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	<description>Cycling, fixed-gear bike building and life on two wheels only</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Train fixed to improve road riding</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2009/01/03/train-fixed-to-improve-road-riding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I went out for the first time in a long time on my road bike again - I&#8217;ve been rather religiously riding my fixies, even on the rollers as I find the continuous pedalling more meditative than the constant tweaking and fiddling of shifting gears. In fact, I felt positively weird free-wheeling for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singlespeeding on a mountain bike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Not wanting to completely ignore those of us who have mountain bikes still littering the back of the garden shed from those days where that was (is) still the bike to have - why not put it to good use and turn it into a single-speed for a new lease of life?
Don&#8217;t know about you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycle your old bike - turn it to a singlespeed!</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2008/12/31/recycle-your-old-bike-turn-it-to-a-singlespeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://west5cycles.com/?p=328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now a lot of time on this blog has been devoted to the fixie fever that has gripped me and many others out there on the road and I&#8217;ve also written at length about building your own fixie from parts begged, borrowed, bought but not stolen. However, as my still recovering partner can attest - [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The flatbar flyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A while ago I got hold of a beautiful Merlin frame, made in Leeds, Yorkshire out of 631 Columbus steel and as recently as in 2005, proving that the trade in steel frames is still going strong. I built it up as a racy fixie, with track bars and all - a joy to ride [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My very own superbike: Stealth Pro Carbon Aerospoke</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2008/11/30/my-very-own-superbike-stealth-pro-carbon-aerospoke/</link>
		<comments>http://west5cycles.com/2008/11/30/my-very-own-superbike-stealth-pro-carbon-aerospoke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok so I have been very silent of late and I have two excuses: one bad one - too much work and travel and a pretty good one: when not doing the above I have actually been out cycling, desperately trying to avoid the weather getting me down and sofa and TV-bound with a hot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixie travels - Ritchey BreakAway Fixie frame</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2008/10/18/fixie-travels-ritchey-breakaway-fixie-frame-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget getting somewhere nice and thinking how great it would be to explore the area on a bike, looking longingly at anyone passing on a bike. Moreover - perhaps you are such an avid fixxer that any old bike suitable for travel just won&#8217;t do - Brompton&#8217;s (for suit-wearing office workers?), Dahon&#8217;s (for less sophisticated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixie travels - Ritchey BreakAway Fixie frame</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2008/10/18/fixie-travels-ritchey-breakaway-fixie-frame/</link>
		<comments>http://west5cycles.com/2008/10/18/fixie-travels-ritchey-breakaway-fixie-frame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://west5cycles.wordpress.com/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget getting somewhere nice and thinking how great it would be to explore the area on a bike, looking longingly at anyone passing on a bike. Moreover - perhaps you are such an avid fixxer that any old bike suitable for travel just won&#8217;t do - Brompton&#8217;s (for suit-wearing office workers?), Dahon&#8217;s (for less sophisticated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When every mile is earned..</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2008/10/11/when-every-mile-is-earned/</link>
		<comments>http://west5cycles.com/2008/10/11/when-every-mile-is-earned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Fixie riding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An unusually sunny weekend has greeted us here in London and I&#8217;m off on another long ride to unwind from a crazy week and to prepare myself for yet another next week.
Riding fixed is a very rewarding way of doing it - a 80 to a 100 km loop into the beautiful surroundings of Virginia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New fixies from Jamis and Titus</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2008/09/27/new-fixies-from-jamis-and-titus/</link>
		<comments>http://west5cycles.com/2008/09/27/new-fixies-from-jamis-and-titus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Interbike is in full swing and the first photos are emerging online of just what goodies all bike manufacturers have got in store for us all for next year. White is still everywhere and graphics are going more retro too - I&#8217;m looking forward to the Bike show in Earl&#8217;s Court in October to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixie check one two: pedalmafia</title>
		<link>http://west5cycles.com/2008/09/26/fixie-check-one-two-pedalmafia/</link>
		<comments>http://west5cycles.com/2008/09/26/fixie-check-one-two-pedalmafia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cecilia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Scouring the net looking for some serious fixie inspiration? Been up and down fixedgeargallery already? Want some more? Good news is that fixie riders everywhere are one media savvy bunch - not only do we pedal without stopping, we manage to take pictures of our rides too and share them with friends all over the [...]]]></description>
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