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By Guy Redshaw May 26, 2018December 29, 2020 Track

DIY Speedway & Flat Track Recipe

For top, festive fun, follow the recipe and methodology below. Ingredients: 1 old bicycle – It must have a frame with a top tube or crossbar, and not a ladies step through style, and without a ‘fixed gear’. 1 roll of duct tape – silver or black. 1 cycling kit

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By Guy Redshaw May 18, 2018January 19, 2022 Cannondale

sex, bugs and Wash’n’roll.

Apparently, and according to recent research, 40% of people (who are legally old enough to do it) have sex 1-3 times a week, and on average it lasts between 15-30 minutes. But what the research didn’t identify, was the number of cyclists in the sample group of people. Hmmmmm…..This is

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By Guy Redshaw May 10, 2018April 6, 2023 Road bikes

Tuscan trip & managing life’s 3 main priorities, successfully…..

Quite sometime ago, I recognised through my own experience, that the majority of people have 3 main priorities in their lives, regardless of gender, race etc. In no particular order, they are: Work, Home and Me. In most people’s daily lives, 2 of the 3 priorities dominate. They are Work

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By Guy Redshaw May 8, 2018December 29, 2020 Road bikes

Blatant bicycle doping, canine drinkers, a good night and fresh eggs!

Doping investigation has moved on from the professional cyclists themselves to their actual bikes. Discreet electric motors concealed inside the seat tube that drives the bottom bracket are old news now, and the testing of both bikes and riders is now mandatory in cycle sport. There’s a fine line between

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By Guy Redshaw May 5, 2018January 19, 2022 Cannondale

3 boys, 3 Bicycles, a Castle and a great Mountain in Wales

Three boys (?) aged between 30 and 35 leave the Welsh glacial lake of Tal-y-llyn and head off down a small winding road, which is just wide enough for 1.3 cars in width. This means that there are several, marked passing places for oncoming cars to pass each other. These

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