Tommy Bridewell visits Merlin Cycles
Merlin Cycles are proud to be sponsoring British Superbike legend Tommy Bridewell for the upcoming 2020 season. You can keep up to date with Tommy’s progress... Read more.
Half the Tour De France?
July 2014 and something stirred in the nether reaches of my brain. ‘I wonder if I could ride half the distance of every stage of the Tour de France?’ 50% Grand... Read more.
Alternative Ride Food
There’s no doubt that marketing is a useful means of letting us know that there’s a new Finding Nemo movie, or where you can buy new improved underwear. However... Read more.
New Year Revolutions
Well done on succeeding in all your previous New Years Resolutions!! You did it. Didn’t you…. Course not, and the reason is that you knew you’d fail. I was... Read more.
A Different Slant on Winter Training
How it used to be Traditionally, the cyclists winter training has been simple to describe. Long weekend club rides with a cafe stop, and gym and circuit training... Read more.
Why you should ignore the fat burning zone if you want to lose body fat…
Lighten Up The most common reason cyclists approach me for coaching is that they want to be lighter, because we all know the importance of power to weight. No one... Read more.
Are you ‘the’ Dave Smith?
Introducing Dave Smith the Coach It’s great to be joining the Merlin blogging team, as let’s face it, I like to think I played a significant part in the success... Read more.
10 Crazy bike records
For most of us we are more than happy to ride our bikes at the weekend or to save money on petrol and commute to work. We all love our bikes and they provide endless... Read more.
Viral video roundup – Part 4
Another month has passed which means we’ve trawled back through hundreds of posts on Facebook to bring you the best cycling videos of last month. As always... Read more.
Viral video roundup – Part 2
Well another month has passed already so that gives us a chance to look back on what vids made us chuckle (and wince) on social media.... Read more.
Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Cyclists
With the holiday season slowly moving in you might be at a loss as to what to buy the cyclist in your life this Christmas.... Read more.
The Merlin Staff Seen Through Dale’s Eyes
Many of you may remember our old cartoony adverts done by Merlin Cycles’ employee Dale. A former full time artist Dale now uses his skills to keep the staff... Read more.