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A perspective on the Cambridge cycling scene
Please bear with us!
Posted Monday July 19, 2010 by Rob Turner
Category: The Shop, Consciousness
We’re in a state of confusion, our certainties have deserted us, information is patchy, prices are fluid.
The 2010 bike range is teetering to a close, many models we no longer have size runs of and cannot order from the manufacturers. 2011 bikes are arriving or on the horizon. But dates are uncertain and prices still unfixed. With price rises announced but not always quantified, many of the distributors are playing their hand close to their chests, looking for the advantage.
So please be patient as we try to unravel when your new bike will arrive – and sometimes even what price it is going to be.
Cyclescheme quotes in particular are hazardous, we will try to get the quote right, then firm up and put stock, or future stock aside for you as it firms to an order.
Six weeks and all should be calm again!
Rollapaluza
Posted Saturday January 24, 2009 by Rob Turner
Category: Cycling, Cambridge
What a marvellous evening!
Perhaps not everyones cup of tea, but the adrenaline charged, sweat and beer drenched atmosphere of the Portland Arms last Friday was electric.
The format is simple. Two riders, firmly toestrapped, thrash around at impossibly high revs on front anchored, rear rollered bicycles. The race is over the equivalent of 500m, enough to see the combatants gasping for air and shaken by the effort.
The qualifying rounds against the clock, lead to a sudden death elimination pyramid.
What makes it is the crowd, all deliberatly partisan, supporting their team or favourite, loud hailers passed round to ensure that “pertinant coaching tips” reach the riders, and raise a laugh.
So what was I doing there, probably the least trained and certainly worst dressed of all the riders? My wife, having seen Chris Hoy compete on You Tube thought it was an appointment with a heart attack. But my commuter legs held up fine with an honourable if not glorious 30th place.
Car sharing
Posted Thursday April 3, 2008 by Rob Turner
Congratulations to the City Council for their recent initiatives encouraging car sharing.
But there is a long way to go!
A happy quarter of an hour, around 7.30 last Monday morning spent counting cars, boggled me. Arguably highly unrepresentative I’m sure, my sample streaming into Cambridge along Ditton Lane comprised 91% lone drivers.
Showtime!
Posted Saturday February 23, 2008 by Rob Turner
Category: The Shop, Cycling
Many miles have been traveled during January and February – many curled sandwiches eaten. Shows, seminars, launches, discussion groups, even some corporate hospitality!
So, does this mean we are ready for the Spring? You bet, fired up, awaiting new stock, informed, excited, aching for the warmer weather and to ride home in daylight.
Santos - your bike, our quality.
Posted Tuesday November 27, 2007 by Rob Turner
Category: The Shop
For some time we have been looking for a range of utility cycles, which raises the bar in durability, performance and quality. I believe we have found them.
Santos offer a stunning range of bikes in steel and aluminium. Choice of 24 colours and a custom build using derailleur or hub gearing.
It all looked good on paper and on the web (www.santosbikes.com), but there is so much more to Santos. A visit to their factory/showroom in Holland and a day in the company of their founder Robbert Rutgrink exposed the passion behind the brand and our shared commitment to customer satisfaction.
The detailing on the frames and detail of specification impressed in me how cutting edge the Santos design team are. Behind every feature is a reasoned argument and a striving for improvement in performance and longevity.
Our first Santos bicycles will be with us in January, come in to test ride and discuss your requirements. I’m brushing up on my cycling Dutch prior to the English website launch, crankstels and dragers make a pleasant change!