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Vulpine_schwag_compWe have a winner for the Vulpine autumn clothing bundle worth over £500
Right, we’ve waded through the 1220 comments you left about what you like most about autumn cycling which included having to read POEMS (note to self, never, ever, ever ask people to do that again) but the psychic trauma has been worth it. We have a winner… and because the standard of entries was so high a couple of bonus runners up too who will be getting some roadcc socks.
Our Vulpine Schwag Grab podium is filled by the speakers of two universal cycling truths and one rather personal truth.
Almost but not quite for robbiezhaorobbiezhao for masterful use of the sympathy card with “The cold rivals that of the heart of my wife” - until you realise that it’s not really that cold at this time of the year, even in East Anglia. (Maybe we should send her some socks too.)
Socks also for tells-it-like-it-is “I just love wearing tights” from wrevilo but somehow it lacks the poe… magic of our winner the tells it like it even more is:
“Shining torch through the fog/mist whilst making light saber noises. Obviously…” by Mattclimb
Yep, that's autumn!
Our winner and runners up have been informed - those who posted poems about nature’s paintbrush turning the trees the colours of their fave beige Vulpine shorts - your names are on a list. First offence, but don’t push it eh.
Thanks to Vulpine for a fab competition, thanks to all of you who entered, commiserations to the 1219 of you that didn’t win, but there WILL be another schwag grab along soon.
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The whole caboodle is worth more than £500 (£502 to be precise) and includes Vulpine’s:
Long Sleeve Merino T-shirt/base layer
We’ll pick the lucky winner next Monday, usual Schwag Grab rules apply.
You can find out more about Vulpine's autmn/winter range at www.vulpine.cc
Good luck!
road.cc's founder and first editor, nowadays to be found riding a spreadsheet. Tony's journey in cycling media started in 1997 as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - finally handing on the reins in 2021 to Jack Sexty. His favourite ride is his ‘commute’ - which he does most days inc weekends and he’s been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes, though he'd like to own a carbon bike one day.
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nice kit
A cold crisp morning and sunlight streaming through the trees.
Not much. I need some new autumn kit to make it more enjoyable.
Keep me warm baby
Not too hot and not too cold assuming of course you are wearing the right gear hint hint.
Best thing about autumn? Finding that deserted climb up through a forest, just as the leaves are turning from green to a bright, burnt orange.
Damp fast roads and occasional tail wind tyres just gripping through wet leaves
Cycling to a nice cosy country pub.
Arriving at work less sweaty is a big plus.
The cold weather, that helps me regain some of the advantage that I lose by being too 'well insulated.'
wearing tights again... in a socially acceptable way for a middle aged man
Rule 9.
Leaves.
Crisp, cold starts to rides in the morning. Layers. Lights. Riding into sunrise. Night rides.
It means it's cross season
Getting back into club runs after a busy summer. Roses out against falling leaves.
It means it's cross season
It's cold it's wet and it's blowing a gale, you're miles from home and just starting to question your own sanity, then you see another cyclist heading the other way, you can't help but grin at each other, then you remember why you sold your turbo.
being able to give my wife a great autumn present if we won this!
Changing colour of the trees and more riding with lights.
crisp mornings and the leaves changing colour
Cycling on cold crisp days over roads decorated with golden leaves and arriving home just as the sun sets
Yes please
Yes please
Getting to work and finding the bike racks all to myself because everyone else is a "fair weather cyclist"...
Beating your Strava PR on the way home because you've left your lights at home and its getting dark...
The smell of early morning frost
Setting off in the cold chill, watching the low sun start to break through and seeing the mist rising off the grass. Peaceful
autumn leaves and trees
Leaves
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