About

Jules Phil LANDRACE

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Twenty-two years ago, both of us were a facing negative prognosis from our respective injuries, that we would probably never recover enough from our racing injuries to be competitive racers again. The fiercely traditional cycling community was also unhelpfully either misguided or mute – we were on our own. The biggest problem with being first to anything, is that you have no pathfinders to follow and illuminate the way ahead. But we did have each other and a fierce determination to learn, research and if necessary pioneer our way to clarity, a plan of action and then front line competition. We quickly adopted a code of ethics that helped us in those early days and still helps us still some two decades plus later:

  • "Human’s didn’t evolve to ride bikes" – We remind ourselves of this every day.
  • "The coalition of the willing” - to share and learn together – surgeons, osteopaths, physios, podiatrists, injured riders, massage therapists, bike-builders, academics – etc.
  • “Always be collegiate” – One of us would never have had the horse-power to even start this quest, never mind finish it. Two minds are better than one and three are generally better than two.
  • “Share your recipes” – We determined always to be chefs that share their recipes. Owning knowledge is never as much fun as sharing it. Besides we had so much to learn from our generous teachers.
  • "Never be defined by technology" - To be honest this rule came a bit later (around the time our friends invented Retul). But the intelligence around fitting has always wowed us more than technology. In that sense we have always wanted to be masters of technology and never enslaved by it.
  • “I don’t know” Never be afraid to say the magic words “I don’t know”. There is no shame in not knowing, only in pretending you do.

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