CAFFEINE

Very occasionally something will arrive in the post that creates a small highlight for the day and bit of buzz. Today is one of those days, particularly on the buzz front, as we had a special delivery arrive of the well known Magnus Maximus Coffee, now known as ‘Big Maggys’ coffee for champions. We’re big coffee drinkers here at Bikefood HQ. Continue reading

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THE PRIZE

In 2010 we offered something we had never done before – we offered the opportunity for one of our Bikefood customers the chance to go and ride with our partner in the Alps, GPM10. Continue reading

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BELLISSIMO

Colnago Bike Rider Paint Detail - Dream Lux“Cycling had simply taken over everything, work was no longer a place of deep misery – it was just a shell that the cycling club operated from.  Riding to work was great, bike talk Continue reading

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BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACIDS

We’ve talked previously about the details of core ingredients in the Bikefood mix, primarily the energy source and the lengths we went to with regard to Continue reading

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THE FIRST ROAD BIKE

“Following the arrival of lycra and the first proper racing bike on our lunch time escape ride, funny things started to happen to the group. Continue reading

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HERE COME THE GIRLS

It’s a fact that the Bikefood bottle you’re hopefully familiar with was dreamed up while lying on the pebbles of Nice.  Scribbled down then forgotten about for a number of years. Continue reading

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BEING CHOOSY WITH MALTODEXTRIN

Maltodextrin is an ingredient that people seem to not pay a huge amount of attention to, other than to check that their energy drink is largely made from the stuff. Continue reading

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THE ARISTOCRAT OF ALL BICYCLES

1949 Humber ‘Beeston Clubman’

From the brochure: “A particularly handsome machine, embodying the requirements of the keen club and racing man. Continue reading

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THE LUNCH HOUR ESCAPE

The Lunch Escape “The lunch club started life as an idea to escape the office of a past employer.  The immense boredom of the lunch hour stranded on a dull business park had reduced many an employee to the brink Continue reading

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THE BIKEFOOD CUSTOMER CLUB

We’ve been thinking about implementing a Bikefood Customer Club since day one, which is soon to be 3 years ago – so after asking our customers what they wanted and how they liked the things we’ve been doing, we’ve decided to finally put this plan into action. Continue reading

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