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Velo-labelled vin hard to resist

2009-11-11T19:06:00.004Z

Cafevelo has a weakness for red wine badged with a bicycle...

STRIDA spotted in the South West

2009-10-29T21:22:00.006Z

Here are some tech specs if you're interested, but cafevelo reckons that you'll be better off with plan B

Chew Valley chow down

2009-10-18T16:16:00.006+01:00

JP's with cheese and coleslaw at...

Chew Valley lake

Brewery tap revisited

2009-10-13T20:08:00.003+01:00

Is number 1 still the best ale in the rack? Cafevelo's trio of beer buffs returned to Derby's Brewery Tap to find out...

Number 4 pleased one of the judges with its coffee and peat notes, but...

there's no change at the top. It's back-to-back wins for number 1.

Phew.

Clevedon cake stop

2009-10-03T17:54:00.002+01:00

In front, date & walnut, and behind, apple. Very nice. Can't say the same about the weather though. Never known it to be so windy (check out the flag).

Photo shoot: Tour of Britain, stage 8

2009-09-23T21:15:00.018+01:00

Put some oil on your mouse wheel and give your scrolling finger a stretch. Our super snapper has hit the jackpot, so get ready to enjoy a bumper batch of rider photos from Saturday's Tour of Britain sprint showdown.

Winner on the day, Michelle Merlo

2006 Luxembourg national road race champion, Kim Kirchen (circled) and Russian king of cool, Vladimir Karpets

48 year old former national jersey wearer, Malcolm Elliott, makes his way past the team cars

and then goes on the attack

Breakaway hero, Thomas De Gendt

Italy's Filippo Pozzato (circled) and Tour of Ireland overall winner, Russell Downing

2009 Tour de France stage winner, Brice Feillu

(Left) Irish champ, Nicolas Roche, alongside race leader, Edvald Boasson Hagen

Overall winner in 2008, Geoffroy Lequatre wearing a Union Jack helmet and matching socks(?)

Once again on cafevelo, Rob Hayles (4 appearances in 2009!)

Aussie sprint legend, Graeme Brown

(Left) future GB star and winner of stage 7, Ben Swift, and (right) current British road race champion, Kristian House

2010 Team Sky recruit, Chris Froome

Pirate skyrides around London

2009-09-21T12:34:00.003+01:00

Boasson Hagen takes top prize in Tour of Britain

2009-09-20T21:33:00.005+01:00

Cafevelo's senior lens man was in central London to capture all of the action from stage 8.

More photos to follow...

Bike shops of the world - Valencia, Spain

2009-09-17T19:58:00.002+01:00

Working out the work out - part 1

2009-09-13T23:10:00.005+01:00

Take one temperature sensor -

Clip it to your turbo trainer's cooling fin. Pictured, a Phonak-tastic CycleOps Fluid2. Notice how the sophisticated clamping device has been fashioned to resemble a clothes peg - genius.

and measure -

(A) background temperature, (B) warm up (literally!) and (C) first interval session.

The serial buffer maxed out after 250 data-points, but the initial results are promising. Cafevelo reckons that the jewels are buried in the area under the curve.

Any thoughts readers?

Bromptoneering: from store to door

2009-09-11T18:31:00.002+01:00

British time trial championships 2009 - part 2

2009-09-07T08:22:00.006+01:00

Rob Hayles (Halfords/Bikehut)

Michael Hutchinson (In-Gear Quickvit RT)

Bradley Wiggins (Garmin Slipstream)

British time trial championships 2009 - part 1

2009-09-06T21:16:00.007+01:00

Tractors, hay lorries, bonfires and bemused motorists can only mean one thing - the British time trial championships. Closed roads would have been a dream, but British Cycling made the best out of a bad situation and sent vehicles around the circuit to protect the country's finest pedal pushers from the hustle and bustle of village life.

Borrowed camera in hand, cafevelo managed to snap the top riders in action.

Wendy Houvenaghel (Science in Sport)

Emma Pooley (Cervelo)

Chris Newton (Rapha Condor)

Check back on Monday for exclusive photos of Rob Hayles, Michael Hutchinson and Bradley Wiggins.

Results - Womens / Mens

Arduino: let the fun begin!

2009-09-03T21:08:00.005+01:00

Cafevelo has got its hands on a microcontroller. Why? You'll just have to wait and see ; ) Want one? Visit oomlout and put an Arduino experimentation kit in your basket. Have fun.

Some pix from the "lab" -

And a video -

Newsfeed nuggets now available via RSS

2009-08-31T16:34:00.006+01:00

Bored of the same old selection of cycling news? Then check out cafevelo's newsfeed nuggets powered by friendfeed. Now available as an RSS feed.

Cider provider - Cheddar, UK

2009-08-22T16:06:00.003+01:00

For more info, see Cheddar village website.

Rider of the day - Lance Armstrong

2009-08-21T18:29:00.002+01:00

Lance Armstrong touched down in Ireland yesterday for his last road race of 2009.

Cafevelo 2.0 - newsfeed nuggets now live

2009-08-18T17:52:00.005+01:00

Notice anything different? Yep, cafevelo's code monkeys have been busy updating the website. Now, we can put our RSS addiction to good use and bring you the best of what we're reading on the web via friendfeed.

It's a bonus feature for our wonderful readers. Don't worry, we'll still be uploading stacks of original cycling related content. So, stay tuned and enjoy.

Hidden bicycle racks - Clifton, UK

2009-08-08T20:01:00.001+01:00

Rider of the day - Franco Pellizotti

2009-08-07T20:32:00.003+01:00

King of the mountains, Franco Pellizotti.

Rider of the day - David Millar

2009-08-06T20:54:00.004+01:00

Team Garmin-Slipstream's David Millar is planning to ride all three grand tours in 2009 - il Giro d'Italia (May), le Tour de France (July) and la Vuelta España (August).

Rider of the day - Carlos Sastre

2009-08-03T21:08:00.003+01:00

2008 Tour de France winner, Carlos Sastre.

Rider(s) of the day - Juan Manuel Garate and Tony Martin

2009-08-01T11:02:00.004+01:00

First and second on stage 20 - Montelimar to Mont Ventoux.

Rider of the day - Oscar Freire

2009-07-31T11:11:00.005+01:00

Three times world champion Oscar Freire was shot in the leg during stage 13.

Rider of the day - "Big" George

2009-07-30T11:13:00.007+01:00

George Hincapie fell on stage 17 of this year's Tour de France and rode the rest of the race with a broken collarbone - ouch!

Photo shoot: Tour de France 2009

2009-07-29T10:28:00.007+01:00

Super snaps from the slopes of Mont Ventoux.

For more exclusive photos from this year's Tour de France, look out for "Rider of the day" only on http://cafevelo.blogspot.com

Coming soon!

Destination Ventoux

2009-07-28T11:07:00.004+01:00

Bearing to blame

2009-07-18T13:35:00.002+01:00

Candy rebuild kit to the rescue...

You'll hear it here first...

2009-07-16T08:19:00.005+01:00

www.spaceinvaderradio.com - Friday 17 July 2009, from 20:00 hrs UK time

Daft Punk, Justice, Kraftwork, Alex Gopher, St. Germain, Zombie Nation, Digitalism, and more...

For the perfect soundtrack to this year's Tour de France, tune in.

Tourmalet today...

2009-07-12T11:09:00.006+01:00

A few snaps from cafevelo's photo album to get you in the mood for tour de France stage 9, which features the double-billing of Col du Tourmalet...

...and Col d'Aspin

Enjoy the stage. To follow the action online, visit www.cyclingfans.com

Eggs beaten, rebuild kit required

2009-07-10T21:05:00.003+01:00

Crank Brothers candy pedals have given up after 5 years. Right one fell off last weekend.

Time for a rebuild.

Howies t-shirt of the week

2009-07-05T14:02:00.004+01:00

Cafevelo is all set for summer.

Photo shoot: British road cycling championships 2009

2009-06-28T20:18:00.014+01:00

And the winner is...

House wins the national championships after epic race in Wales [Cycling Weekly]

Rob Hayles bags Southend win

2009-06-25T21:08:00.004+01:00

Photo shoot: Tour series, Southend, UK

2009-06-25T20:39:00.006+01:00

A stage, a ship and a rider...

Riders heading for the start...

Off they go...

It's over, who won?

Team Halfords Bikehut...on the line!

Tour series champions!!!

Petal power

2009-06-21T15:44:00.004+01:00

www.riversidegardencentre.com

Lane lowdown: Lower Failand

2009-06-20T17:29:00.003+01:00

impRSSive

2009-06-19T18:07:00.004+01:00

RSS junkies will love the INQ1's feed widget. Scrolling cycling news on the go. Perfecto.

Lane lowdown: South Widcombe

2009-06-07T16:22:00.002+01:00

Whoooooooooooosh...

2009-06-06T22:36:00.002+01:00

www.nocturneseries.com/smithfield/

Beans by Backstedt

2009-06-04T07:53:00.006+01:00

All proceeds from Magnus Backstedt's mail order range of coffee help fund team Cyclesport.se-MagnusMaximusCoffee.com. So, if you want to support riders from Sweden, the UK and USA, then drink up.

Right: 500g of Viking blend

[Update 1] It's Monday morning and the beans have passed the (stove top) espresso test with flying colours, but how will they get on with milk? Tune in tomorrow to find out.

[Update 2] Cafe latte gets top marks. Happy to try cappuccino format too if anyone's got a deluxe coffee machine going spare.

Cycling pix: file under photos

2009-06-02T17:36:00.005+01:00

The RSS revolution rolls on. Get the full picture by adding photo feeds to your RSS reader. See David Millar win the Edinburgh Nocturne, Emma Pooley breaking away, all the action from the UK's Tour Series city centre bike races, portrait shots of the stars of cycling, snaps from the Giro d'Italia and more.

Andy v1.2

Dan Barham

Ken Conley

Jered Gruber (PEZ)

François Hogue photostream

Simon Keitch photography blog

Simon Keitch photostream

Chiara Lalli photostream

RAPHA's photostream

SRAM photostream

VeloDramatic

Koen Verlinden photostream

The Pixel Mer©hant (Geoff Waugh)

No RSS feeds for the following, but well worth a visit to admire the lenswork -

Carson Blume

Timm Kölln

Camille J McMillan

Fallen apples revisited

2009-05-31T18:41:00.004+01:00

Cider insider

2009-05-29T22:28:00.005+01:00

Cafevelo's taste testers wasted no time in checking out new cider on the block, "fallen apples". Dry, but not too dry, this tipple should have mass appeal. Get yourselves down to Bristol's Tobacco factory to find out more.

Bike shops of the world: Brighton, UK

2009-05-17T16:16:00.003+01:00

Sydney Street Bikes, North Laine

Freedom Bikes, Kemp Town

Sunrise Cycles, Seafront

(More) RSS feeds at your fingertips

2009-05-09T23:01:00.005+01:00

Hincape, Zabriskie, Basso, Leipheimer, Landis and more...all on RSS

Check out - http://mashable.com/2009/02/26/twitter-cyclists/

[update] And it gets better...to the tune of 653 cycling related feeds -

http://www.bikebiz.com/news/29866/Bike-trade-tweeters

RSS feeds at your fingertips

2009-05-08T21:53:00.005+01:00

Got a mac and love cycling? Then download Newsfire. The time is now!

Here are some RSS feeds to get you started -

PezCyclingNews.com
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/include/rss.asp

RoadCyclingUK
http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/rss.asp

Road Magazine
http://www.roadmagazine.net/rss.php

Cyclingnews.com
http://www.triton.studver.uu.nl/cyclingnews/rss.php

Rouleur
http://www.rouleur.cc/news?format=feed&type=rss

Cycling Weekly
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/feeds/rss/news.xml

BikeRadar.com
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/BikeRadar/Road

VeloNews
http://www.velonews.com/feed

BBC Sport, Cycling
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_uk_edition/other_sports/cycling/rss.xml

Team Garmin-Slipstream
http://www.slipstreamsports.com/feed

Yahoo! Eurosport - Cycling
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/eurosport/tickerdb/sport/18.xml

Road.cc
http://road.cc/all/feed

SRAM Road Diaries
http://www.theroaddiaries.com/?feed=rss2

Twitter / lancearmstrong
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/16727535.rss

Culinary Competitor Blog
http://feeds.feedburner.com/CulinaryCompetitorBlog

Telegraph - Cycling Listings
http://rss.blogs.telegraph.co.uk/rest/svcLeague?action=getLeagueContent&nodeID=201610&contentType=blog_post&RSS=1&name=Cycling

Virtualmusette.com
http://www.thevirtualmusette.com/posts/rss.xml

cafevelo
http://cafevelo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

Twitter / mcewenrobbie
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/22127864.rss

Twitter / Danfleeman
http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/19583833.rss

Feel free to drop any others in the comments box...grazie

Chips with that?

2009-04-30T18:36:00.012+01:00

Today, laptops are as much a part of cafe culture as coffee and panini, which gives cafevelo the perfect excuse to write about IT. Check this...ever fancied upgrading the RAM on your iBook G4? Cafevelo finally bit the bullet after seeing way too much pizza wheel...

...and got hands on with a mighty useful slab of silicon that goes by the name of KTA-PBG4333/1G. The geek in Fabio is alive and strong!

First things first, disconnect the battery and then you're ready to lift up the bonnet.

Here, Maplin's £1 multi-driver gets top marks for unscrewing the RAM plate.

Ease in the memory chips.

And reverse your steps by screwing down the RAM plate, putting the Airport card back in position and reconnecting the antenna - job done.

Did it work? YES...phew.

Worth the hassle? DEFINITELY.

We've just fired up a whole stack of applications and no sign of the pizza wheel ; )

Bike shops of the world - Florence, Italy

2009-04-27T19:39:00.003+01:00

Liquid lunch

2009-04-20T20:11:00.004+01:00

Fabio's favourite?

Number 1: Business as usual

To discover yours, visit:

www.derbybrewing.co.uk

Bike tarp: 9 days in July

2009-04-04T20:05:00.003+01:00

Bivvy bags for the riders, tarpaulin for the bikes.

Zen and the art of...

2009-03-28T17:33:00.008Z

When your rear hub decides to freewheel in BOTH directions, it's time for a spot of servicing. Enjoy the photo story.

Photo shoot: Super C saddlebag

2009-03-25T20:47:00.004Z

Unwrapped and snapped, enjoy the pix.

Route 10 out of 10

2009-02-22T20:10:00.004Z

To download a route map, visit the Sustrans website.

Cupset upset

2009-02-21T20:54:00.002Z

Five years of singlespeeding takes its toll on cafevelo's bottom headset cup. Top marks to Zero G for having a replacement 1" headset in stock.

Top top

2009-02-18T22:34:00.003Z

Lane lowdown: Tormarton, UK

2009-01-26T20:26:00.004Z

Spin cycle: wash 'n ride 2009

2009-01-11T13:12:00.001Z

Menu of champions: campagnola

2008-12-24T21:35:00.003Z

Don't fancy turkey this Christmas? Try pizza.

26 miles of pain ends here

2008-12-04T03:58:00.002Z

Virtual velo

2008-12-02T22:01:00.003Z

Singlespeed snapshot - twice as nice

2008-11-30T22:16:00.002Z

Bicycle booze uncorked

2008-11-12T21:03:00.004Z

Forget your fancy wine guides, if the marketeer has the vision to plaster bikes all over the label then you know it's going be a decent tipple. Want to try some? Then a) track down one of Fabio Whistler's associates or b) go to Budgens.

Is all of the kit gonna fit?

2008-11-06T20:40:00.005Z

Carradice Super C saddle and handlebar bags mocked up in cardboard.

In the bag: cafevelo shuns luxury accommodation as 2009 roadtrip takes shape

2008-10-31T18:20:00.001Z

Stride and ride

2008-10-16T22:12:00.002+01:00

Image credit: RT (reproduced with permission)

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt

2008-10-05T17:51:00.003+01:00

...and the jersey!

Heras, 3 seconds shy of victory

2008-09-30T20:44:00.005+01:00

Roberto Heras had to settle for second place at this year's Brompton world championship. It's hard to believe that Lance Armstrong's former team mate and three times Tour of Spain winner would lose out to a bunch of commuters.

According to the official race results Heras set the fastest lap, but slowed on the second to surrender victory by a bitter tasting three seconds.

Cafevelo rode itself into a world of pain to place in the top 40 (out of 364 finishers).

Image credit: AT (reproduced with permission)

Photo shoot: Brompton world championship 2008

2008-09-28T15:20:00.006+01:00

En route to Sunday's BWC

2008-09-27T16:14:00.005+01:00

Lean and bean

2008-09-21T20:27:00.005+01:00

Cafevelo cooks up paella (page 58), but the culinary delights don't stop there. "Delhi Rajma" (page 60) is next to appear on the specials board, followed by the wonderfully named "Pasta La Vista, Maybe" (page 103).

www.tresa.org.uk/events/cookbook.html

Feet take to the street 2008

2008-09-14T15:39:00.008+01:00

Today was the day for Bristol's half marathon hopefuls. Top marks to the organizers for putting on one of the best starts for years. Team cafevelo recorded times of 1h24m and 1h39m and will soon be replenishing its energy stores with a water-soluble mix of carbohydrates, protein, micronutrients and alcohol (for more info, see link).

Off-street parking

2008-09-04T20:24:00.002+01:00

Tee mobile

2008-08-24T19:57:00.005+01:00

Jan Ullrich and friends in cotton format.

Q: Why the boxes?
A: House move.

Hands up if you like argyle

2008-08-14T20:54:00.006+01:00

Clean and mean? Let's hope so.

Cider rider

2008-08-02T22:42:00.002+01:00

Climbing Alpe d'Huez the easy way

2008-07-23T13:54:00.004+01:00

Google's street view snaps up this year's Tour de France route.

Ear gear

2008-07-19T14:10:00.003+01:00

You'll soon be tuned into a personal best with Sony's MDR-AS50G active earbuds.

Going nowhere fast

2008-07-12T12:06:00.005+01:00

CycleOps claims that its Fluid2 turbo trainer gives "real road feel" and we'd agree. It's a great design. The faster you spin the rear wheel, the harder the ride, which means that you can increase the rolling resistance by simply moving up through your gears.

If you're looking for a soundtrack to spin to, try LCD Soundsystem's 45:33.

Here comes Le Tour

2008-07-03T08:13:00.006+01:00

Only two days to go sports fans, make sure to bookmark the following -

cyclingnews.com
The Guardian
VeloNews
PezCycling News
BBC Cycling
Team Garmin / Chipotle

Unfold and go for gold

2008-06-27T07:52:00.005+01:00

With two Bromptons on the way, cafevelo has signed up to ride in the folding bike firm's world championship event, which takes place later this year at Blenheim Palace, UK.

As veteran racers will know, competitors are requested to leave their lycra at home and instead wear a suit jacket (with trousers or shorts), a collared shirt and a tie.

Bidon forces breakaway

2008-06-17T18:10:00.004+01:00

Bottle cage bites the dust as hot weather strikes.

In pictures: Bristol Bikefest 2008

2008-06-08T16:38:00.006+01:00

Fizz factory

2008-06-04T08:05:00.001+01:00

Double bill: Paris

2008-05-25T10:06:00.003+01:00

Fasta pasta: David Millar's favourite food

2008-05-14T22:09:00.011+01:00

Want to eat like the pros? Then grab yourself the June issue of Cycle Sport, turn to page 41 and get cooking!

Take note, these are TTT winning carbohydrates - go Slipstream!

Open for business: cafevelo storefront goes live

2008-05-09T23:13:00.008+01:00

Welcome to our late night launch party. The shopfitters have just left the building and it's time to flick the door sign to "open". Enjoy the merchandise at http://cafevelo.shirtcity.com

The Shirtcity site came up with goods when we put it to the test (see link) and features a progress bar that tracks your order. More designs coming soon.

Storefront comes up with the goods

2008-05-07T21:07:00.011+01:00

Like the look of this? Then check back soon for the "grand opening" of cafevelo's very own storefront. We wanted to put the system to the test before hitting "go" and the results are good (we placed the order on Sun 27 Apr and our bag was dispatched on Mon 5 May).

You're looking at pix of the messenger bag option and that ain't no logo by the way - it's our working bike (hit "project bike 2006" on the sidebar to find out more). Those wheels brave Bristol's streets on a daily basis, with nothing more than a few track pump strokes of air for thanks.

Serve chilled: Topsport Vlaanderen Capri-Sonne

2008-04-30T19:12:00.010+01:00

Link - Topsport Vlaanderen

New bean on the scene

2008-04-27T14:33:00.006+01:00

Cafevelo loves coffee and we always get very excited when a new supplier sets up shop.

See Extract Coffee Roasters for details.

Update: the beans have been through the grind and have macchiato written all over them - an espresso base that loves milk.

Paris-Roubaix: one lap to go

2008-04-24T08:24:00.004+01:00

Washing up liquid's fine for Roubaix grime

2008-04-19T09:49:00.006+01:00

Don't be fooled into buying expensive detergents to wash down your bike. This is Silence-Lotto-Brustor's kit ready and waiting at the finish of this year's Paris-Roubaix.

On location: le parc des sports, Roubaix

2008-04-15T21:03:00.003+01:00

Daily commute - part one

2008-04-07T08:26:00.001+01:00

Feel-good fabric

2008-04-06T17:21:00.004+01:00

All T-cycle t-shirts are delivered to the store by bicycle.

Singlespeed snapshot - Greensboro, US

2008-03-31T21:21:00.002+01:00

Bike shops of the world - Coventry, UK

2008-03-20T21:20:00.003Z

Image of a champion - go Fabio!

2008-03-13T20:41:00.004Z

Swamp thing: Panaracer fire mud pro

2008-03-10T07:28:00.005Z

Box fresh, but not for long

2008-03-07T22:46:00.004Z

2008 Bristol halfmarathon here we come.