FIRST RIDE: ROURKE 953

Rourke 953

Brian Rourke was so excited about the new 953 Reynolds tubing that he gave us his very own bike to test.

All Rourke frames are custom built by Jason, Brian?s son, and this was his second frame built using 953. When the father and son team first set eyes on the tubing they were a little apprehensive about working with it, not least because of the thickness of the tube walls; it?s just 0.3mm in the middle of the main tubes, thickening to 0.5-0.65mm at the ends where the TIG welding takes place.

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.