Cannondale Hooligan

Cannondale Hooligan 1 2008, Shimano HB-RM65 front hub, Shimano BR-M486 brakes, Schwalbe Big Apple tyres, Truvativ Stylo cranks, Crankbrothers Egg Beater 3 pedals, Race Face Deus XC Low Riser bar, Procraft 110 mm 40° stem, Fabric Scoop Race flat saddle, Shimano SG-S501 Alfine 8 gear hub, Archer Components D1x Trail electronic shifter with Micro-Adjust Remote, Sprint Power Supply and D1x Cage Mount, Topeak CageMount

Shand Stooshie Rohloff

Shand Stooshie Rohloff 2019 custom size, Lauf Grit SL fork, Hope Pro 4 front hub, Shimano XTR BR-M9120 brakes, WTB KOM Tough i25 27.5″ rims, WTB Horizon Road Plus TCS tubeless tyres, Middleburn RS8 X-Type cranks, Gates CDX Carbon Drive, Crankbrothers Candy 7 pedals with long spindle, Easton EC90 SL ISA seat post, Fabric Scoop Ultimate flat saddle, Truvativ Stylo T30 flatbar, Ritchey Superlogic C260 stem, Rockgeist PhotoFit triangular framebag, Hammerhead Karoo 2 computer, Exposure Sixpack front light, Lupine Rotlicht rear light, weight 11,8 kg

Terrorists don’t scare city cyclists. We already have to deal with cars.

“If there’s one group of road users virtually immune to being cowed by a lowly act of terrorism involving a motor vehicle, it’s cyclists. We’re reminded every day—through rolled-down car windows, on too-narrow roads, via social media—that we “share” the roads with people who actively hate us and that our interests (including safety) come behind theirs. Every one of us knows what it’s like to stare death in the grille. Daily riders have all had drivers aim their cars at us as if they were about to plow us down, whether because of run-of-the-mill inattention or out-and-out road rage. This reality is priced into our decision to ride.” Eben Weiss alias Bike Snob NYC offers the urban cyclist’s perspective on the latest terrorist threat.

www.washingtonpost.com

The cycling boom is fantastic — but I miss having London to myself

“Back when we were fewer there was a glorious freedom in dancing through the traffic, whose rules and logic we learned so well that it often felt like a benevolent force, sheltering us as much as it threatened us. We were the pilot fish darting in among the sharks, the gazelles sprinting through herds of lumbering bison.” Requiring only two sentences, Emily Chappell manages to capture the essence of cycling in London at a time before Boris Bikes and cycle superhighways.

www.theguardian.com

Underground London: adventures in the secret city beneath our feet

“Today, we’ve been so inculcated with fear and distracted by obligations and consumer junk, we can’t even be bothered to ask why numerous miles of warm, fluorescently lit tunnels under Chancery Lane are laying mothballed while people with no homes freeze to death on the streets above them—forced to sleep in hypothermic conditions by anti-homeless spikes installed on ledges outside shops, luxury flats and offices.” Bradley Garrett regards urban exploration as an apathy killer, spreading stories that help us perceive worlds other than the ones presented to us.

www.theguardian.com

Cannondale Cross XR 7

Cannondale Cross XR 7 08, wheels Mavic C29ssmax, fork Trigon XC06A, front brake Avid Juicy Ultimate 160 mm, rear brake Avid Juicy Ultimate 140 mm, chainset SRAM Rival 180 mm, chain SRAM PC1090, pedals Crankbrothers Egg Beater SL, seat post Easton EC90, saddle Selle Italia SLR, bar Easton EC90, tyres Schwalbe Kojak 28 x 1.35, weight 8.5 kg

Cannondale Bad Boy Rohloff

Cannondale Bad Boy Rohloff 06, front hub Hope Pro II, front brake Avid Juicy Carbon 203 mm, rear brake Avid Juicy Carbon 160 mm, chainset Truvativ Stylo SS 180 mm, chainring Gebhard CNC, chain SRAM PC991 Cross Step, pedals Crankbrothers Egg Beater Ti, seat post Easton EC70, saddle SDG Formula FXR, bar Ritchey WCS Carbon Flat, tyres Schwalbe Kojak 26 x 1.35, weight 11.2 kg

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