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This’ll be a hard watch, but an important and informative one….![]()
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Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage & Me - watch trailer for documentary
www.bbc.co.uk
Sir Chris Hoy opens up about his journey with terminal cancer and how the mental strength he honed as a six-time Olympic gold medallist is helping him inspire others.
** January only ** ![]()
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I can’t believe how the year has just whizzed by; the workshop is already full in Nov, but I still have slots in Dec (and remains open until 23 Dec).![]()
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This is just an advanced warning; Jan is likely to be a busy month for a number of external, non-bike reasons, so rather than provide an erratic or half-arsed service, the workshop will be closed for the duration of Jan ‘26 and will reopen on 2 Feb.![]()
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Hopefully this’ll give you enough time to plan any scheduled servicing - I’m sure I’ll probably still end up helping anyone with an emergency and also those folk to whom anything happening beyond the end of the week still seems to come as a surprise…. 🤣 I love ya all!!
What a great article. We’re lucky enough to have a number of clubs in our region; cycling (all sport) should be safe and inclusive. If clubs are welcoming and make new/all riders feel welcome and safe, cycling will thrive…. after all, we ride because we love it; share that passion. ![]()
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www.facebook.com/share/1ZvQpeBehx/?mibextid=wwXIfrThe new “inclusive” cycling clubs are going to kill someone.![]()
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And I’ll be the one who gets called a gatekeeper for saying it.![]()
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I watched a group ride last week. 30 riders. Zero hand signals. ![]()
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Overlapping wheels everywhere. ![]()
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One guy braking mid-corner in the bunch.![]()
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It was the most “welcoming” ride I’ve ever seen. ![]()
No intimidating rules. No stuffy customs. Just “show up and ride.”![]()
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It was also a ticking time bomb.![]()
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I LOVE that cycling is becoming more accessible. ![]()
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The traditional club model, with its unwritten rules and insider knowledge, has kept too many people out for too long.![]()
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But the pendulum has swung too far.![]()
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These “rules” we’re abandoning? They’re not there to exclude people. ![]()
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They’re cycling’s version of Darwin.![]()
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Holding your line through corners. Signaling when you stand. Never overlapping wheels. Calling out road hazards. Knowing how to ride a crosswind in formation.![]()
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These customs weren’t invented by stuffy club elites to make newcomers feel small. They were developed over 100+ years of trial and error. ![]()
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They exist because the alternative was crashing, injury, and chaos.![]()
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Every mature industry has “unwritten rules” that seem like gatekeeping but are actually compressed wisdom.![]()
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In surgery, there’s a protocol for everything. ![]()
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In aviation, there’s a checklist culture. ![]()
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In cycling, there are bunch riding customs.![]()
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Calling these “barriers to entry” misses the point entirely.![]()
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I rode with a new club last month that throws out all the “old school” rules. ![]()
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They’re growing fast. ![]()
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Everyone’s having fun.![]()
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Until someone hit a pothole and went down. ![]()
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Then three more riders went down because they were overlapping wheels and couldn’t react.![]()
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The organizer said: “Crashes happen, it’s part of cycling.”![]()
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No. ![]()
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Preventable crashes happen when you ignore 100 years of hard-earned knowledge.![]()
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I want to mix up the status quo![]()
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I want new clubs that challenge stuffy customs ![]()
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I want fresh energy and perspectives ![]()
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I want lower barriers to entry ![]()
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I also want these clubs teaching the fundamentals that keep people safe ![]()
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I want them respecting why the rules exist before breaking them ![]()
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You can be inclusive AND have standards.![]()
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The most welcoming thing you can do for a new rider isn’t to eliminate all the rules—it’s to teach them why those rules exist and give them the skills to ride confidently in a group.![]()
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We don’t need to choose between tradition and inclusion.![]()
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We need to teach the newcomers what took us decades to learn.![]()
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Because the group ride is more fun when everyone knows what they’re doing.![]()
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And the rules aren’t there to exclude you, they’re there to bring you home safely.
Lots and lots to see at Rouleur Live; I won’t bombard you with photos (although I did nerd-out on the Endura bearings stand)……but let’s take a moment to ogle at this Hope track bike AND that 70T chainring!!! 💪💪
Ahhh, what a lovely post from the Viking Challenge. I’ve stepped away from the spannering and route support this year, but you can still get involved…. Why not enter one of the areas best/muddiest cycling challenges. Always sunny and always a day course….unless it’s not.![]()
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And heck, a great ride, great cake and all the money goes to charity….get doin’it! ![]()
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vikingchallenge.org.uk
No Two Cycles will be closed 10-18 Aug inc.![]()
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Dogs or bikes?? Next week, dogs win…..![]()
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The workshop appointments are running into Sept now, so please do plan ahead for the winter / cx season (slots always available for those tweaks and little mishaps).![]()
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Thanks, David
Just one of those days when the fancy bike comes out. ![]()
And believe it or not, a nameless customer did ask what those things on the down-tube were for….![]()
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Rossin frame with Columbus Matrix fluted tubes and a mix of 1990s Campagnolo Chorus and Record. 52/42 with an 8-spd block….so I’ll be avoiding the hills 🤣![]()
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#campagnolorecord #retrobike #rossin #columbus
Just one of those days when the fancy bike comes out. ![]()
And believe it or not, a nameless customer did ask what those things on the down-tube were for….![]()
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Rossin frame with Columbus Matrix fluted tubes and a mix of 1990s Campagnolo Chorus and Record. 52/42 with an 8-spd block….so I’ll be avoiding the hills 🤣![]()
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#campagnolorecord #retrobike #rossin #columbus
Fresh coffee day!! ![]()
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Coffee and cycling go hand-in-hand, and with all that intenal cable routing, boy, do I need caffeine!! ![]()
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I’m always on the look out for good coffee and when Lauren (Ginger & Blue) recommended Stewarts of Trent Bridge, they became my supplier of choice. ![]()
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This month I have the usual Sunset Espresso and my new favourite. Colombia, La Isla! ☕️☕️![]()
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#localbikeshop #localbusiness #coffeelovers #coffeetime #notwocycles
Could cycling backwards be the next big thing….? ![]()
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A credible article Ratio Technology, chapeau Dr Erste!
A misty start to the day. ![]()
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It’s a pleasure to be supporting the Beeston Academy Cycle Team - spannering from Car2.![]()
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The Junior CiCLE Classic course was treated to a massive downpour yesterday; should make todays racing quite sporty!![]()
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#localbikeshop #cycleracing #webuycycle
A good vantage point to watch some suffering on Sunday….. 💪🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻![]()
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www.facebook.com/share/1GEfY3oAaK/?mibextid=wwXIfrAnd it begins 😍
My pre-work caffeine infusion included perusing Cycling Weekly; I thought I’d share with you this insightful finding…….![]()
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Remember kids, don’t buy a hockey stick if you want to play tennis…. 🤣![]()
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#localbikeshop #toptips
Are you one of those people disappointed that we’re now deprived of good racing on mainstream TV? ![]()
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Well despair not, for you can get your fix of England’s own Belgian Classic - the Junior CiCLE Classic takes place next weekend. ![]()
Website here, but not much detail; cicleclassic.co.uk/![]()
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I’m delighted that a couple of riders I support will be racing too; Ben Freeman (his brother, Sam, will be racing next year too) and Ethan Squires will be doing battle on local road with some great ‘secteurs’.![]()
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Safe riding guys; I’ll try not to look too warm in the team car….![]()
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Paul Squires Adrian Freeman @followersHow to get into cycling is our latest blog, written by Sam Freeman who has been on work experience at Melton Sports this week from the Priory Belvoir Academy. Sam is a young cycling prospect, so watch this space! www.meltonsports.co.uk/2025/03/13/how-to-get-into-cycling-by-sam-freeman/
People often ask if I sell bikes…..as a rule, no I don’t, bit obviously, with so many great customers, I often see great bikes for sale, or hear about people who want bikes.![]()
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And here’s one such bike; Adam has a great MTB for sale; it’s always been looked after, but as he says, it’s not been through the workshop recently, but I’m very happy to share the link knowing it’ll be a great bike for someone….![]()
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www.facebook.com/share/19k7Yc9njL/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Sure, there’s ill-informed folk and keyboard warriors already dismissing this bike as ‘a Halfords bike’ …. but don’t be one of them; read the article, look at the spec and realise just how good a bike this is for the money!![]()
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And ask those folk who’ve had a Boardman bike (me included), they’re a really good quality product and great valve….. ![]()
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#localbikeshop #notwocycles #abikeforallseasons #boardmanbikes