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T-9 and The Col Collective hit Sa Calobra
You have to get up very early or go out of season to get this 'bucket list' climb to yourself. I did it uninterrupted early in the...
Paul Swabey
Feb 16, 20181 min read
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T-10
10 days to go until I'm Mallorca bound - time to tweak Tango and put a Compact 50/34 on the front instead of the 52/36 that has been fine...
Paul Swabey
Feb 15, 20181 min read
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Got a BB30 Bottom Bracket? Fed up with it?
I'd heard good things about these Rotor BB30 - 24mm conversion units and Greg agreed to give one a try on the commuter workhorse. As...
Paul Swabey
Feb 1, 20181 min read
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Summer is coming!!
Well, OK – maybe that’s a bit ambitious – but it was good to have Gary’s Cervelo back in the shop for a pre-summer service so that it’s...
Paul Swabey
Jan 19, 20181 min read
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February Travels
That's the trip South planned for the end of next month. One Channel Tunnel, Two hotels and an Overnight Ferry with over 800 miles in the...
Paul Swabey
Jan 1, 20181 min read
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Customer selling - Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi Mod Team with Zipp 404s / SRAM Red
I've just serviced this bike prior to it being sold. It's in great shape and is a credit to Dan. Wheels are straight, chain / cassette...
Paul Swabey
Dec 8, 20171 min read
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Strava Data - available to local authorities
Now this makes interesting reading - "those logging rides as “commute” in the UK have saved approximately 11.5 billion litres of fuel...
Paul Swabey
Dec 7, 20171 min read
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2018 Plans....
Turns out that – after a single email and a phone call in the last week – I will be off to Mallorca in late Feb / early March next year...
Paul Swabey
Dec 1, 20171 min read
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#Custombuild - the bike that does it all!
A quick Tripster update. With a set of very cheap wheels and some knobbly tyres (from a Planet-X sale) the Tripster and I took on the...
Paul Swabey
Nov 30, 20171 min read
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Retro Restore
This one belongs to my mate Rich. He's ridden it for about 3 years and has added something a bit newer and lighter to the collection...
Paul Swabey
Nov 24, 20171 min read
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She's back!!
Build-in-a-day bike is back!! Its always good to see a bike I've built back in the workshop. They are like family - carefully nurtured...
Paul Swabey
Nov 14, 20171 min read
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No More Rattles
When out on club rides there are often minor mechanicals that can be sorted out after the ride - at the pub! This has meant several tools...
Paul Swabey
Nov 4, 20171 min read
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Highways & Byways
It’s been great to be able to get out on the odd sunny day in Autumn on the New Build and hit the Bridleways before they turn to mud....
Paul Swabey
Oct 27, 20171 min read
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Back in Blighty II
I put a little video together of the Ripcor trip to Mallorca - or 'Beers in the Balearics' as it became known: #Ripcor #Mallorca #Trek
Paul Swabey
Oct 22, 20171 min read
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More gears - new cassette - job done - right???
WRONG!!! It would be easy to think that you might change (say) an 8 speed cassette for a 10 speed and with a bit of twiddling to re index...
Paul Swabey
Oct 19, 20171 min read
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Back in Blighty
All too soon - the latest Mallorca trip comes to an end. 4 days with Ripcor and then 5 with family and friends. Great weather, great...
Paul Swabey
Oct 18, 20171 min read
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Just one to 1X
This bike in its latest incarnation. I've just converted it from a single speed to a 1X - that is - 10 speed 11-36T cassette at the back...
Paul Swabey
Sep 27, 20171 min read
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Thurs night - "I need a bike for Saturday - can you build me one?"
Because on Saturday he was entered in @revolve24 at Brands Hatch and the current bike had just broken. Luckily, we had been planning a...
Paul Swabey
Sep 20, 20171 min read
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Winter Draws On
I can’t believe how the weather changed in September. A reminder to think about the Winter Ride. Get in touch if you want some mudguards...
Paul Swabey
Sep 12, 20171 min read
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#CustomBuild Update
Finally got almost all the components and had some time to start the build #Tripster #YourWorthIt #Kinesis #SRAMRED #eTAP #Hopetech
Paul Swabey
Sep 11, 20171 min read
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