Bicycle Science Vol.3: Model Years
Posted by HasWords on 2nd Apr 2021
What’s my age again?
The year is 2021 and
you’re proudly sporting your Mega-Pro-Evo-Rough-Rider hybrid, 2023
edition.
Yes, 2023.
You pull up at a red light
and eagerly look around. You’re waiting for someone, anyone to ask.
You’re in
the business of impressing people, and if this doesn’t do it, what will?
No one does, obviously,
and you let out a laboured sigh.
Finally, you
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Bicycle Science Vol.2: Aerodynamics
Posted by HasWords on 27th Mar 2021
Whoooosh.
Can you hear that? That’s you, slick.
The wind hitting your helmet as you glide like a swan.
Graceful
Smooth
Fluid
A bit like my breakfast if we keep this
up for much longer, can’t keep the BS down.
The dark art of bike aerodynamics is a
secret science that can hike your bike price by a mile, despite offering no
real world rewards.
Are you built like the pro-rider th
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Bicycle Science Vol.1: Bike Weight
19th Mar 2021
There’s no delicate way to put this, so we’re not even going to try.The bike industry is riddled with BS.
We don’t just mean that odd trace you get on your tyres and lower frame from riding near a farm. No, this stuff goes handlebars deep. With the unsuspecting rider packed in so tight, you’ve not even got any wiggle room left to skid and leave a mark.
Graphic enough?
We’ve not started on
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2021 Here We Go…………..
24th Feb 2021
2021 is looking like it’s going to be as much of a melter for the bike industry as 2020.The demand for bikes is still high.As governments realise investing in infrastructure for cycling is well worth the return, commuters look for alternatives to cars, buses and trains and we all just want to get out and do a bit of fun exercise, bikes are a wonderful bit of kit.(Even with our massive bias thrown
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