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By Guy Redshaw June 28, 2020December 29, 2020 Just bike stuff

The Rose and Forks

I know the title of this post sounds like a pub, and maybe there is one in the world somewhere proudly bearing this name. However, it’s not what I intended. That pink rose in the featured image is named after the famous horticulturalist and garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. It has

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By Guy Redshaw June 9, 2020January 14, 2022 Cilo Cycles

When Cool becomes Cilo Cool

Have you noticed how some things are cool straight out of the box and others gain coolness over time? More importantly, cool doesn’t have to be proven because it’s gained global recognition. Cool is a social perception and not an inherent quality. A Cool thing is much more than just

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By Guy Redshaw June 1, 2020January 14, 2022 Cilo Cycles

The 1981 Cilo (alternative?) road test and review

All bicycle road test and reviews are stereotypically the same, and have been since Robert (known as Bob from here on) Lillywand, first thought of a new and innovative way to market and sell his bikes back in 1807. Bob reckoned that by using the village’s local key opinion leader,

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

Is Aerial Marketing dead?

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Diary of a Cycling Nobody
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