A Carradice Cycling story by Fergus Coyle Photography Within the Audax community it is a rite of passage to ride with a Carradice saddle bagThe growing trend of long distance cycling invites a new generation to discover themEvery bag tells a story and here is one… Eleanor Jaskowska or El for short, is an accomplished […]
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“Both Ben and I collect old bikes. Nothing unusual about that. What’s slightly more unusual is we both prefer to wear cycle clothing th-at suits the period of the bikes we ride. Now in the 30’s and 40’s that was more often than not big baggy plus fours or even bigger and baggier plus sixes. […]
John Bell isn’t exactly typical of Carradice customers, but he’s an inspiration to us. We can’t wait to retire too! Here’s his story so far: “I decided to take up touring on my bicycle after I retired as I was looking for something more challenging than golf. So in 2005 I purchased a bicycle and […]
On the Road to India: David Clilverd and Sue Barlow Sue and David rode from UK to India raising funds for Oxfam way back in 1988 and Carradice were very happy to sponsor their great effort, and of course kit them out with Super C panniers for intensive product testing. Their ride was a […]
Ian Hibell – a Carradice legend Ian was the original and greatest cycle tourist. He achieved many records in cycling including the first to cycle from the south of South America to the north of North America – Cape Horn to Alaska – completed in 1973. On this epic journey he also became the first […]