At about half four yesterday I got a text from Dan to alert me to a BBC4 programme that was being shown in the evening called The Ride of My Life.
Normally with telly about the things that you hold dear they can be a let down - I wouldn't have done that, you don't do it like that and so on and so forth. But I have to say that within the space of one hour Rob Penn made one of the best cycling related bits of television I have ever seen.
The premise is that he is building his dream bike and travelling the world to find the dream kit for it but, whilst doing this, he also manages to give a potted history of the bike from it's inception right up to today. Every single thing he picks up on from a Chris King headset (got one) to a Campag groupset (check) all the way to riding with the original Marin County mountain bikers (one for Dan) is spot on.
If you missed it thank your lucky stars for the iplayer.
Chapeau Monsieur Penn, chapeau Le Beeb et chapeau Dan for the heads up
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