November 19th, 2006
Busted Rim
I took apart the wheel I busted during the Three Peaks this year.
My name on the Three Peaks roll call this year was accompanied by a stark red R for “Retired” to indicate that I didn’t make it to the finish. The record will not take into account any excuses, however valid I think they may be. Facts are facts, and the incontrovertible one is […]
John Rawnsley has posted up an article from a National paper the day after the very first running of the
Now online.
Too late for second thoughts now :-o
Update - 31st July
It’s full.
Blimey that was bonkers fast.
The Dark Marquis, 2005
The best advice ever:
“Pump your tyres up to 120psi to stop pinch punctures on the descents”.
John North
If you’re dithering about an entry Keith Bontrager wrote some nice articles about the race in 2004 and 2005.
Update
An American tale of the 2003 event.
I couldn’t ride this year, so I went along to snap some photos.
I didn’t want shots from the bottom of each peak - anyone can get them. So I planned to ride from the start straight to Whernside then up. Except that under Rule 15 no cyclists except competitors are allowed, and my back […]

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Actually we‚re lying about the Maverick since some low-life stole it.
A dogs dinner of links to stuff that we have arranged in an apparently random manner, though I assure you it made sense at the time.
The things we listen to are occasionally logged on Last.fm
New! iPod updating courtesy of iScrobbler.
It doesn't update from the wheels of steel though :-)
Remember kids, vinyl can't carry Digital Rights Management.
in no particular order...
For all that we like the up-to-the minute offerings of the web there‚s nothing like a proper badly photocopied A5 fanzine or a glossily printed proper magazine to keep you occupied on the throne. Here, in no particular order, is our material of choice.
In the UK as we give away our civil liberties in the name of freedom it might be handy to be aware of Photographers Rights.
Don’t let The Man stop you shooting.
If anyone has a full set of NEMBA results (that‚s North of England for you colonial types) then please forward them.
sometimes you just gotta take action, or at least be able to get our hands on the FACTS