I will be setting off on a 10,000 mile cycle tour of North America in 2013. I will document my life, preparations and trip hereTumblr (3.0; @andyinamerica)http://blog.andyinamerica.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/762bccaa7cdb41acda265f3c7c47da3d/tumblr_mm9kzoemRf1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spring has sprung; the grand tours are about to begin and I’m working on the pro tan. Bradley for the double, of course. </p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/49578568118http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/49578568118Sat, 04 May 2013 09:02:12 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f793b3c77ee1c0efa5c6072374d0db51/tumblr_mlzdzi0awD1qkaq0ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b1ae42e8dc29e6f491ec31722d02fd02/tumblr_mlzdzi0awD1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f81b42d810c74b3eae1d9f727b1989fe/tumblr_mlzdzi0awD1qkaq0ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Out riding with <a href="http://www.feathercycles.com/">Ricky</a> today! Few laps of Box hill followed by some Garmin lead cyclocross madness on the way home</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/49116804461http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/49116804461Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:54:54 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c15fda67bbed114bfbbff4c30c4143a/tumblr_mlp5g9OXMn1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s not often you’ll see Jim Hart sweating to read sheet music, but <a href="http://mariusneset.com/">Marius Neset’s </a> compositions occasionally had his (and consistently my) mind blown in Soho last night. Passages I’d sworn on record were double tracked flowed with only the slightest trace of effort backed by one of the finest young bands I’ve seen live. Featuring Ivo Neame (piano), Jasper Høiby (bass), Anton Eger (drums) and of course the astonishing Jim Hart (vibes). Marius Neset will be one of those names…those <em>really</em> big names. </p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48680344415http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48680344415Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:14:33 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/93bd2271cba20818cd7970505aa180da/tumblr_mlm2dq1kDZ1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/47f21189ece73c7d092750ed02bb7ff0/tumblr_mlm2dq1kDZ1qkaq0ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9fcaf5e3f47f4bfc601d8e8c1d733c2b/tumblr_mlm2dq1kDZ1qkaq0ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a5ce0872db0be4e4b7c4aa3c8177429/tumblr_mlm2dq1kDZ1qkaq0ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/727ef77ad964b072a48b2696b93c53fa/tumblr_mlm2dq1kDZ1qkaq0ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Ted James is one of those guys who never does what’s expected. This year he’d been making tools to make tools to shape 953 tubes for this bonkers 29er. Sram X11 to finish it off…</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48528361852http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48528361852Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:15:26 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f4d0a241122f9eeb444e0023f654ca1e/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed7070e1f2ef8a662e4cdda4bc7a57cc/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc1bf01986368ce17830ed967e597575/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/39d970744b74a3e1bdf91f6517b9db78/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0dc46a27c0eb05bc7ee33e229c63f1f/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d32590b7909de8801c15509084f819d/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee624e3e95ee8882103d1fba3d35cdd5/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/912384c9ff4dc50452e7f5a4a53f6fbe/tumblr_mlm280Tktc1qkaq0ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A few of my highlights from Bespoked Bristol last weekend:<br/><span>Cancellara’s Domane complete with Roubaix cobble markers on the Cyclefit stand was pretty special, along with a modern take on the 7/11 team Serotta and a 700g Guru frameset I think they had my favorite stand. The Winter track bike was immaculate, as you would expect, and my pal Ed’s Oak rando bike looked </span>purposeful.<span> </span></p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48528118925http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48528118925Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:12:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/373599bde9b40da4a5333d62276ccaf4/tumblr_mljq5pzDNh1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cross bike envy</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48425669273http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48425669273Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:56:12 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/475853f27b4c25c3d5ea59392ec94f56/tumblr_mlad9snj3S1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>As workload goes up, blogging goes down. Just back from Bespoked Bristol (full roundup to come) but for now, here’s a snap of me an Paul. That’s right, <em>the</em> Paul, of <a href="http://www.paulcomp.com/">Paul Components</a>. </p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48028290798http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/48028290798Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:39:28 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68d6c647968e52c6ccbec83d88bb5eac/tumblr_mkxdno6AHk1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I took the Tonic out to get muddy yesterday at Rapha’s Hell of the North. The bike is amazing; Descends like a 29er, climbs like a road bike.</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/47442649576http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/47442649576Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:17:03 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33376d494260bccf1e949f4466781125/tumblr_mkl56l2QdQ1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lots of riding this weekend! 150 miles or so. <br/>Hell of the North next weekend and I’m feeling good! </p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46857371304http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46857371304Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:44:45 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1191f9658c3213c5ea766cfde4a13121/tumblr_mk6nnw3a5z1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f270a5b37f80f1424101406912a147d9/tumblr_mk6nnw3a5z1qkaq0ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7fe07e7455526ee34f2f282450fa7af/tumblr_mk6nnw3a5z1qkaq0ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/274a837fa8c1229510f2f08b530c585e/tumblr_mk6nnw3a5z1qkaq0ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>“Landmark: the Fields of Photography” at Somerset House brought the work of <a href="http://www.monsieurmathieu.com/">Mathieu Bernard-Reymond</a> to my attention today. Beautiful, varied, socially aware and original. A rare combination.  </p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46191478119http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46191478119Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:59:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89b3f63b36426ed3f01960e863fa7ea3/tumblr_mk5tddr4xz1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The dream. Via <a href="http://livefreeordrive.tumblr.com/">Live Free or Drive</a></p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46149560365http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46149560365Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:05:37 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fdd7de7f4600278456f41f77b731263c/tumblr_mk5qf2mStF1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Now <em>thats </em>how you do a CNC head tube for tapered forks. Leave it to Shin ichi Konno</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46147624402http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46147624402Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:01:50 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86471e594b42fc1e2f41c1469563bd67/tumblr_mk4tgz4K9b1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4a661f5000718e46ca467e67fea10d29/tumblr_mk4tgz4K9b1qkaq0ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I spent this afternoon with family at the Tate Britain’s “Schwitters in Britain” exhibition. Kurt lead an difficult life dominated by the waves radiating from the events of the Second World War. His work was varied in media and subject, but always involving to it’s audience, sometimes surrounding it. </p> <p>A wonderfully curated exhibition that will appeal to a wider audience than most of the Tate’s special exhibitions generally do.</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46101817371http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/46101817371Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:10:11 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f95f282dcc7785af0cd51eac66c3dd3/tumblr_mjxff9fCVf1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A couple of weeks back I escaped out of London for some time on the river with my Dad and two Uncles. Fishing has a unique ability to both fully occupy your mind whilst allowing it to wander.</p> <p>Make it regular. </p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45781202949http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45781202949Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:23:33 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c5140c98c84dae02597da52b7f22d0a/tumblr_mjx4ukwUh41qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The things you find in our warehouse…</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45765184498http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45765184498Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:34:20 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/86a602095187173add6c8fa51f692d6e/tumblr_mjvn9iDoD81qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seat stay porn from one of <a href="http://feathercycles.blogspot.co.uk/">Ricky’s</a> Bespoke Bristol bikes. Can’t wait for next month’s show! </p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45703917175http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45703917175Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:17:42 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b7830597d34b93830eb70e3d3bc1ce5c/tumblr_mjqywvYF3N1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c2aeb0a0657468998cca48f9d8d70246/tumblr_mjqywvYF3N1qkaq0ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/58aac3721175f4c06168c49df2364644/tumblr_mjqywvYF3N1qkaq0ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Scott’s <a href="http://www.englishcycles.com/">Rob English</a> tour-divide crushing 29er just about blew my mind when I saw it built up. </p> <p>I’m lost for words now I’ve seen it in bits, in it’s box, ready for travel. That’s right… the whole thing, bags and all, fits in a 26” x 26” x 12” case</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45487634925http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/45487634925Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:41:19 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/809c9c071b3b5b9a9b020a4ff5c2aa6c/tumblr_mj7p8ud0rS1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The greatest cycling related logo?</p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/44663443525http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/44663443525Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:57:14 +0000<a href="http://thephotographersgalleryblog.org.uk/2013/03/05/henri-cartier-bresson-a-rare-recording-from-1973/">Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Rare Recording from 1973</a>: <p><img height="533" src="http://thesandpitdotorg1.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cartierbresson_courtesyofthefoundation.jpg?w=800" width="800"/></p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/44659164249http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/44659164249Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:04:07 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ccd43a4eaa4b1dfc8fe92d7374e628a/tumblr_mj7l71hyiI1qkaq0ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wowee! from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41842885@N04/">Cycledefrance</a></p>http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/44656494788http://blog.andyinamerica.com/post/44656494788Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:30:37 +0000