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Friday Caption Contest: Stunt Edition

Friday Caption Contest: Stunt Edition

First up, let’s look at the results for last week’s caption contest. The winner is of course Betty, who correctly identified that on high-end bikes like the Townsend pictured, almost everything is now seen as an optional add-on that you pay for. Having done so, she immediately spotted the problem with the tyres: “The rider...
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Friday Caption Contest: What’s Missing?

Friday Caption Contest: What’s Missing?

Simple enough challenge for you today: Just identify what’s missing from this snap by CyclingVillage, and provide an explanation of what’s happened: Best answer gets our usual level of fabulous prize: A CCTV system to keep an eye on your precious ride. Good luck!
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The Joy of Slicks*

The Joy of Slicks*

I’m always puzzled whenever I see someone riding a so-called “mountain bike” along the street. These things are frequently supermarket models, with frames made from girders, useless & heavy suspension, brakes & gear components made from Kraft cheese, and they all seem to be fitted with super-knobbly tyres. You can usually hear these bikes coming...
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When Bicycle Polo Isn’t Enough…

When Bicycle Polo Isn’t Enough…

… There’s always Unicycle Hockey. And you can play against your bicycle polo playing refusnik friends if you really want to spice it up (apparently less is more - the unicycles trashed the opposition): Can we just file this one for later?
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“Do Not Feed The Mamils”

“Do Not Feed The Mamils”

That’s the caption suggested by Andy Lulham for this photo from the Leeds University Bicycle User Group: Can you do better?
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Friday Caption Contest: Cargobikearama!

Friday Caption Contest: Cargobikearama!

It’s been a while since our last competition - our team of judges were too busy laughing themselves sick at the entries. But the winner is… Andrew: “Dave was still trying to prove that the ideal number of bikes was N+1″ because the truth of it hurt too much. Your prize is in the post -...
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Friday Caption Contest

Friday Caption Contest

I’ve been busy. It’s been summer (ish). You’ve been elsewhere. But now it’s back - our flippin’ fabulous fun Friday caption contest. So what do you make of this: Leave your answer below. The lucky winner will win one of these fabulous bikes to add to their stable. 1,999 runners up will also receive one of...
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To Maintain Your Brooks Saddle…

To Maintain Your Brooks Saddle…

Apply Brooks Proofide during the breaking in period, and every 3-6 months thereafter. I did the one on Byron today. But not like this:
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Say It With A Bike

Say It With A Bike

We got factories to build Nissans and Toyotas and Hondas. They got one of these: To be honest, I think we got the rough end of that deal. Though to be fair, poor Noda-san did have to pay the ultimate price price for this bike:
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Lego Bicycle Sculpture

Lego Bicycle Sculpture

What could be more Danish than this: A bicycle made from Lego! Lots more photos and pricing (hint: Ultegra Di2 costs a whole lot less) over at the artist, Sean Kenney’s site. He even does a cool little Lego Christiana Bike model, but that’s only in a more traditional Lego scale!
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