 legged addition to the team has arrived, our first shop dog.

Name: Meg
Age: 18 months
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Likes: Cheese, tennis balls, socks, leaping in the pond & chasing the cat
Dislikes: Lemons, bath time & Yorkshire Terriers

Ahhh what a cutie…but looks can deceptive! Pop and say hello next time you’re about and maybe if you’re lucky she’ll chew your invoices and/or eat your Pyrex bowls too.

This is Jim’s £7 fixie that he rode for a week until the fella he got the frame from reminded him about the crack in the downtube – ‘only for the turbo trainer’ apparently! He managed to give it life using some of the many bike bits lying about in the workshoppe, the only cost being the chain & 2 tubes. Check out the crank set mounted on the left hand side (very cool but the pedals have to be Loctited in so they don’t wind themselves out) with coach bolts holding the chain ring on & the headset shim made from a chunk of old seat post. Jim is now on the hunt for another freebie track frame, preferably one that’s not already knackered!
Good work Jim.

Yeah I know it’s been a long time since my last post but I’ve been a bit busy what with getting married, going on honeymoon, having a hectic summer of repairs and …err…oh, only three things then. Well maybe it’s true, I have been neglecting the blog but I’m back now and there’ll be more to come. Spent some of my summer helping Johnnie Walker build up his new bike (can I blame him for lack of posts?) and here is a picture of the hub/lacing pattern he went for:

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An interesting pair of wheels with 32 hole crow’s foot lacing (interesting in that crow’s foot is usually seen on 36 hole wheels), System EX sealed bearing track hubs, DT Swiss TK 7.1 touring rims and DT Swiss Champion double butted spokes. I’m hoping to convince to John to do a post so you can see what the rest of the bike looks like.
Watch this space.
B.

Close friend, former colleague, all round nice guy and fellow mountain biker Dave ‘Dangerous’ Mitchell is giving up his time to cycle from Riga in Latvia to Tallinn in Estonia in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. He’s doing it at the end of August and needs your help to raise some vital funds. The route, covering 530 challenging kilometres, links two beautiful capital cities in Eastern Europe following the Baltic coastline. More information on the ride can be found here:

Marie Curie Charity Ride – Riga to Tallinn

More importantly you can give a little here to help him on his way:

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Alternatively you can donate to Dave’s charity ride at the shop or just send him a good luck message via this blog. Thanks for taking the time to read this; I know Dave will appreciate it too. Good luck buddy.

2007 ended in style when an interesting pair of recumbents came into the workshop for customers Dave and Helen Hart. Specially ordered from ICE (Inspired Cycle Engineering), the ‘Trice T’ models are an ultra-comfortable touring recumbent trike with rear suspension and the ability to fold up and fit in the boot!  As with all build-ups we have to test them (you’d expect nothing less!) and we were really impressed with how well they handle and as you can imagine they are also super comfortable with the laid back riding position. 

Check out the ICE website for pricing and parts.  This is Dave and Helen showing us how it’s done. 

Many thanks to them for their patience whilst sourcing the bikes and accessories, we wish them many happy miles of cycling. Click on any of the images for more pictures.