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If this is starsky... What's Hutch?

If I may quote the wise words of Tom, of bikeworkshop in Bristol: (😉) "Kirk Revolution? Strong, light, cheap: Choose None"

I "imagine" that flying home along the M4 at 100mph behind that police RTIC fairing was extremely comfortable. Back in the days of front facing speed cameras...

Tour of Britain just rode over one of my favourite bridges:

The tour of Britain actually rode past the farm i found the Premier, stage 5, 6th September 2025 On the left there😃

All you can really do with an anodised finish is clean it up or remove it. The surface layer is chemically altered. A hard plastic like scotchbrite should remove surface corrosion and contaminants but leave the right overall look. My guess would be that anything more aggressive is going to end...

Somewhere in Normandy, around 2002

I think you'd need 4000 drinks cans to make a kirk!

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No it's ok now They have a doctors note. 😉 Isn't it amazing how all these asthmatics end up at the top of the sport! https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/the-truth-about-cycling-and-asthma-317941

Wooden blocks "popular" in the war, due to shortage of rubber. I've seen a few pairs of wooden brake blocks too!

The Foil Hat is the technology of the future to the Nokia6303 user 😉

You need solid heels like army boots (b4 1980) and then they place the crank in the wromg position under the foot so it feels bloody awful No wonder most of the cranks got replaced with ones with pedal threads. (In the "parabike" the spindle slides through the eye for compact transportation. )

When I hear the word "Restomod" ...🤮

I And ride awful. The only thing that rides worse than a Kirk Magnesium is... A Kirk Magnesium with cheap plastic wheels.