A look inside Madison’s IceBike 2020 Trade Event
For those of you who don’t know already, Madison are a major UK distributor of products to the cycling industry. The represent some major brands including Shimano and IceBike is one of the two events they have held for bike shops/the bike trade (and press) over the last few years. I attended this year to […]
The joy of dot watching
For the last few days I’ve been at my computer screen even more than normal. I’ve been glued to the Transatlantic Way ultra distance cycling race. It’s a 2,500km event that started in Dublin, made a bee-line to Derry and is now wending it’s way around the Irish coast to (near) Cork taking in a […]
2019 London Bike Show
The end of March saw the 2019 London Bike Show run between Friday the 28th and Sunday the 31st. I popped along on the Friday before the weekend crowds to see the stand out bikes and brands. The top two brands at the show for me this year were Ribble and Canyon but there were […]
Madison IceBike 2019 Highlights
Each year leading cycling distributor Madison, holds it’s IceBike event to showcase new products to it’s retail partners and the press. I attended again this week and this blog post is a photo heavy round up of the things that caught my eye I started at the Lazer helmets stand and was shown this special […]
2018 Rouleur Classic
Last week I spent two days looking around the 2018 Rouleur Classic in London including listening to a range of their talks. If you’re not familiar with the event, you’ll probably at least know the magazine. Rouleur is a high end cycling magazine and is held in high regard by most people in road cycling. […]
The 2017 Rouleur Classic
The 2017 Rouleur Classic was the 3rd edition of the Rouleur Classic and I made my first visit to the show on Saturday to check it out. The main draw of the Rouleur Classic is the stars of cycling who attend and are interviewed on stage. It’s a great way of getting to hear some of […]
Zwift x Wahoo UK Tour 2017 – The Velo House
Last evening myself about about 100 or so other locals headed to The Velo House in Tunbridge Wells for a leg of the UK Zwift x Wahoo UK tour, which was the 6th of 7 events around the country. It was a fun and welcoming evening where visitors could try out a Wahoo Smart trainer, […]
IceBike 2017 favourites
Another show that’s a regular in my calendar is UK Distributor Madison’s IceBike show. This recently held show is a chance for Madison to showcase the brands it works with and the product range that it’s taking to market in the UK at this point in the year. From a bikes point of view, there’s […]
Ten interesting things to see at the London Bike Show
The London Bike Show is on at the Excel Centre this weekend with all manner of bikes and related goodies to tempt you with. From the latest bikes, wheels, clothing and training equipment to nutrition, travel and accessories, there’s a wide range of stands. Whilst it would have been easy to share photos of the […]
The #girodilento250 festive family friendly challenge is back for 2015!
Yes, it’s back (again)! For the last few years I’ve held the #girodilento250 – a festive riding challenge for people, with lives, families and loved ones they need to spend time with between December 24th and 31st. I had always liked the idea of the Festive 500 that Rapha and Strava hold each winter but […]