Blog 2011

Need some last minute gift ideas, or perhaps there is something you've always wanted?
Condor offers a range of luxury brands that will delight any cyclist this Christmas. From stocking fillers starting at £3.99 to treasured gifts, winter woolies to cycling essentials.
What about the cyclist who has everyting? Have you thought about the gift of a freshened up bike? We offer workshop gift certificates and wheel building service for a unique personalised present.

Take a look at quality cycle clothing from Rapha, Assos, Sportful and Capo
Think British, how about a gift from USE, Brooks, Carradice
Bookworm or cycling fan, our selection of books is vast, from biographies to history books and coffee table masterpieces.

Gifts under £15

Metal Replica Team Figure £14.99	Defeet Overshoes £15.00	Rapha Shaving Cream £15.00	Condor Multitool £9.99

Gifts under £50

Assos Insulator Gloves £29.99	Rapha Essentials Case £40.00	Rouleur Annual Volume 5 £37.00	Skins Recovery Baselayer £47.99
Sportful Anakonda Headband £24.99	Maglia Rosa Book £29.00	Assos Fugu Speer Winter Sock £38.99	Assos Waterproof Rain Cap £28.99

Gifts under £100

Brooks Challenge Tool bag £59.99	Giro Havik Glasses £59.99	Service Gift Certificate from £60.00	Lezyne Power Drive light £79.99

Gifts over £100

Oakley Glasses from £175.00	Exposure Light System from £129.00	Mavic Zxellium Road Shoes £239.99	Brooks Soho Leather Bag £239.99

07:58 "House is in the break. One has dropped off and Dean is going back to help."
11:24 "All back together. Sadly Rossi crashed (3rd rider) overnight and damaged his bib shorts, cap, and pride...."

Thanks Charlie Pearch for keeping us entertained.

London based cyclo cross nuts, ViCiOUS Velo are back again. The team raised £2100 for Cancer Research through November by cutting their hair into a mohawk style for MoHawkvember, their version of the popular Movember.
But now November has passed they are turning their attention to organising a cyclo cross race for your delight.

For Condor designer Ben Spurrier it will be his 7th consecutive year of running a cyclo cross race, and the racing is packed with plenty of fun for all the family including:

Bean About Town Espresso Wagon
Brass Ensemble, ready to blast out Christmas tunes
World famous photographer Geoff Waugh providing percussion accompaniment to the racing
Ace prizes being provided by Mule Bar, Giro, Madison and Privateer magazine
Mince pies, cakes and cookies
Abusive commentary by the ViCiOUS Velo team
Plus the Condor money pit!

What is a money pit?
A short cut to the side of the course with cash prize vouchers dug into the ground.
All you have to do is ride through the pit, lean down and grab a voucher, hold onto it and claim your cash at the end of the race. Cash voucher amounts vary between 20p and £20! The more laps you complete the more times you can go for a grab!

Where, when, what, how?
Sunday 18th December
Herne Hill Velodrome, SE24 9HE

Under 10 - 11am, £1 race entry
Under 12 - 11.15cm, £1 race entry
Youth - 11.45am, £5 race entry
Junior - 1pm, £7 race entry
Senior, Vet, Women - 1pm, £12 race entry

Anyone can enter cyclo cross, hybrids and mountain bikes are welcome. And you can enter on the day.
If you are not the holder of a British Cycling race license, pay a £3 surcharge on the day to cover a day license to race.

London's famous Foyles Bookstore will be displaying a selection of prints from the Condor book, Past Present Future and painted work by artist James Straffon commissioned to celebrate its release, now available at Foyles stores.

The exhibition will be held in the gallery on the 3rd floor of the Charing Cross Road store and runs from the 7th December until the 9th January 2012.

The gallery is open to the public from 9.30am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday, and 11.30am to 6pm on Sundays.
Entry is free.