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There's a Blackadder episode set in these coffee houses!

Found myself in walking past yesterday when in Exeter... Had to take a pic, Stefan style... though with less beetroot.

The one and only force of nature that is Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle blasting over the cobbles and winning Paris Roubaix in '92 with a set of specially made Rockshox front suspension forks.

Great review, where are you based Ricki? Very interested in what you say about steep hills. All sounds good. If I move on from my Vado SL this Canyon is definitely in my sights. I had wondered about swapping out the chainset for a sub compact to help with the steep hills here, my Mahle/Spesh SL1...

Le Blaireau ("The Badger") was a farmer from Brittany ( Where a lot of the French Foreign Legion were recruited) He apparently sped up and ploughed into the striking workers blocking the road without touching the brakes! Love Phil Anderson in that photo as well, tough Aussie in the middle of the...

Unless it's just my internet acting up (always possibility) I don't think the photos of your lovely bike have transferred over. ...but I'm hoping that the range will be long enough to minimize riding with the assist off. Is this because of a health issue? If not, riding a 30lbs bike unassisted...

Race organizers face an impossible situation now. They can't just 3D-print hundreds of extra trained cops to secure even the 27 km time trial. Calling in troops may or may not be an option under Spanish law. Spain is a democracy and democracies tend not to call out the army on street...

It's not grabbing my attention that's for sure. But I never find the one week tours as interesting as the big 3. I will check in tomorrow for the Welsh mountain stage, should be pretty and could throw up some interesting attacks. And it's loverly for Thomas to have the finale in his home town on...

That's a very good point. When Jonas came along fresh from his market fish stall job(!) he was the great white hope of anyone, anyone being able to beat this extraordinary Pog. And this was in that frenzy where teams bought and bought every promising 21 year old on the planet in the hope of...

So intrigue in both houses. Team directors need to have kid gloves on these days, lot of tempermental issues with highly strung race horses. It's huge pressure on talent and they are much younger then the Hinault or Indurian generations who peaked around 27, with much needed & gained experience...

Boston Tea Party is a small chain in the West Country. Exeter was the first one I think. Great coffee!

Here's Jan Ulrich heading up the Angliru in its debut year 1999 - with a triple front chainring! Came across this yesterday, never seen a triple in action, they generally used such high gears back then, mind you that looks like a 26 or a 28 on the back so maybe a 26 -26 low gear? Hats off to...

You have to try it for yourself definitely, to see if changes work and the bike is still comfortable. Bike fit will tell if the changes work or not. I guess the idea of spending a lot of money for a shiny brand new drop bar bike only to immediately make such expensive changes feels high risk...

True that. Though in fairness the lads who are doing this are so whippet thin and flexible they could have any bars they like and get away with it! Also fascinating to me after years of being told to 'slam yer stem' on road bikes nose almost touching the front tyre, now led by Pog they are...

Anyway... yesterday and today has been very wet, signs thankfully it's clearing now. The route for the first 4 days is bumpy (It's Britain after all) but basically flat-ish so either breakaways or sprint finish, plenty of attacks on the narrow twisty (and rough tarmac) roads. The joke among the...

It's complicated because each parts brand (Shimano, Sram etc) all work differently. So for example unless they have changed it recently, there is little compatibility between Shimano road and flat bar components. The good news is that going from drops to flat bar is much cheaper then the other...

Can you put that in English?!

From stage one three days ago?? Maybe watch it live or on the same day.

Where's that grabbing the popcorn meme when you need it...

Over the years I've been pondering the reverse. Putting drops on my Vado SL. The idea of ruining the comfortable position I have currently has always made me hesitate. That and the costs. I've measured the Vado SL against my drop bar bike (also very comfortable fit) to see the differences. I...