A couple of points here. after reading Cycling Weekly for 32 years Its suddenly hit me that the UKs No 1 Cycling journal has a double meaning - Cycling every week and Cycling weakly!!! I know, I know but it hit me yesterday and things like that matter to me.
Point 2, Shutt VR are in this weeks Cycling Weekly, Page 46 top left. A nice little piece on the company and what our jerseys are about. Then on page 36 and the contents page a picture of a cyclist having a drink. So whats so good about that? Well he has on a Shutt No 5 Glacier blue on Black, in small. Its a small cause I sent it to CW for a review. So I suppose that during the review, the rider got hot and needed a drink. What a coincidence.
Then we also appear in a magazine called Beyond Leeds, a nice feature on us and the whys and wherefore of the comapany. a splendid gesture by Mark Bowness `Boney` to everyone in town. So Boney will be getting a good night out shortly.
Friday 10 April 2009
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Shutt VR Cycle circle
Grim weather is still with us, especially in the morning, which is when we ride. Early, 6.30 meet up then ride before the day starts. I rode this morning in wet, grimy & gritty conditions, cold wind and rain along side Ged & James, who normally you can trust to keep a conversation going. However today the talking was sparse for a couple of reasons, both to do with the conditions. When the wind howls through the trees and past ones ears, its impossible to hear, so its pointless as the answer to anything said is `what`? After a while this becomes tedious. Then with the rain stinging in the eyes, cheeks and forehead it takes all of the powers to concentrate going in a line that doesnt end up in a collision with an inaminate object! Has this been going on for the last 4 months? I believe so. What is the answer to the above `social cyling problem`? Nothing, just wait til the sun warms up the air and then catch up on 5 months of chat.
Anyway, enough of this drivvel. I have work to do designing jerseys for clubs, groups and Companies to fill the rest of the day. Then pack and post the days orders then write posts then think about the winter gear then make sure the ladies garment samples are fitted right then order some more fabric then make sure its been sent then start to look for further fabric for summer accessories then answer e-mails then see if the press are going to publish the photos of the the new colour way for the stock Shutt VR No5 Calico Jersey. Then..... well im sure something will rear its ugly head and have to be dealt with. Like going out tomorrow in the grimy & gritty conditions, cold wind and rain.
Anyway, enough of this drivvel. I have work to do designing jerseys for clubs, groups and Companies to fill the rest of the day. Then pack and post the days orders then write posts then think about the winter gear then make sure the ladies garment samples are fitted right then order some more fabric then make sure its been sent then start to look for further fabric for summer accessories then answer e-mails then see if the press are going to publish the photos of the the new colour way for the stock Shutt VR No5 Calico Jersey. Then..... well im sure something will rear its ugly head and have to be dealt with. Like going out tomorrow in the grimy & gritty conditions, cold wind and rain.
Saturday 4 April 2009
Away from the action.
The rest of the guys, no women in our group unfortunately, are doing a Belgium classic today. The Tour Of Flanders Sportive. Full race distance, 159 miles, and all those cobbled climbs. By now they will be well on their way experiencing a peleton of 17000! This is why Im feeling left out, I was going but circumstances were such that I had to cancel at the last minute. Imagine 17000 cyclists of all shapes and sizes all enjoying themselves going fast along one of the most famous routes there is.
I did get out this morning, up to Grassington halfway up the valley with 2 other stay at homes, but it wasnt the same. I have a not bad fitness, which seems a bit wasted on a `stroll in the Dales`. I know I can carry it through going towards my next event but I really would like to have expended it on the soil of Flanders!
Still, the sun came out on the return section which dried off the Soft Blue No8 after a wetting on the way out.
Dreaming of Flanders.
I did get out this morning, up to Grassington halfway up the valley with 2 other stay at homes, but it wasnt the same. I have a not bad fitness, which seems a bit wasted on a `stroll in the Dales`. I know I can carry it through going towards my next event but I really would like to have expended it on the soil of Flanders!
Still, the sun came out on the return section which dried off the Soft Blue No8 after a wetting on the way out.
Dreaming of Flanders.
Thursday 2 April 2009
White Rose Challenge Cycle Sportive
SHUTT VR is to Sponsor the White Rose Challenge Jerseys
We are to line up alongside the organisers of the Superb WHITE ROSE CHALLENGE set in our locale, here in the magnificent Yorkshire Dales! We will be giving away Jerseys to the most successful male, female and junior (under 16) riders, successful being the most sponsorship money raised.We look forward to working alongside WRC and Cancer Research to make the ride the best days sportive in the UK.
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To get our name associated with such a prestigeous event as the WRC is a great honour & an opportunity for us to gain exposure to thousands of cyclists on the day as well as provide jerseys for such a great charity as Cancer Research.
We are to line up alongside the organisers of the Superb WHITE ROSE CHALLENGE set in our locale, here in the magnificent Yorkshire Dales! We will be giving away Jerseys to the most successful male, female and junior (under 16) riders, successful being the most sponsorship money raised.We look forward to working alongside WRC and Cancer Research to make the ride the best days sportive in the UK.
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To get our name associated with such a prestigeous event as the WRC is a great honour & an opportunity for us to gain exposure to thousands of cyclists on the day as well as provide jerseys for such a great charity as Cancer Research.
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