For me Philippe Starck’s Pibal bike for Bordeaux exemplifies bad bicycle design but they are going to bring them back anyway. Continue reading
Category Archives: Cycling
faire du cyclisme
The CQP cycle technicien formation
More than 17 things you never knew about bicycle mechanics that are said to have changed lives (by #5 I’d turned buddhist)
This man lived in rural france for 2 months, what happened after 2 weeks made me cough so hard shit came up into my mouth.
The education system is broken, here are 2139 ways you can fix it. Continue reading
Working as a bicycle courier: delivering food with Take Eat Easy in Bordeaux
A new concept for Bordeaux – A controversial method of employment – courier fashion – Continue reading
Culture / Cycling / Drinking / Expat life / Wine
Idea for business start-up: marketing wine to cyclists
I often have ideas for businesses. So do a lot of people I suppose. It’s not too hard to spot a gap in a market or recognise an emerging trend that could be exploited. What is hard is to go all the way with the idea: to invest not only money, but also time, effort, … Continue reading
Bike shops Bordeaux / Magasins de vélo Bordeaux
A year before moving to Bordeaux I was here for a day. My friend was flying in from London and he was bringing a boxed-up bike with him on the plane. I had to buy a bike quickly so that we could ride out to the coast. I wanted to get something cheap (maybe second … Continue reading
Le dernier vrai réparateur de vélos
Two or three months ago I got drunk, at work, on a Sunday evening. Afterwards, cycling home at an overconfident speed, I turned onto Rue Sainte Catherine, misjudged a gap between bollards and ploughed into one, taking the impact on my shin and pedal. I fell face-first landing flat on the pavement. You’d expect nothing … Continue reading
Buying a bike online (from Amazon)
I openly admit that I really like shopping online… I’m even happy to tell people that I like Amazon, even though they are a big mean ol’ monopoly that destroys indy book-stores etc, etc. I’m just well into receiving things through the post, and not having to leave my flat, and not having to walk … Continue reading
Bike theft in Bordeaux
Recently, on a night off, I walked to the pub that I work in and got stinking drunk. At the end of the night I was screaming “Aarghh Arrrrhh someone’s nicked my bike!!” When I woke up the next day – still wearing my coat and scarf – there was my bike where I’d left … Continue reading
Inventing the Popins: an umbrella holder for bikes
As summer slipped quietly into Autumn, light rains began to leave the pavements of Bordeaux freckled like rustic eggs. Besides making me feel a bit homesick, these rains also brought something strange to my attention. Numerous citizens cycling around in the rain and keeping dry thanks to a little gizmo that attached their umbrellas to … Continue reading
Bordeaux to Créon cycle path
After buying a bike from leboncoin I was keen to go on a cycle ride. I decided to take a daytrip along the piste Roger Lapébie; a cycle track running for almost 60 km from Bordeaux to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne. I planned to go halfway, then turn around. The half way point was a place named Créon. … Continue reading
drinking it all in... bikes and beverages in Bordeaux 