Oct 25, 2017 | Bike Share, Bluegogo, Kickstarter, Road Bikes, SpeedX
Reports say that Bluegogo, China’s third largest bike sharing company, has closed and is totally bankrupt. Bluegogo was founded in Nov 2016 by Li (Tony) Gang, who is also one of the co-founders of SpeedX Bikes. The bike share brand had initially raised $90m USD of...
Feb 20, 2017 | Crowdfunding, Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, SpeedX
On a wet Thursday at the back end of January 2017, there was a heavy pounding on the front door… with a very wet TNT driver standing there trying to deliver a very large box…! My new bike had arrived…. I unboxed it and looked it over… it was fantastic… awesome…...
Feb 20, 2017 | Delivery Excuses, Kickstarter, Leopard, Leopard Pro, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, SpeedX
The SpeedX Leopard and Leopard Pro Kickstarter Campaign closed in April 2016 with 1,251 backers pledging some $2,319,876USD. In total some £2,567,748 GBP from 1,855 Backers was finally raised, through the Crowdfunding platforms. Delivery was promised for July 2016....
Apr 15, 2016 | Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, OWLs, Road Bikes, Road Cycling
MAMIL stands for “Middle-Aged Man In Lycra”. It’s a term that refers to men, usually in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, who are passionate about cycling and often wear the tight-fitting cycling clothing made from a stretchy material called...
Feb 12, 2016 | Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Cycling, Ride London, Road Bikes, Road Cycling
One of the items on my “Bucket List” is to ride a 100mile sportive, such as the Prudential Ride London, before I get too old. Not having been successful in the ballot as yet, but always optimistic, I thought I should start some ‘training’. And get some ideas down on...
Aug 14, 2014 | Cycling, London, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Team Sky, Tour de France
The Tour de France 2014 was the 101st edition of the world’s greatest cycling event. It was the second time that the start of the race was in the UK, and only the third visit. This time the honour fell to Leeds, with Stage 1 being run from Leeds to Harrogate (190kms)....
