Thursday, September 21, 2006

Road craft: France

cows

Cafevelo takes you through the skills needed to survive on the streets. Step 1: be aware of other road users.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Art club: Imi Maufe, enamel work

imi maufe


You can take away the sign, but the hill remains - splash on some thigh balm and bring on the bergs.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Energy food - iv Crepes

crepes

Take 4 Euros with you to the top of the Col de Peyresourde (1569 m) and you'll get 12.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Race to replace




...trainers before the Bristol half marathon.

Project bike 2006: the verdict



Cafevelo's singlespeed conversion worked a treat - this bike is a HUGE amount of fun and loves to buzz around town.

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Monday, August 21, 2006

Flying the flag: English 3 speed

3 speed bicycle

British Eagle by Falcon - a design classic spotted in Bristol, UK.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Tools that rule: joe blow

track pump

A complete dream of a bicycle pump and it does airbeds too. Click here for manufacturer's info.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Project bike 2006: handlebars ergo-go



cafevelo puts the finishing touches to its singlespeed supercycle. For added rider comfort, we opted for Cane Creek's ergo bar ends. The Eastern straight bar has been cut down to match the rider's shoulder width.

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Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Thor-tastic

Thor Hushovd

Look at who cafevelo bumped into. We were in Tonsberg, Norway, for a spot of hobo tourism - drinking wine in the park, sleeping in the forest, that kind of thing - when a criterium's worth of riders buzzed past. Cool.