Author: Debbie
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Steve ‘Beethoven’
Slicing Swain’s Lane – UHC 2017 Cycling name? Beethoven. Why do you ride your bike? It gives me the freedom to express myself in which ever way I see fit. It’s my companion; my gateway to adventure and exploration. It’s my source of meditation and how I choose to free my mind. SPACE Favourite place…
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Will ‘WVW’
WVW on his way to Edinburgh and back! Cycling name? WVW. Why do you ride your bike? To stay fit and have fun. I tried a lot of different ways of keeping healthy but found them all too boring (running is the worst), riding a bike is not only fun, it’s social and challenging. What…
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Bike Fitting – Swift
Mr Bionic getting hooked up at Swift This is a series of bike fit reviews from members of the club. We hope it will give sound and independent insight so you can enjoy more time on the bike. Fourth in this series we ask Kostas of his experience of the Retul fitting at Swift Cycles,…
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Life before Strava – did it even happen?
Gone riding and loving it. The conversation revolved around replacing a bike computer. There were the helpful tips and advice you would hope for. Much later in the same conversation, a comment was made along the lines of “I don’t need another piece of equipment that tells me that I belong to a cool cycling…
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Thanks for the feedback
We’ve been given the green light – Image by Baroudeur, Hernan Gonzalez Clot. All Change, Please. All Change. Thanks for the feedback. Having discussed with team members and consulting with stakeholders, we have decided to go ahead with the club name change and ethos. The team will now be known as the London Baroudeurs Pedalbus…
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International Women’s Day 2017
Smoke and Arriba, giving it a ‘V’ for the weekend! “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by…
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countryside, exercise and companionship
‘So cool, we gotta wear shades.’ All images and video © of British Transport Films. space Those Were The Days ‘Countryside, exercise and companionship’ – Those, the modern cyclist is often tempted to think, were the days. But riding your bicycle isn’t a new pastime at all. It just happens to be somewhat rediscovered these…
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Full Flava – Breakfast Club
Whilst most of the city sleeps, we get together for a different kind of Breakfast Club… It’s always a great way to start the day. Thank you, Baroudeurs.
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Bike Fitting – Pearsons, Sheen
Paola, Becks, and Lauren on their audacious Audax This is a series of bike fit reviews from members of the club. We hope it will give sound and independent insight so you can enjoy more time on the bike. Second in this series we ask Becks of her experience of the Pearson store in Sheen,…
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Bike Fitting – Giant, Camden
Guapo smashing up the cobbles in Flanders After riding to Brighton and dropping some of the boys on Ditchling, whilst on my flat-bar commute bike, I soon found myself cycling more often. It’s then I realised that I was asking a bit more from my body than usual and it wasn’t liking it. After looking…
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I wanna be Free
“Less Donald Trump. More Techno music” space Good Vibes As the rays make way for shorter days, we do a series of Ride Reports that look to toast the good vivbes we’ve accomplished this summer. So here’s the first look – leaving behind the road-bike and opting for shorts over lycra, here’s a chilled ride…
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Cosmic Ash
MC. Cosmic Name? Ash space What’s with the cycling name? I’m known around the club as Cosmic. This is only appropriate in the summer, as I have a set of Cosmic SLS wheels which make a very satisfying thrum… the name’s stuck all year round. space Wanna share your age? Significantly younger when I’m on…
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Race of the Falling Leaves 2016
Also known as ‘Il Lombardia’ it is the quintessential homage to the autumnal season. For us in the northern hemisphere, it is the landmark monument to close an incredible season that we celebrate year with a tribute ride known as the Ride of the Falling Leaves (ROTFL). For now, let’s take in the moment and…
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Mexico, here I come
space Lauren, we’ve just experienced the Olympics in Brasil. What’s this we hear about you going to Mexico? It’s the Amateur World Championships of standard distance triathlons, and I’ve qualified to represent Team GB. All the big names will be there. The likes of Alistair Brownlee will all be there too. What does…
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Happily Lost
Hello! Thank you for visiting the LBCC website. We hope you like what you see, but before you send that email to find out more about the club and what the rides are like. Perhaps this will help… space …Yes, we are motivated by buns, dragons, and all sorts. Moreover, we’re motivated by the freedom…
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Lauren ‘Arriba-Arriba!’
“I mean business!” space Cycling name?space Lauren ‘Arriba-Arriba’. The ‘Andale-Andale’ is optional. space Cycling history? Unbeknown to me until recently, it seems cycling runs in the blood – my late Grandfather was a keen cyclist and held the club record for Birmingham to Holyhead. It appears I inherited his passion for covering ground on two…
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Riding in the shadows of Legends
space Headliners Only en velo do you get to score at Wembley, headline Glastonbury or walk on the moon. The velodrome at Herne Hill, South London is 120 years old this year and in its day was a cycling equivalent of Wembley, hosting the 1948 Olympics and cycling legends like Jacques Anquetil, Fausto Coppi and…