We get asked a fair few questions about Cranked. Is there an online version? (no). Can I get a subscription sent to //country x//? (yes). I went on a great trip with my bike last year. Will you publish the story? (it depends). But the one that crops up most often is simply this: what’s […]
A sticky situation
At time of writing, Cranked #13 is a few days away from delivery. We thought it might be a good idea to try setting up a pre-order system for the new issue. We thought it’d be an even better idea to give away some of the Cranked frame decals we had left over from the […]
Cranked is three years old…
When we first mooted the idea of Cranked (mostly to people we knew in the bike industry), there was an air of polite incredulity. No-one actually said we were mad, but then it wasn’t their money that was being put on the line…
Infernal combustion: the #crankedwagen story, part 6 (in which we reach a conclusion of sorts)
There’s a wonderfully sonorous soundtrack from behind the cab. Tickle the throttle and it burbles. Bury your foot and the rumble turns into a deep, offbeat roar, accompanied by a distinct and ongoing shove in the back…
Infernal combustion: the #crankedwagen story, part 5
Looking at the MOT records for the Crankedwagen, it was apparent that it hadn’t moved a great deal in the couple of years before I bought it. Driving it from Bristol to London and back was, almost certainly, the furthest it had been asked to move for a very long time…
Infernal combustion: the #crankedwagen story, part 4
Not being ready for the show in mid February wasn’t an option. The Crankedwagen was our transport, our display, our stand. Without it, we had just a carpet, a back wall and some lights. It had to be finished.
Infernal combustion: the #crankedwagen story, part 3
The crusty mess within inches of the driver’s seatbelt mounting point on the offside front wheel arch was – how to put this? – not encouraging. The remains of double-sided sticky tape under the rubber mat that covered the offending rot suggested the previous owner’s approach had been to hide it from the MOT tester. […]
Infernal combustion: the #crankedwagen story, part 2
With the newly-acquired Doka back at Cranked HQ, it was time to take stock. Although it looked pretty tidy from a distance, its future role as show display stand meant that it was going to need to stand up to much closer scrutiny…
Infernal combustion: the #crankedwagen story, part 1
Here’s a question for you: what d’you reckon the most popular category of Cranked social media post is? Sick riding shots? Rad trails? Nope. It’s the #crankedwagen, Cranked’s 32 year old VW crew cab pickup. Bests anything else we put up on social media, by a country mile. Go figure.
David Thorpe
I used to mountain bike a lot but got suckered into road and cyclo cross so revisiting some Lakeland technical trails was fantastic – to be up there again in amongst the scenery