{"id":32859,"title":"The Journey Behind \"Cycling Finds\"","description":"Every great venture starts with a spark, a shared vision.  For \"Cycling Finds\", that spark ignited between two passionate cyclists - Dave and Julyan.  Both had felt the rush of wind against their faces, the exhilaration of conquering a challenging hill, and the profound peace of a solitary ride through the countryside","content":"<p>Every great venture starts with a spark, a shared vision. For \"Cycling Finds\", that spark ignited between two passionate cyclists - Dave and Julyan. We could write paragraphs of utter garbage about \u201cjourneys\u201d, \u201cdiscoveries\u201d  or \u201cmissions to change\u201d. But ultimately it is easier to be honest. We\u2019re both skint and had a few ideas for some cycling merch that we could create and sell. <\/p><p>After a bit of dabbling on the whiteboard, we came up with a set of catchphrases that would work well. In fact, we came up with forty of them, but a fair few were utter pants. For example, I\u2019m not sure anyone wants a T-shirt with \u201cI\u2019ve lubed\u201d written on it (if you do please get in touch). The forty phrases were narrowed down to a shortlist of ten that we felt were iconic. <\/p><p>Julyan then got to work with his designer skills to create a series of images that portrayed our favourite phrases. We transferred these to mug designs initially and so the first products of \u201cCycling Finds\u201d were born.  <\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/4ptph0tskehmt60qnxkhpmupzufyqqrlnytq6xlnacg9ttxc.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"4ptph0tskehmt60qnxkhpmupzufyqqrlnytq6xlnacg9ttxc.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/>We\u2019re going to be expanding this product set over the coming months into clothing and artwork designs. But for now, let\u2019s draw your attention to our lovely mugs. We hope you\u2019ll find at least one of them appeals to your outlook or experience as a cyclist. At the moment they are pretty \u201croadie\u201d centric but rest assured that we are working on designs for those who enjoy the art of the chocolate foot.<\/p><p><strong>Thanks for visiting Cycling Finds!<\/strong><\/p>","urlTitle":"the-journey-behind-cycling-finds","url":"\/blog\/the-journey-behind-cycling-finds\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/the-journey-behind-cycling-finds\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/cycling-finds.teemill.com\/blog\/the-journey-behind-cycling-finds\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1697800003,"updatedAt":1698848063,"publishedAt":1698848063,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":315178,"name":"Cycling Finds"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hpz19wpv76ny0gakl6k9jh71xhfdadnifhuogbabolkzimja.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hpz19wpv76ny0gakl6k9jh71xhfdadnifhuogbabolkzimja.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hpz19wpv76ny0gakl6k9jh71xhfdadnifhuogbabolkzimja.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"Cycling Finds","metaDescription":"Every great venture starts with a spark, a shared vision. For \"Cycling Finds\", that spark ignited between two passionate cyclists","series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":34287,"title":"Being Human","url":"\/blog\/being-human\/","urlTitle":"being-human","division":315178,"description":"Are we living in a dystopian future of machine inequality where the machine that transports you dehumanises others of a lower caste? Read on to get the perspective of one who feels he lives in the lowest caste.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bssffztoxphb9rbgva6gow4grma2ukrrmpu7cygnakvgsroo.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bssffztoxphb9rbgva6gow4grma2ukrrmpu7cygnakvgsroo.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":33307,"title":"N+1 - The successor function","url":"\/blog\/n-1-the-successor-function\/","urlTitle":"n-1-the-successor-function","division":315178,"description":"N + 1, is probably the most important equation known to cyclists. In this article, Dave explores the mathematics of coveting a new bicycle in great detail. This includes a dive into the \"successor function\" and the grip it holds over all cyclists.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/0w5kwjfivjgc6nv66ehnwf2btxh0ropvndm6vkbhiblk7zb2.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/0w5kwjfivjgc6nv66ehnwf2btxh0ropvndm6vkbhiblk7zb2.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}