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Tips on Road Tyres – Got the right rubber?

Author Rick Robson Date July 6, 2017
Back in the olden days, tubular tyres were for racing and...
Tagged clincher, clincher tyre, tubeless, tubeless tyre, tubular, tubular tyre | Leave a comment |
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Shimano V Sram V Campagnolo–FIGHT!?

Author Rick Robson Date March 2, 2017
On the face of it, road groupsets seem to be one...
Tagged 105, 11 speed, 5800, 6800, 9100, campagnolo, dura ace, groupset, mechanical groupset, R7000, R8000, record, Shimano, SRAM, sram force, sram red, super record, ultegra | 4 Comments |
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Elite Muin Smart B+ Trainer Review

Author Rick Robson Date February 16, 2017
Back in December, the time came to retire my old trainer...
Tagged elite muin, Elite Muin B+, Elite Smart, Elite Smart Trainer, Elite Trainer, elite training, muin fluid training, muin fluid traner, zwift, zwift training | 4 Comments |
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Get Lost Jack Frost!

Author Rick Robson Date January 26, 2017
We are now over half way through the UK Winter, come...
Tagged cycle training winter, winter bike ride, winter cycling, winter cycling clothing, winter ride, winter ride clothing, winter riding, winter road riding | Leave a comment |
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Home Trainer Buying Guide 2017

Author Rick Robson Date January 5, 2017
When you are sick of training in the rain & cold,...
Tagged cycle trainer, cycling training, direct drive, elite, elite muin, fluid trainer, home trainer, I Trainer, Indoor training, mag trainer, motor trainer, rollers, tacx, train indoors, training rollers, turbo trainer, zwift trainer | Leave a comment |
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Merlin Christmas Gift Ideas

Author Rick Robson Date December 15, 2016
It’s that time of year again! Time to think about gifts...
Tagged christmas cycling, christmas cyclist, cycling gifts, cycling presents, cyclist presents | 2 Comments |
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Intense Day in the Forest

Author Rick Robson Date November 22, 2016
On the day the US voted for their next President, fellow...
Tagged Dog and Partridge, Gisburn Forest, Gisburn MTB, Intense ACV, Intense MTB, Intense Primer, Intense Spider | Leave a comment |
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Factory Built Road Wheels – Buyers Guide

Author Rick Robson Date November 17, 2016
Wheels have the single biggest effect on how a bike performs...
Tagged aero wheels, campagnolo road wheels, campagnolo wheels, climb wheels, climber wheels, deep carbon, enve road wheels, enve wheels, factory road wheels, Factory Wheels, fast hoops, fulcrum road wheels, mavic road wheels, mavic wheels, merlin wheels, road bike wheels, shimano road wheels, shimano wheels, wheel upgrade |
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Top 10 MTB Tips

Author Rick Robson Date November 10, 2016
Getting off the roads and onto serene, scenic trails can be...
Tagged beginner mtb, beginner mtb rider, get muddy mtb, get off road mtb, mtb fun, mtb skills, new mtb skills, road mtb rider, road to mtb, rookie mtb | Leave a comment |
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Get Cross with Merlin

Author Rick Robson Date November 3, 2016
The cyclocross season is well and truly upon us. Here at...
Tagged child cyclocross, cross riding, cx, CX fun, CX riding, cyclocross, cyclocross fun, cyclocross racing, cyclocross riding, disc brake cyclocross, hope tech, ian field, mudplugging, off road bike, Paul Oldham | Leave a comment |
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