Recent content by Shropshire Lad

I'm sure I'm not the only one who found out this way that the only place a cyclist should never apply sunscreen is the forehead.

Winter : Ultra Gatorskins or Krylions (expect 2,000 miles plus from the rear, +20% for the front) Summer (if ever we get another) : Pro 3s or Fortezza Tricomps (2,200 rear, same percentage better for the front) Tried Ultremo Rs last spring/early summer, and they were going well - loved the...

A bell?!? The most superfluous piece of kit known to cycling man. The human voice is: a) more immediate; b) louder; c) safer to use; and d) more informative than a piddling little bell. Every cyclist knows that "ON YOUR LEFT" is far preferable to 'ting'. Tell you what - we'll start a...

Love that analogy!

Gslater & Mellow Velo have put it perfectly in a nutshell : gslater: "Allowing doping in sport essentially outlaws clean competition. Obviously not in the legal sense, but from a practical standpoint... If this 'scholar' knows anything about ethics, then he knows about equity, and there is...

Cyclists & Road Taxes Good point in rebuttal of 'cyclists not paying road taxes' ; it's one I've made dozens of times myself. Of all the hundreds of riders I know and/or have known, only one is not also a driver. Many pay taxes on multiple vehicles. I have also argued a few times that most...