Best Budget Mountian bike socks for the winter.

I am getting a little tired of being massively overcharged for MTB gear.  It's not that I can't afford new kit (although I can't) it's jsut that if you ad the word cycling in front of anything it seems to cost twice as much.

KINDA LIKE A WEDDING!!!!

I have decided to buck the trend and try to buy as much gear as I can for my bike from non cycling sources.

For example the best budget mountian bike socks that I own come from Mountain Warehouse.  If you knwo of any other great deals then drop me a line #sharing is caring.

TWB

Star Wars EpVII and the Bicycle

If you go out into the shops right now you are going to find it very difficult to find something that doesn't have a star wars logo or character painted on it (Thanks Disney).

Home Made Star Wars Chic..

Don't get us wrong, we (McC) loves Star Wars and he already has his ticket to go and see the movie but....do you have to brand everything.

There are some things however that benefit from a little Star Wars branding and when you combine cycling and star wars you have a match made in heaven.

If you want to see all of our favourite Cycling and Star Wars related products then you can find them here.

How do you make this stuff even more awesome, easy just add Lego.

Cycling + Lego + Star Wars = Awesome

Now why are you still reading this you should either be out riding your bicycle or in the cinema watching Star Wars.

What is so wrong with just going out for a ride?

I spent a little bit of time at the gym this weekend and noticed that several rooms were full of parents watching their kids get involved in different sports from Taekwondo to Swimming and Indoor Football.
I think it's great that the parents are getting there kids involved in fitness and sport, it reminds me of an old (UK) TV show called "Why Don't You?"

 It made me think though; this is Saturday morning...and whilst the kids were happy learning a new skill and getting some good exercise, the parents were swilling bad coffee and sweating away in a sports centre reception.  Surely there must be more of an opportunity for families to get active together and have a great time.

Of course there is and whilst many of my friends with kids are telling me that they don't have time to get fit, I get the feeling they are missing the point....

So to these friends I issue a challenge...in the words of the TV theme tune to...

"Why don't you, switch off your television set go out and do something less boring instead!"

If you want a slightly more extreme solution then you could share the pic below with you friends but I refuse to smash my TV as then I would have nothing to watch Star Wars on (over and over again)

Why Can't Bicycle Helmets Be More Interesting?

I know that as I write this I am potentially wading into the minefield of the helmet vs no helmet debate.  I have my own thoughts on this debate and they will remain as such, but if you are going to wear a helmet why can't they be a bit cooler, interesting and generally a bit more expressive of our personality as cyclists.

There are a bunch of funny kids helmets but as I searched the internet (and I do that a lot) it's really hard to find some genuinely interesting and cool bicycle helmets.

Below are some of the different helmets that I have found (none of which I think is that special) and some of which are there as gags;

This last one is a motorcycle helmet, but how cool would a full face Predator Downhill helmet be?

Star Wars and Bicycles a marriage made in heaven...

Anyone who knows me or reads this page knows that I love three things -

1. My Wife and Family
2. Anything with two wheels
3. Star Wars

So the pics below ticks two of my favourite three things....enjoy.

Now if I could get my wife to pose for a pic next to my bike wearing Princess Leia's gold bikini, life would be perfect.

More Cycling Tattoo's

Just a quick post today as after we posted our last batch of bicycle related tattoo's you guys sent us a bunch more.

So here they are in all of their glory below.  The Good, The Bad and The.......

Bicycle Tattoo's Hot or Not?

There are many things that can be considered as the badge of honour (honor if you are from the US) to the average cyclist; shaven legs, gravel rash, tan lines and a proclivity for lycra.  

Most extreme amongst these is the bike tattoo.  How much do you love cycling and would you ever get a tattoo declaring your love of cycling?

What do you think of the examples below, Hot or Not?

 

 

Would you get a bike Tramp Stamp?

Let's swap our psychopaths for cycle paths

Prepare to be inspired as you learn how the Dutch developed their world leading cycling infrastructure..

If only the rest of the world realised that Two Wheels are Better.

Padraic (Flickr.com)

Hilarious cycling prank

Rémi Gaillard is probably the funniest man in France,  this elaborate prank on unsuspecting cyclists is some of his best work

  

Thanks to Evan Hall for spotting this on the BikeRadar Facebook page!

Despite being the victim of a French prankster, Two Wheels are Better.

 

Staying safe on two wheels

 Unfortunately the roads are full of idiots.  They tend to use four wheels but are not exempt from using two.

Here is a refreshingly good guide on  what drivers can do to be more cyclist aware, it's worth a read even from a two wheeled perspective:

 http://www.carbuzz.co.uk/blog/Drivers-more-cyclist-aware

Credit: KarlOnSea/Flickr

But never forget, Two Wheels are Better.