Max Leonard
@m_xl
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*Now on BSky* Writer. Mountain Style (Isola 2024), A Cold Spell (Bloomsbury 2023). Previous inc. Higher Calling, Lanterne Rouge etc. I also do @isolapress.
United Kingdom
Joined July 2009
Over 50 years later, Tom is still sole product developer at Ritchey Design, the company he founded at 16. He’s seen the highs and lows of a revolutionary era in cycling, and personally helped to change the way we ride bikes today.
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@RitcheyLogic @IsolaPress At barely twenty-two years old, with more than 1,000 frames already built, Ritchey met Joe Breeze. Their shared enthusiasm for off-road riding, and the chance encounters that flowed from the meeting, would spark a global mountain-biking revolution…
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@RitcheyLogic @IsolaPress Tom was nicknamed the "Senior Slayer" as a junior because of his habit of entering senior bike races and winning. As a teenager, he'd already made an electric car and his first bicycle frame in the family garage… Just the beginning of an amazing story!.
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RT @GeorgeMonbiot: This is my farewell post. I am not deleting this account, as I don’t want to lose the archive, and I don’t want my name….
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Your annual reminder that all my books make great Christmas presents and are available to buy, signed, from :)
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Like almost everyone else, I’m getting out of here soon. Come follow me @maxleonard.bsky.social :).
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Which cycling clothing companies still make bib tights without a pad?.
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RT @cj_drury: Exciting post this morning: this new book by @henryiddon and @m_xl and the natty t-shirt that goes with it. Off to dig out my….
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Kendal tickets are selling fast… Outsiders Store in London - no need to RSVP, the more the merrier!
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Book launch news! Please come join us to celebrate MOUNTAIN STYLE: BRITISH OUTDOOR CLOTHING 1953-2000 in Kendal and London. The first book to celebrate the history, vintage style and visual heritage of the UK’s outdoor clothing brands
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It’s my paperback publication day! :).
❄️ A Cold Spell - @m_xl . Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, examining how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies – and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet. Read more -
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RT @TheEconomist: Thought the Antarctic’s freezing icescapes would escape geopolitics? Think again 👇.
economist.com
If you thought its freezing icescapes would escape a world on fire, think again
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RT @henryiddon: Myself and @m_xl have been busy. and have produced a big book. Upgrade your coffee tables folks ! 👇👇👇👇👇.
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Super pleased to see this – the cover to the Italian edition of A COLD SPELL, published by Einaudi on 25 Feb 2025. It's lovely!
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Advance copies of Mountain Style are here and I’m blown away… it’s so… big! And beautiful too. And such a lot of work. Thank you @henryiddon, @B_C_M_H and all the people and brands who helped us along the way. Link in bio to see more!
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See outside a bar in Cannes last night. Quite a lot to unpack in this pub bike.
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