Windover is one of our local hills,’ Richard Lambert tells Cyclist during a quick break from mechanical support duties on a group ride in Germany. ‘It’s one of the most prominent points of the South Downs Way. We just love riding it, and it’s where a lot of our testing and development happens. It’s a local landmark.’
Together with friends and business partners Sam Watson and Chris Davis, Lambert creates bikes that are geared towards the trio’s local terrain, making the name an apt one.
‘There are lots of roads that go up onto the Downs but they just stop at the top and become dirt tracks. Our bikes are perfect for that because you don’t have to stop and turn back. You can just hop onto the bridleway and keep going.’
Lambert’s love for getting off the beaten track goes back to childhood when he first discovered mountain biking. He recalls lusting after the latest tech and suspension systems that were coming out at the time. And while he has dabbled in smooth surfaces, mixing with traffic on the road has never really agreed with him. So, when the gravel boom first hit, it was a pivotal moment.
This story is from the Summer 2023 - 141 edition of Cyclist UK.
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