Like most companies, we work on continual improvement as a recipe for long term growth and survival. With each new product we must utilise whatever new fabrics and technology become available. We had a goal in Autumn last year as part of our production plan,...
The madness of the lockdown was nervous, then scary, before isolation and routine became a new normal. Adapt and survive and wash your hands.My saviour came from the love of the bicycle over this past spring and early summer. Actually cycling less because we were...
James Carse is a philosopher who was nearly famous 25 years ago. I had dropped out of university and had read his book while failing to prove to myself that I wasn’t thick. I read anything as I sat in my first bike shop waiting...
You, I, we, are blessed to have seized the opportunity of a better quality of life…. by pedalling. Moving more WILL reduce stress and weight and rickets, So made some new water bottles joking that a doctor should prescribe cycling....
Yer man nudged me and pointed his nose to the rider in front - “A mess- breaking all the rules” I nodded and did a closed-lips laugh, and was instantly ashamed of doing so. I was turned out beautifully so could ridicule the mess in front. My...
The two parts to a bike ride. Look thru glass to imagine route while tensing thighs, to gauge fatigue/strength - and the actual ride. Yesterday, I messed up on the first part. I didn’t listen to my body. It warned me as putting my socks...
My cycling life has had a banana, left-back-pocket on nearly every ride. Average 4 days a week for over 30 years. The Banana has fuelled my joy on tarmac and trails. Spoon two in the pocket and I can ride all day. The love affair began...
From the birth of humans to 150 years ago, time for most people was astronomical. We set our daily limits and activities by sunrise or sunset. We determined what needed to be done by noon and ate at dusk. In the modern era, time is defined by clocks. Time...
My uncle arrived on a Sunday morning. I was delighted at his approach as it got me out of mass. The tall, thin, moustached figure was an uneasy wonder. He had big motorbikes and small cars. He loved war movies, but shunned confrontation. I was 11 and stood...
There is a fantastically bad movie called Battleships. Very good looking Navy officers fight off 8-foot tall, technology advanced, aliens, using only clenched jaws and an out-of-commission WW2 destroyer. Those said aliens have special targeting helmets that can automatically detect a threat and highlight it...