Category: STYLE
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Shrine To The Prophet
Click or not: Shrine To The ProphetRiver City Bicycles in Portland, Oregon has to be one of the most switched-on bike shops anywhere in the world. Their geographical advantage at the centre of the cycling universe (*claimed) ensures a solid customer base of dedicated bike-nuts bettered only by the staff themselves. Their shrine to the highest deity goes beyond mere fandom… …
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How To Get The Bangers
Click or not: How To Get The BangersMountain Bike photography is an art as complex (and equipment-heavy) as the sport itself. If you’ve ever watched a pro shooter in action at a World Cup race, or been subjected to riding with one who insists that “we’re almost done”, then you know how much work goes into getting the “bangers” that grace websites… …
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Insider Rides: Kev’s Serotta CSI
Click or not: Insider Rides: Kev’s Serotta CSIInsider Rides looks at the bikes that we ride, the bikes that industry insiders ride, that racers ride, and everyday folk ride. This instalment is graced by a bike with a history and a backstory that adds more glory to its already pedigreed name. We present Kev’s very special Serotta CSI. A Gratis I’ve never won… …
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Carla Fuentes’ “Le Tour”
Click or not: Carla Fuentes’ “Le Tour”Occasionally we stumble across little nuggets of beauty when bicycles and art intersect. Carla Fuentes is an illustrator with an eye for detail and a deft touch with textures in mixed media. There’s an elegance to her brightly coloured work, the stripped back compositions tactile and feel intimate. Lucy Bourton from itsnicethat.com describes her work thus: Her series… …
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The Best Episode Of Friends Ever
Click or not: The Best Episode Of Friends EverNever one to really understand the attraction of the innocuously vanilla sitcom goings on of Rachel, Joey and the other ones who weren’t as famous off-screen, it was always Seinfeld for me. I mean, he had a Klein and sometimes a Cannondale hanging on his wall, so that was something that drew me towards that… …
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Friday Freddy
Click or not: Friday FreddyIf it wasn’t for a certain Eddy Merckx, the name Freddy Maertens would no doubt be the most famous Belgian cyclist of all time. While he didn’t exactly live in the shadow cast by The Cannibal, his impeccable palmarés doesn’t alway receive the recognition it deserves. This guy buried the “curse of the rainbow jersey”… …
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Shot: No Risk, No Reward
Click or not: Shot: No Risk, No RewardAs photographers, we always find ourselves waking earlier, going to bed later and developing these inhuman sleeping habits, just to shoot when the light is golden. Much like that old proverb your boss or your mum tells you, “make hay while the sun shines”. Now, I’m still young, I haven’t as yet developed the ability to function… …
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TPC Museum Series: Hit The Road Mack
Click or not: TPC Museum Series: Hit The Road MackDelving deep into the back catalogue of The Pro’s Closet’s Museum Series is always a fascinating history lesson. Unlike the mountain bikes from yesteryear, road bikes haven’t changed radically in their design… or have they? Take a look at Alan McCormack’s Schwinn Paramount from the late 80s and you’ll realise that while some things remain… …