WALLBLOG » factory http://wallbike.com/blog News and Views From Wallingford Bicycle Parts Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:55:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Brooks Factory Visit http://wallbike.com/blog/2012/04/24/brooks-factory-visit/ http://wallbike.com/blog/2012/04/24/brooks-factory-visit/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:55:11 +0000 Bill http://wallbike.com/blog/?p=1224 biking in Birmingham

biking in Birmingham

30 Days of Biking UK visited the Brooks factory. …”grrrrr, that’s what tradition means”…

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UPDATE 3/2/10: Wired Magazine has picked up on Woollypig’s blog and featured it in their Gadget Lab blog.

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