Tweed Run 2010: A Grand Day Out

Apr 10 Cycling

Well it really was a grand day out, and I’m still rather speechless. We are seriously indebted to the organisers, volunteers, marshalls and sponsors of the Tweed Run. We still have many hundreds of photos to sift through and a full ride report is coming later in the week. Plus even more faces to GOC members’ […]

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Holiday Special: The Mythical Accessories

Apr 10 Guvnor

Fabled and invisible to date, the Pashley Guvnor accessories hinted at since 2008 have yet to see the light of day. However, movement is afoot. In 2009 Pashley Cycles engaged the creative services of MA Product Design students at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, specifically to design new accessories for the Guvnor. Participants were given […]

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The Launch of the Club: Verve, Dignity, Curiosity

Mar 10 Founder's Notes
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Guvnor Owners’ Club is launched. At long last. A members’ club for owners and riders of the Pashley Guvnor. An inspirational bicycle. A members’ club to match. You may note we head out with some finishing work to be done. But the frame is sound, the brakes checked and the tyres all set. […]

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Tweed Run Tickets Giveaway: Caption Competition

Mar 10 Cycling
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Ladies and Gentlemen…our first caption competition.  To help celebrate the glorious cycling event that is the Tweed Run, and the forthcoming launch of the Guvnor Owners Club proper, we have two tickets to give away! How to win 1. Simply write a marvellous, humorous, savage or generous caption to the image above. 2. Enter your caption as a tweet via Twitter. Follow […]

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The Leather Porteur

Mar 10 Cycling

More amazing pictures and full details at Ateliers d’Embellie, whom we must thank for kind permission to reproduce these images. And an appreciative nod to The Cycling Photographer for the heads up.

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Elegant Summer Tailoring

Mar 10 Guvnor

An exclusive glimpse at a fashion shoot from Esquire’s US edition. This shot, by Barnaby Roper, features in the magazine’s forthcoming Big Black Book, Spring 2010. And it continues the trend of the Pashley Guvnor as the prop of choice in fashion photography. Many thanks to Nick Sullivan of Esquire.

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To Court Photographers

Mar 10 Noted
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Mild mayhem at Westminster Magistrates Court, as 3 MPs and a Lord sit inside denying charges of theft by false accounting. Outside, photographers, protestors and police jostle for their rightful position in the unfolding drama. Meanwhile, a passerby takes a shot for the record, and his day is made by the friendly chap in the […]

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Trafalgar Sparrowhawk

Mar 10 Noted
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A chilly day. The pigeon-chasing sparrowhawk of Trafalgar Square takes a break with a meaty snack. He had his eye on the perch of my North Road bars, but the falconer was having none of it.

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The Maintenance Kit

Mar 10 Guvnor
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It should be standard issue now, but early adopters and international importers may have missed out. For the record, here is the Pashley Guvnor Maintenance Kit. It comprises: 1 x 6mm Allen key 1 x 13/15mm spanner 25g of Brooks Saddle Proofide 100ml of 3-in-1 oil 1 x spare inner tube 125g Guvnor blend tea

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Royal Petroleum

Mar 10 Noted
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South African president Jacob Zuma visits London this week, so the Mall and Horse Guards are awash with the national flag. I couldn’t help notice this ceremonial stage looks like a hastily-built petrol station, hardly regal dimensions are they?

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The Tweed Run 2010: Must Attend

Feb 10 Cycling
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UPDATE: 27/02: The Tweed Run is now full, no more spaces are available: http://www.tweedrun.com/london2010/ A significant announcement! And some critical information… On the 10th April 2010, at midday, 400 finely-attired bicyclists will traverse the streets and adorn the monuments of old London town, at a pace ideal to keep a pipe lit. You and I will […]

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Great Myths of Cycling: Saddle Height

Feb 10 Cycling

Anyone who knows anything about cycling will tell you this: “Most cyclists have their saddle too low. This makes pedalling inefficient and is an injury risk.” This simple notion is so prevalent, so universally agreed, it has spawned a pseudo-science of half-baked formulae, cod-physiology, unquestioned propaganda and suspicious ergonomics. Here are some methods to achieve the […]

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Welcome to the Forum

Feb 10 Guvnor
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Owners and riders, gadabouts and buyers, we now have a Guvnor Owners’ Club forum. It is open to all for discussion on topics of interest to Pashley Guvnor owners. Consider your postings there to be public Please be polite and courteous Welcome to the Guvnor Owners’ Club forum. Let us aspire to discussion both fervent and fascinating!

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The Phantom of North London

Feb 10 Noted
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Last year I bumped into this gentleman riding a very rare Pashley Phantom Roadster. The chrome gleamed in the July sunshine and I pinched a quick snap on the move. This year our paths crossed again, and he took very kindly to being stopped and photographed in the street by a stranger on a Guvnor. As you […]

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The Martin Shift

Feb 10 Guvnor

Another super customisation, this time for the 3-speed. And from the first verified Pashley Guvnor in the tropics no less…in Darwin. Ian Martin’s work centres around the inspired installation of a vintage Campagnolo friction shifter on the down tube. To further free up the bars, the bell is popped on the stem. Swap the brown […]

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The Fairhurst Cotswold Speed Conversion

Feb 10 Guvnor
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The Guvnor owner wants a perfect bicycle, and Pashley have come pretty close. But the desire to tweak and tinker remains. Here, what shall be known as the “Fairhurst Cotswold Speed Conversion”, takes starting inspiration from the handlebars on the Plus Four, whereby a single speed Guvnor takes on some very special attributes: The owner […]

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A Model, Guvnor

Feb 10 Guvnor
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The Guvnor is becoming the prop of choice for art directors and fashion photographers. This exuberant image of model Arlenis Sosa, from a shoot by Alexi Lubomirski in Harper’s Bazaar, offers a vivacious twist on the usual men in tweed. Thanks to Riding Pretty and Design Scene.

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Guard Service

Jan 10 Guvnor
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Some may have missed the new service offered by Velorution: the fitting of Sögreni mudguards to the Guvnor (a complex but worthwhile undertaking). Sögreni build great bikes and accessories. Although contemporary in design, their mudguards are simply so minimal I can’t think of a better pairing. I visited the workshop in Copenhagen a while back and […]

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Blast from the Past

Jan 10 Guvnor
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You have to love this picture, of gliding pioneer John Bange in his garden around 1930. The impossibility of the angle, the crouch of his body. The gloves, goggles and hat. Proof that tenacious belief will take you far, as it did for Mr Bange in the air as on the ground. Writer Nick Moore has […]

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The Guvnor and the Brazer

Jan 10 Guvnor

Renowned photographer and proud Guvnor owner Mark Fairhurst recently got in touch. Amongst his iconic portraits of royals, luminaries and sports stars, he captured this wonderful picture of Clive Horton, displaying the first pre-production Guvnor, which now belongs to Mark. I confess the photo left me in awe. What a man, and what a bicycle! Thank you Clive for […]

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