Steel track bike

This week's project was building this steel frame track bike for the Manchester velodrome.

More to follow in a later post...

Countdown to the Cote de Holme Moss

With the Tour's visit to Holmfirth on 6th July only a few months away, I decided to ride Holme Moss on the 6th of every month leading up to the day itself. Now, after the cold winters we've been having, I thought it might be interesting to see the changing seasons (remember Holme Moss was blocked by snow for several weeks in late March and April last year) as well as the transformation that will happen with 100,000 people on the Moss on the day. But so far, it has just been grey and very windy...but still beautiful none the less!

Stage 2 of the Tour de France 2014 - Part 2

Following on from an earlier post, this article covers the second part of Stage 2 of this year's Tour and it is very exciting as is it is on local roads. Now I have to own up that I did this ride back in October last year. It was actually my birthday ride. And my birthday present? That was vehicle support for the ride with spare bottles, food, mechanical assistance and photographer just like a pro!

So this ride picks up the route in the Holmfirth, loops over the hills into Derbyshire for a (very!) short section before heading back into Yorkshire towards Sheffield. It is a tough route, certainly the toughest section of the whole of the Grand Depart, and not just for the amount of climbing. Large sections are technical and steep, involving racing on narrow, twisting and rough roads. It is going to be exciting come 6th July...