for 86,573 miles cycled in a year. On the 14th May 2017 Amanda Coker has set a new record for the greatest distance ridden in a year by any cyclist, male or female, after riding 86,573.2 miles in 12 months. That is an average of 237.2 miles a day for […]
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I bought this bike about 10 years ago, it had a particularly scrappy paint job which was almost deliberate to hide what it was. The guy I bought it off had done a good job of sourcing appropriate components and had been in touch with Jack (the man himself) in […]
A friend of Spindles has a barn that is full of things collected over the years so this Spring I had a look at the bikes he has stored. Most of them are Raleighs however there is a Rudge and a Triumph amongst the collection. Here are some of the […]
This is a copy of the original Spindles Film that was produced in 2014 when Spindles and Sprockets, as it was then, lost its home at the community centre. We made this film to help find new premises and put it on YouTube. However the film used a soundtrack […]
A potentially useful cargo bike innovation is the Lift, see https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1616617044/the-lift-cargo-bike. It turns an ordinary bike into a cargo bike which saves on space and is cost effective. And here is the video promotion. This one would be worth keeping an eye on.
We had a great night on December 2nd when Corsham Christmas Lights were switched on. With thanks to Robert Auckland Photography for the great photo of the shop
That’s an interesting question which is answered in the following TED talk that explores the efficiency of different modes of transport in an amusing way. What is required to move a human from point A to point B on foot, bike, car, train? Bike Engineer Zach Krapfl looks at the […]
I discovered these TED talks yesterday by Jason Roberts who was a IT technologist turned inspiring urban architect. Despite Donald Trump, there is hope in the world, in America and even in places like Dallas. I’ve re-titled the original as we don’t have blocks in Corsham but we do have […]
My old cycling shoes needed to be replaced and this time I was determined to get something that would last longer and I think I’ve found them. The problem is that I use flat pedals as I’ve never upgraded to cleats and I do a lot of walking in my […]
I’m writing this as Chris Froome saunters towards Paris and about to win the 3rd Tour de France. This is a quite remarkable achievment for Chris and for British cycling which only a few years ago were nowhere in the road cycling lexicon. Its difficult to think of a similar […]