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Winter Bike Maintenance

Winter Bike Maintenance

We were lucky to be blessed with a white Christmas time that echoes that of popular songs and seasonal cards. While snow is a novelty, it can also be something of an annoyance to a seasoned cyclist. Snowfall...

Push Yourself This 2023

Push Yourself This 2023

Many news outlets predict even wider tyres on gravel bikes in 2023, and more suspension components. If you’re a keen cyclist, you will have your finger on the pulse of all the latest in cycling trends,...

How to Choose the Best Mid-Ride Nutrition

How to Choose the Best Mid-Ride Nutrition

If you have been cycling for quite some time, you might have set routines for how you get your nutrition in before long bike rides. If you have stuck to the same foods for years but now have new cycling...

Cycling Fashion Trends for 2023

Cycling Fashion Trends for 2023

Components such as derailleur hangers or gravel bike bearings never go out of style. It might be surprising to some cyclists that cycling shorts are forecasted to become fashionable to everybody in 2023....

How to Increase your Cycling Speed

How to Increase your Cycling Speed

The winner of the Tour de France averages around 25mph/40kph riding more than 2,000 miles/3,500km over three weeks. Your sights are likely to be set a little lower, but nevertheless, you might have ambitions...

Pro Cycling Tips

Pro Cycling Tips

If you are constantly looking for ways to become a better cyclist and want to learn from the experts, it pays not to do the same thing repeatedly and expect a different result. While that might be a loose...

Bike Wheels and Winter Weather

Bike Wheels and Winter Weather

You’re a seasoned cyclist who is aware of how the seasons affect your bike, but sometimes you need to go back to basics. Once you have covered the essentials of winter cycling that pertain to your warmth...

Advice for Taking Children on a Bike Ride

Advice for Taking Children on a Bike Ride

In these modern times, outdoor activities are often held up as sacred. Years ago, children couldn’t wait to get out of the house to get away from their parents (yawn) and the road or mountain bike was...

In Praise of Cost-Effective Commuting by Bike

In Praise of Cost-Effective Commuting by Bike

Unfortunately, the cost-of-living crisis is affecting everybody of all incomes and ages, with more changes to bills taking place at every new turn. Many people will be looking to cut costs wherever they...

Examining How Age Affects Cycling Ability

Examining How Age Affects Cycling Ability

Cycling can be described in many ways, but at its core, it is a form of aerobic exercise. Naturally, exercise can be generally thought of as easier when we are younger due to our reserves of energy and...

The Effects of Giving Up Cycling

The Effects of Giving Up Cycling

As of today – and probably for many years prior, you are an avid cyclist who likes to invest in their hobby. The benefits of staying active and sustaining a special interest have been documented time...

Why Aren’t There More Female MTB Cyclists?

Why Aren’t There More Female MTB Cyclists?

As one of the UK’s most reliable suppliers of road, gravel and mtb components, we have a wide variety of different people taking advantage of our first-rate supply of high quality bike parts. While there...

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