And since 100 blog posts is something to celebrate, and since celebrating is all about having fun today we are simply going to list things that we like and enjoy, in no particular order:
We like Campagnolo:
They're Italian, so their customer service is virtually non-existent. Their products are quite expensive. They're proud, verging on snobbish, about their history. But the products they make are as high quality as they are beautiful. Campagnolo products simply work and look great, and they keep on working and looking great for years. And if that wasn't enough the products are made in Italy and Romania, which means they're not made in dictatorships, who occupy other countries and have no environmental legislation to speak of. And they are not made by convicts, dissidents or by underpaid workers. (But actually we like Shimano too. Especially on our mountain bikes.)
We like peloton magazine:
(We borrowed this picture from Red Kite Prayer. Hope that's OK!)
We like peloton magazine for the beautiful photos and for the articles that sometimes make you wonder "Whatever has that got to do with cycling?!" But that's just the point. Cycling to us is about so much more than the lightest frames, the most exact and fastest shifters, the newest jerseys, or the results from Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. And first and foremost cycling to us is about passion. peloton magazine have gotten that. Whether they write about new bikes, espresso machines or about a trip to Taiwan which resulted in almost no cycling at all they do it with passion. And while we may not get that much out of an article about a butcher in Nice, France (we're vegetarians) (#22, July/August 2013) that's cool. You probably shouldn't love everything in a magazine, anyway.
We like Crank Brothers:
(We borrowed the picture from Bike Rumor. Hope that's OK!)
Crank Brothers is a company that make mountainbike wheels, tools, components and more, but they are probably most famous for their Eggbeater pedals. And Eggbeater pedals are the best looking pedals ever. Period. In fact we think that they look so good that we are thinking about getting them for our road bikes as well.
We like knog:
(We borrowed this picture from I ♥ Freemoving. Hope that's OK!)
For bicyclists Knog make lights, locks, bicycle computers and tools. We like Knog because they stick out, they have a consistent form language, because they really think about the environment, because they're nice and because they're Australian.
We like films:
Fixed On Fixed - a short film clip profiling five female bicycle riders and their love of riding fixed gear. Watch it here.
Urban birds - documentary about female cycle couriers working in London. Watch it here.
We like durable, high quality kids' bikes:
(We borrowed the picture from Helkama. Hope that's OK!)
So that children can learn to ride bikes and start to discover the world. Please, no more rickety children's bicycles with rusty chains and cracked saddles. Give your child's bike some TLC!
We also like Mums and Dads who teach their children to ride bikes:
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(We have still borrowed this picture from Claudia Clement's flickr page. Hope that's OK!)
We like that more and more people are starting to ride bikes, all around the world:
And we like people who have a sense of humour about cycling:
Ride safe, and see you soon again! Let's make it 200!
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