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Monthly Archives: January 2024

Buyers Guides, Reviews

Why choose a Shimano 105 Groupset? 5 Reasons…

Author Alex Cowie Date January 29, 2024
A decent groupset ensures a smooth and efficient ride. I (along with many other...
Tagged 105, 105 groupset, 105 ultegra, 105 v ultegra, 105 weight, buyers guide, Shimano, shimano 105, shimano 105 chainset, shimano 105 crankset, shimano 105 r7000 | 1 Comment |
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The Best New Road Bikes at Merlin Cycles January 2024

Author Alex Cowie Date January 25, 2024
This month at Merlin Cycles we’ve had some stunning, shiny new road bikes land...
Tagged new bike, new bikes, orro, orro bike, orro bikes, orro carbon, orro gold, orro road, orro road bike, ridley, ridley belgium, ridley bike, ridley bikes, ridley helium | Leave a comment |
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Elevate Your Ride: The Best Gravel Bike Upgrades for Better Performance!

Author Alex Cowie Date January 22, 2024
Many of our customers and staff have opted to upgrade their gravel bikes, including...
Tagged 1X Gravel, 2023 gravel, alloy gravel, best gravel bikes, bike upgrade, bike upgrades, carbon gravel bike, cycling upgrade, cycling upgrades, spring upgrade, upgrade bike, upgrade parts, upgrades, wheel upgrade | Leave a comment |
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Bike of the Week! The Stunning Colnago C68-R…

Author Alex Cowie Date January 19, 2024
Our bike of the week at Merlin Cycles is this beautiful Colnago C68-R. The...
Tagged 2023 road bike, aero bike, aero road bike, carbon, carbon fibre, carbon road bike, colnago, Colnago bikes, colnago c68, colnago italy, disc road bike, new bike, new bikes | 1 Comment |
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Conquering Cold: The Ultimate Choice in Cold Weather Cycling Apparel

Author Alex Cowie Date January 15, 2024
Paul, our general manager has been braving the cold weather on his winter bike....
Tagged autumn winter, best winter jacket, crono shoes crono winter, cycle training winter, cycling winter, cycling winterwear, warm cycling winter, wet winter, Winter, winter accessories, winter bike, winter bike ride, winter bike riding, winter biking, winter clothing cycling | Leave a comment |
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Kask Protone Icon WG11 Road Cycling Helmet Review

Author Alex Cowie Date January 11, 2024
I’ve been testing the Kask Protone Icon WG11 Helmet for over a year now...
Tagged buyers guide, cycling helmet, gravel bike, helmet, helmets, kask, kask helmet, kask protone | Leave a comment |
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Local Merlin Rider Spotlight: Triathlete Katie

Author Alex Cowie Date January 8, 2024
We recently caught up with one of our ‘up and coming’ supported riders Katie...
Tagged gravel bike, kinesis, kinesis cx, kinesis tripster, local, road to triathlon, triathlon, triathlon bike, triathlon equipment, triathlon training, womens cycling, womens triathlon | Leave a comment |
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The Best Castelli Women’s Cycling Clothing Winter 2024

Author Alex Cowie Date January 4, 2024
Castelli has been making cycling clothing since 1910 and remain at the forefront of...
Tagged best winter jacket, buyers guide, castelli, castelli alpha jacket, castelli clothing, castelli jacket, cyclocross, gravel bike, jacket, jacket review, jackets, mtb, new castelli, waterproof, waterproof cycling, winter jacket, womens clothing, womens cycling, womens cycling clothing, womens cycling jersey, womens triathlon | Leave a comment |
News

What’s in the Merlin Cycles Bike Shop? January 2024

Author Alex Cowie Date January 3, 2024
This week on the blog I thought I’d share some of the goodies currently...
Tagged alloy, aluminium gravel, beginner, bike maintenance, bike shop, buyers guide, castelli, crono, endura, enduro, gravel bike, malt, malt 725, merlin shop, met, MET Allroad, mtb, Shimano, steel, troy lee, veloforte, workshop | Leave a comment |
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