WONT BACK DOWN

The hot ticket one Friday night a few weeks ago was the premier of Steve Peat's film Wont Back Down at Sheffield University which told the story of his career over the past 20 years.

STEVE PEAT SYNDICATE YEAR END PARTY

To celebrate the end of the racing year for the Steve Peat Syndicate all the SPS riders were invited to couple of days riding up at Hamsterley Forest. I was invited along by Tristan and Steve

END OF AN ERA

Chris Haselhurst started Edison Lightweight Cycles in Clowne with his dad Edi, hence Edi and Son. They started shortly after the demise of Carlton Cycles in Worksop, they both worked there and had a depth of knowledge that would serve them well.

NEC CYCLE SHOW

I went to the Birmingham NEC to visit the Cycle Show trade day today, a very interesting day full of talking to suppliers who had a very fresh outlook on the bike trade in general. The big thing seems to be

MICHAEL BONNEY FUND RAISER

Geoff McComb from Chain Reaction Cycles asked for a bit of help for the Ride for Michael fund one day on the phone, he was planning a ride to raise money for some alterations for Michael's home and he wanted some clothing printing. The answer was a resounding yes and we talked at length at how and what could be done to help the cause.

BRONSON TO MISSION

I was on holiday in California and Rob Roskopp main man at Santa Cruz

invited me and family around to their new building for a guided tour.

A few years ago

DOWNIEVILLE CLASSIC 2013

Downieville is a small town on route 49 in Northern California, gold rush country and holds a very interesting race, one that I    have wanted to do for some time now. It's a stage race which is held over two days, Saturday is Cross Country day and          Sunday is downhill day, the the rules say it must be on the same bike and with the same setup and weight.