Gadgets on bikes
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 11.8.12 Turn off, tune out, change gear. Scot Tares advocates a simpler approach to cycling “I thought of that while riding my bicycle.” Albert Einstein (on the theory of relativity) Bicycles inspire greatness; I’m sure someone great has said that at some point in……
Bike Saddles
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 4.8.12 Scot Tares tells why cycling need not be a “pain in the backside” “There may be a better land where bicycle saddles are made of rainbow, stuffed with cloud; in this world the simplest thing is to get used to something hard” ……
Cycling and Fashion
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 28.7.12 Scot Tares finds some style over speed on his bike. “I was style-conscious, because how the bike looked and how you looked on the bike were very important. They probably weren’t, but it felt like they were.” Sir Paul Smith In a……
Mark Cavendish
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 21.7.12 In the last of his Tour de France retrospectives, Scot Tares considers whether Mark Cavendish is the greatest sprinter of all-time. As I sit and write this, the 2012 Tour de France has hit theAlpsand battle has commenced between the main protagonists….…
Barry Hoban and the Tour de France
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 14.7.12 Scot Tares looks back to a sad day in British cycling history In 1967 Barry Hoban won the 14th stage of the Tour de France, his first, under tragic circumstances. Stage 14 Route Carpentras – Sète Distance 121 miles (201.5km) Date Friday……
