Category: ORIGINAL
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Stages Of Pain And Euphoria: Tour de Gravel
Click or not: Stages Of Pain And Euphoria: Tour de GravelGravel riding is not exactly a new thing, but its increasing popularity is spawning a whole new form of riding and with it a slew of new events. In fact, gravel riding is probably the oldest discipline of bicycle riding, or transport as it was called a hundred years ago. Before tarmac there was dirt,… …
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Huttcross 4: Fight Club
Click or not: Huttcross 4: Fight ClubRacing is life. Fifteen bucks buys you a ticket to ride. Like-minded souls forget the social constructs that dictate hierachy, ditch the stiff working week threads, let down their hair and kick back to relax in the ambience of blood, mud, sweat and heckles. The only thing that counts here is how hard you can pedal. And… …
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Worn: Dissent 133 Glove System
Click or not: Worn: Dissent 133 Glove SystemMost people would probably own one or two sets of riding gloves; one for summer, one for winter. Mountain bikers probably only have their preferred long finger versions for year round off-roading. Roadies, maybe some fingerless or bare hands in summer, and something ‘thermal’ for the colder months. UK company Dissent 133 has come up… …
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Waiting To Keep The Appointment She Made
Click or not: Waiting To Keep The Appointment She Made“Can you talk? Are you on your way?” “Yes, Bluetooth in the car.” ”Good, come home quick, I think she’s only gone and done it.” He hangs the car keys up by the door, “Have you seen this?” she says, holding the letter, “It’s from her, I think there’s clothes missing from her room, I… …
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Insider Rides: Ryan’s ‘Low Certification’ Chopper
Click or not: Insider Rides: Ryan’s ‘Low Certification’ ChopperThis build was my first serious “low to no budget” build that would be shown to a large forum and judged on as well by the members of Ratrodbikes.com I can’t even remember how I got the Chopper in the first place,it was all original but missing the back wheel and in a sad state,I… …
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Home From Home: Hof ter Kammen
Click or not: Home From Home: Hof ter Kammen“Ah, but that’s another story. Can I tell him that one?” he asks his wife, “No, no, maybe not that one.” Discretion being the operative word, Christian and Hilde respect the privacy of the guests at their Oudenaarde-based Hof ter Kammen B&B, although just looking around at some of the gifted memorabilia gives a couple… …
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Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher Interceptor Speedmaster
Click or not: Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher Interceptor SpeedmasterI’m an impatient type of guy, mostly. I’ll lie in bed thinking about something that I need to do tomorrow, but jump up and do it right now. If it can be done inside, of course, I mean I’m not heading out to change the oil in the car or anything. So waiting for a new… …
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In Pursuit Of Going Slow
Click or not: In Pursuit Of Going SlowI pieced together a bicycle recently with nostalgia and parts-bin pragmatism. The top-of-the-line frame from 25 years ago has patina-ed well, bearing marks of use and care and enjoyment. Everything else has been scrounged, traded for beer, borrowed, or was just hanging around as these things do. I think about buying a front rack and… …