With the 104th Tour De France less then 24 hours away, we give you a small selection funny cycling moments. The video reel includes everything from Mark Cavendish slipping in his own champagne on the podium, to cycling fans tripping over themselves to Peter Sagan’s legendary finish line celebrations. Sit back and enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMBe1TB2_Q
A few months ago, Kevin Ryan contacted Cycle SuperStore regarding a restoration project. Buried in his back garden shed, was his old 1987 Raleigh 653 Race, which he wanted to bring back to life. With the help of Cycle SuperStore mechanics, Martin Fagan and Lincoln Harper, this restoration project became a reality. Kevin had bought the bike back in 1989 from a bike shop in Bray and had regularly used the bike up to four years ago. After a minor accident, the bike had been placed in storage in the garden shed. Martin had to remove the old Shimano group…
It is in the legendary setting of Alpe d’Huez, a Mecca of road cycling and just days before the start of one of the most beautiful and demanding cyclosportives in the world, the LOOK Marmotte Alps, that the French brand, LOOK Cycle, made a world debut of its new HUEZ collection. Introducing the 785 HUEZ RS, an ultralight bike that proves its comfort and efficiency as soon as the road starts to rise, and its little brother, the 785 HUEZ, also comfortable and efficient on all terrains. And also introducing the new KEO 2 MAX CARBON pedals in the presence…
Cycle SuperStore is currently running two Facebook competitions. We would like to thank everyone that has liked and shared the CEP picture. There is still time to enter this competition. To enter, simply ‘like and share’ the CEP post. The CEP winner will be selected at 12pm on Friday 30th of June. This post can be found HERE Entries are still flooding in for the Tour de France Competition. To enter simple guess/predict the overall winners, winning margin. In other words, what will be the time difference between 1st and 2nd place overall. As way of thanking everyone that…
It was another hectic weekend for the Cycle SuperStore staff. First up was mountain bike expert Mick Jordan. Mick traveled west to Westport and took part in the Gaelforce West. After an early start of 5:30am for a race start of 7:00am, Mick won his age category and finished an amazing 8 o/a. Mick commented, “the day started dismal with rain and wind, but cleared up on the beach for the first wave start at 7am, by the time we had reach Croagh Patrick, the clouds had disappeared, to reveal Westport bay in all its finest”. Results of GaelForce West…
On the 20th of June, Cycle SuperStore paid a visit to Colgate Palmolive as part of the cycle to work scheme. Cycle SuperStore staff member Mark Fagan demonstrated to Colgate Palmolive employees the benefits and the savings they can avail of through the Bike to Work scheme. While Mark was carrying out his demonstration, bike mechanic Martin Fagan was out in the car park servicing employee’s bikes . Once Martin had serviced all the bikes, everyone made their way in to the boardroom, were Martin gave a presentation about bicycle maintenance at home. There are many benefits to using Cycle…
Due for release on the 8th of July, sports mockumentary The Tour de Pharmacy looks back at the 1982 Tour de France. Starring Adam Samberg, Orlando Bloom and Lance Armstrong, this mockumentary exams the state of professional cycling in the early 80’s This is Adam Samberg’s second sports mockumentary. In 2015 he starred in a tennis themed mockumentary called ‘7 days of hell’ Sit back and enjoy the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVpRr1-PGgM More information about the Tour de Pharmacy can be found HERE
Perhaps, to an extraterrestrial visitor, all cyclists are the same; functionally and morphologically identical; two legs, one head, two wheels, self-propelled, gyroscopically stabilised in one plane, inherently unstable otherwise. But that’s where the global fraternity of bicyclists begins and ends – on another planet. For cycling is as riven by tribal faction, subcultural one-upmanship and contrived mutual scorn as any human activity this side of popular music. Like any family, really. If you’re about to parachute into this Babel of bicycling and don’t know where to land, don’t worry; it will all fall into place. Unless you’re a genuine one-off…