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Hate Wet Cold Feet? Check out Spatz Pro☔

Author Rick Robson Date November 2, 2017
Now and again at Merlin, we get the opportunity to be...
Tagged best overshoes, droge voeten fietsen, dry feet cycling, raining training, rainy ride, spatz pro, SpatzWear, tørre fødder cykling, tørre føtter sykling, trockene Füße Radfahren, wet weather cycling, winter cycling, winter road cycling, ドライフィートサイクリング | Leave a comment |
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Tips for a Tough Bike Test…

Author Rick Robson Date September 7, 2017
So where’s the best place to test a bike? Not just...
Tagged gravel bike, Merlin Axe, merlin nitro sl, SpatzWear | Leave a comment |
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Full Charge to the Trails

Author Rick Robson Date March 23, 2017
KTM Electric Bikes are in store and ready to be unleashed....
Tagged Bosch E Bike, Bosch MTB, Bosch Service Centre, E 29er, E Bike, E MTB, e-bikes, Electric 29er, Electric Bike, electric bikes, Electric Fat, Electric Fat Bike, Electric KTM, Electric MTB, KTM Macina, KTM MTB, pedal assist mtb, powered bikes | Leave a comment |
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Indipac. Are we there yet?

Author Rick Robson Date March 15, 2017
THE hardest race you’ve probably never heard of, the Indian Pacific...
Tagged bikepacking, endurance cycling, endurance racing, extreme touring, getting miles in, Indian Pacific Wheel Race, Long Bike Ride, tent cycling | 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 |
News, Reviews

Zwift – Somewhere Else to Ride…

Author Rick Robson Date January 12, 2017
In the last couple of years the almost universally despised act...
Tagged elite muin, off season riding, smart trainer, training with zwift, turbo trainer, winter training, zwift, zwift session, zwift training, Zwift training session | Leave a comment |
Buyers Guides, News, Reviews

New Bikes! Introducing the 2017 Merlin Nitro SL & Axe 7 Pro

Author Rick Robson Date October 27, 2016
Merlin’s 2017 Road Bikes are the highest quality and most diverse...
Tagged 2017 Road Bikes, adventure bike, Belgian Race Bike, disc brake winter bike, disc braked road bikes, disc winter hydraulic, gravel bike, hydraulic brakes gravel bike, Merlin Axe, Merlin Nitro, Merlin Road Bikes, winter bike, winter bike hydraulic | 4 Comments |
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Intense Brand in Focus

Author Rick Robson Date August 11, 2016
Gonna be Intense… Merlin are proud to supply a brand which...
Tagged California MTB, Intense Bikes, Intense Downhill, Intense Enduro, Intense M1, Intense mountain bike, Intense MTB, Intense Spider, Intense Tracer, santa cruz MTB | Leave a comment |
News, Reviews

Review of Gore Bike Wear Alp-X Pro Windstopper Soft Shell Shorts

Author Benji Haworth Date April 14, 2015
Super comfy wind chill battlers. The Alp-X Pro Windstopper Soft Shell...
Tagged baggy shorts, enduro, gore, gore bike wear, review, shorts, soft shell, windstopper | Leave a comment |
News, Reviews

A Guide to Strava Racing

Author Benji Haworth Date July 25, 2014
In a sense, everything and everyone on Strava is racing. Every...
Tagged gps, racing, segments, strava | Leave a comment |
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  • Rick Robson: Hi Luca, sorry for the delay. I used the headset which comes with the frame - de
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