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By Guy Redshaw November 30, 2019December 29, 2020 Just bike stuff

Frankie Says Relax

You may or may not remember (and guess the year) when the top Liverpool band, FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD, knocked out that great track, Relax. I never owned one of those t-shirts that boldly said, ‘Frankie says Relax’, but it felt like I was the in the minority at the

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By Guy Redshaw November 23, 2019April 8, 2023 Just bike stuff

The case for The Special Tool

Special tools are designed to do one thing, really well.  How many special tools do you have in your toolbox?  How much have you spent on special tools that you’ve only ever used once, or twice or….? How many times have you not used the correct special tool on a

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By Guy Redshaw November 16, 2019January 16, 2022 Just bike stuff

The fascinating world and psychology of ‘The bicycle Collector’

A common dictionary definition of the word “collector’” is; a person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby. This is obviously a broad definition, and after looking around my bike shed, and after a quick look in the mirror to see if I looked like

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By Guy Redshaw November 3, 2019January 19, 2022 Cannondale

The Arizona MTB interview

Interviewer = You, whoever you are Interviewee = Me, the Author You: What’s occurring/happening/going on then? Me: I’ve recently bought a 2007 Cannondale Prophet mountain bike for $300 on Craigslist in Phoenix, Arizona. You: WTF! Isn’t that a long way from home? On a different continent even? How the hell

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By Guy Redshaw April 25, 2026April 26, 2026 Just bike stuff

Is Aerial Marketing dead?

The answer is; Definitely not! You are probably wondering how this subject remotely fits into the world of cycling, which is what this site is clearly all about, but bare with me on this and read on please. Firstly, let’s understand what I mean by aerial marketing. In its simplest

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Diary of a Cycling Nobody
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Cycling Past & Present and Other Stuff

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