September 19, 2024
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble unveils the new Allroad Ti. Crafted for more. Cutting-edge titanium construction, seamlessly sculpted lines, optimised for performance. Marrying state-of-the-art 3D printing with traditional construction techniques, this is the future of titanium bikes. (more…)
July 18, 2024
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles unveils the new Allroad range created with the prime purpose of redefining what’s possible on a road bike. (more…)
March 1, 2024
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles has collaborated with DJ Spoony to create a unique Special Edition Ultra SL R and shortly after DJ Spoony fronted 30 Years of Garage at this year’s MOBO Awards, his new bike arrived in his vinyl room! (more…)
November 2, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles has curated a striking collection of bikes for Rouleur Live 23 – ‘The Edit’ showcases five stunning models with eye catching paintwork (more…)
September 14, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble takes their award-winning Gravel range to the next level with the introduction of the all-new Stone Collection that features an exclusive and unique series of three CustomColour hand painted finishes (more…)
August 31, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble adds the all-new Shimano 105 R7100 Mechanical 12-speed groupset to a cross-section of models across their award winning range (more…)
July 12, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Lifeplus – Wahoo will add more than a splash of colour in the Pro Peloton with the striking all-new Ribble Endurance SL R CustomColour Team bike debuting at the Baloise Ladies Tour before going on to race at the Tour de France Femmes. (more…)
May 11, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble unveils the Ultra SL R Alumni Edition to commemorate its renewed partnership with The Tour 21 for 2023 (more…)
March 16, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Continental’s Grand Prix 5000 TT TR, as used on Filippo Ganna’s Hour Record bike, is Continental’s fastest ever performance tyre & joins the Grand Prix 5000 TR range (more…)
March 9, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The new Grand Prix 5000 AS TR has been created to provide cyclists with the perfect balance of performance, protection and longevity, giving them the confidence to ride outside in all seasons. (more…)
January 11, 2023
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
In 2023, Santini Cycling will operate its UK distribution through its own company UK Santini Ltd., supplying all the Santini collections directly to selected UK retailers. (more…)
December 6, 2022
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles bolster their award-winning gravel focussed platform with the release of the Ribble 725 gravel model crafted using Reynolds 725 tubing (more…)
June 29, 2022
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble introduces the all-new SHIMANO 105 Di2 to a cross-section of key models across their award-winning range. One of the first to market, Ribble will provide a broader choice, product diversity and greater accessibility to more cyclists. (more…)
October 4, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Continental announces the Grand Prix 5000 S TR: the ultimate all-round performance road tyre that will provide greater speed, performance and sidewall protection than the Grand Prix 5000 TL tire, with easier mounting and all-new hookless compatibility at a lighter weight. (more…)
September 20, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Building upon the success of the recently launched Nottingham showroom and new landmark Lancashire Flagship – Ribble enhances their dynamic brand retail proposition with a new experiential showroom in The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. (more…)
August 2, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Leading British bike brand Ribble Cycles enhance their retail portfolio by opening their latest showroom in Nottingham’s Victoria Centre (more…)
June 25, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles launches its first ever TV advertising campaign and will air on the 26th June to coincide with the start of this year’s Tour de France. (more…)
June 23, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles have added two fully integrated models to their award winning and lightest in class eBike range – the Ribble Urban e and the Ribble Hybrid AL e Trail. (more…)
April 28, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble’s flagship and award-winning electric carbon road bike, the Endurance SL e, is now available in a new Hero edition creating the lightest e-bike in its class and one of the lightest e-bikes in the world at just 10.5kg. (more…)
April 12, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles have opened their brand new, landmark state of the art flagship showroom in the heart of the Ribble valley. (more…)
March 31, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles unleash an all-new Gravel focused platform designed for riders looking to conquer off-road terrain, Four key category models in three distinct materials. (more…)
March 18, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Continental rolls out new category of tyre with the Ruban and eRuban Plus – MTB tyres for offroad and onroad use (more…)
March 4, 2021
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles have upgraded their award & title winning, Kona top 10 finishing Ultra Tri bike with hydraulic disc brakes (more…)
September 15, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Genesis bikes announce new range including a new top-spec Croix de Fer 50 and a second flat bar Croix de Fer after the success of this year’s model. (more…)
July 30, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Estrella Bikes reveal new and improve endurance carbon fibre Liso V3 – lighter and faster than ever (more…)
July 13, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Continental reveals the Grand Prix 5000 TdF LTD 2020 – the first Special Edition of its industry benchmark-setting Grand Prix 5000 road tyre (more…)
July 9, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles delivered their Endurance SL to Surrey and England’s Cricket World Cup winning batsman Jason Roy. (more…)
July 2, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Welsh Cycling have announced that ROTOR are their official Power Cranks partner which sees the Wales Racing Academy riders using the ALDHU INSPIDER, the 2INpower track cranks, VEGAST and Kapic INSPIDER cranks. (more…)
June 25, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The Urban Taraxagum bicycle tyre from Continental wins prestigious Red Dot Design award and also awarded E-Bike Design & Innovation Award by the magazine Focus E-Bike (more…)
May 8, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble’s flagship and award-winning electric road bike, the SL e, is now available in an all-new Anthracite colourway, complete with silver accents enhancing its sophisticated stealth look even further. (more…)
May 1, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles R&D team is proud to announce the launch of the new redesigned and re-imagined Titanium framed CGR Ti, (more…)
April 2, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles have added a new model to their award-winning road bike line-up with the titanium Ribble Endurance Ti Disc. (more…)
February 12, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
In conjunction with Enterprise Nation, Amazon, Square Payments and Direct Line for Business, Primal Europe has opened a pop-up store in the heart of Leeds within the Trinity shopping Centre. (more…)
January 17, 2020
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles has launched Ribble Live In-Store – the all-new digital experience allowing consumers across the globe to interact and view products directly with an expert team member in-store from the comfort of their own home. (more…)
September 5, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
To mark the publication of Will Fotheringham’s latest book, The Greatest: The Times and Life of Beryl Burton, there are a number of events coming up where you can get a copy (more…)
September 4, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble are pleased to announce a series of evenings hosted by Chris Sidwells, talking about his new Cycling Legends Tom Simpson biography (more…)
August 27, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Continental throws its hat into the gravel market with two new tires – Terra Trail and Terra Speed (more…)
August 23, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The all-new CX SL is a stunning addition to the Ribble line-up, with monocoque construction, seamless integration, superior control & grip and optimised power transfer. (more…)
August 2, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycle’s latest pop-up store is the first cycle store at Kent’s iconic Bluewater shopping centre (more…)
July 22, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Continental launches limited edition Competition TdF LTD 2019 tubular tire to celebrate 100 years of the Yellow Jersey (more…)
July 11, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Canyon is now proud to unveil the Ultimate CF Evo Disc – the latest, lightest disc brake variant of the Ultimate, at under 6 kg, one of the lightest disc brake road bikes ever created. (more…)
July 11, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
To celebrate the launch of their latest pop-up, Ribble held a launch evening featuring British cycling legend Sean Yates, cycling luminary Brian Robinson BEM, Ribble Pro Cycling alongside the Ribble design team at their new store in Trinity Leeds. (more…)
June 28, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The Estrella Bikes Liso & Liso Disc models have been updated for 2019 and during the Tour de France, they are offering custom coloured decals at no extra charge! (more…)
June 18, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Rugby World Cup Winning Coach, Sir Clive Woodward, has joined the growing number of cyclists to embrace the latest e-bike technology and gets on board the Ribble SLe. (more…)
April 4, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles unleashes its Prototype Hardcore Titanium Hardtail mountain bike at cycle show (more…)
March 29, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble boosts their e-bike offering with the addition of two all-new, sleek and superlight electric bikes – the Hybrid AL e and the CGR AL e. (more…)
March 15, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
New for 2019 is Primera have Pinarello at their demo day – on show will be all the toys from the mountain bike world plus Pinarello’s Grevil and F10s on April 7th (more…)
February 12, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
British legend (Tour de France yellow jersey & so much more) Sean Yates is back in the saddle as Ribble Cycles SLe champion (more…)
February 8, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Boardman Bikes have undertaken the most significant update to its award-winning SLR (super light road) range since the lightweight platform’s introduction into the Boardman range back in 2012 – all new Boardman 9 Series SLR road range launched (more…)
January 29, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The newly released Primal Echo Aire Elite Skinsuit had its first taste of success in Britain at the British Track Championships where riders in the suit won Gold and Bronze medals (more…)
January 23, 2019
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
For over a decade (14 years), the Grand Prix 4000 has been, say Continental, a market leader and their goal was to make it better with the GP 5000 (more…)
December 12, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
A great read about an icon in the sport of cycling, Alf Engers who was not just a great ‘tester’ but one of the sports biggest ever characters – I Like Alf the book (more…)
November 7, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Former climber in the pro peloton Jamie Burrow helps Ribble Cycles design their range topping and very lightweight SL-R road bike (more…)
October 26, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Road based electric bikes are one of the new big things in cycling and Ribble Cycles have their SLe bike, weighing just 10.8kg and ‘stealth’ looking (more…)
October 18, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
For 2019, Canyon have released the Aeroad CF SL in both rim and disc brake versions as well as offering a new range of models aiming to provide WorldTour-level performance at market leading prices (more…)
October 3, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
On top of the wins by Valverde on his Canyon Ultimate and the Canyon-SRAM Women’s team at the Worlds on their TT bikes; the Canyon Roadlite CF 9.0 wins a T3 magazine award (more…)
September 27, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles proudly unveiled its largest ever all-new exciting and dynamic line-up at the Cycle Show today including a racey looking E-bike and their lightest road bike so far (more…)
July 19, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Primal Europe has partnered with NRG4 Cycling to offer a custom cycling Limar helmet programme for clubs and teams across Europe. (more…)
June 25, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Ribble Cycles has launched the bike that knows no boundaries, the CGR Ti – a stunning Titanium bike that will take you anywhere with timeless performance and style (more…)
June 14, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Less than a year after the extremely successful launch of the Carbon Inflite CF SLX cyclocross bike, Canyon has increased it’s portfolio of this race-oriented off-roader with CF SL and AL SLX model variants. (more…)
March 15, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Canyon have a new range of six Gravel bikes called the Grail as capable on road as it is off it (more…)
February 13, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Finish Line is proud to announce the launch of their new Tubeless Tire Sealant which they say is a groundbreaking product is poised to change the way tubeless tires are maintained. (more…)
February 13, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Canyon UK has appointed ‘We Are Disrupt’ to drive awareness and sales of the Canyon Fitness range. (more…)
February 9, 2018
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Leading cycling apparel brand PRIMAL Europe have partnered with Wales’ largest sportive where Primal will be offering an exclusive range of official Velothon Wales merchandise (more…)
November 21, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Q & A with AlpCycles who help riders climb a mountain or three in the Alps as well as get a ride in the major Sportives/Fondos (more…)
September 28, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Calver frameset the lightest aluminium disc-brake equipped frameset on the market say makers Forme (more…)
September 13, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
From a pro rider who knows what it means to stay dry on the bike comes SPATZ ‘Pro’ Overshoes that are unique and never seen before (more…)
July 6, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
James Smith from Primal looks at some of his favourite custom kits so far in 2017 (more…)
July 4, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Noze from Cycling Holiday Spain reviews the Ventoux Series C3 wheels from Farsports (more…)
April 18, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Liverpool bike shop Picton Cycles introductory offer of 10% off all their Etxeondo clothing (more…)
April 6, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
After the success of the Boardman clothing in 2016, Boardman have taken this to the next level with a complete redesign of all jerseys, jackets and shorts. (more…)
March 22, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Former professional and a World Cup winner, Russell Hampton tests the Bioracer Aero Virtual Wind Tunnel (more…)
February 9, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Picton Cycles in Liverpool tell us they have the range topping Bianchi Oltre 4 in store at a bargain price (more…)
February 7, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
2017 sees the 10th Anniversary for Alpcycles who provide road cycling experiences in the French Alps (more…)
January 26, 2017
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Enjoy your brew in a mug which has cycling all over it from Velotastic (more…)
December 8, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
A look at Graham Watson’s 2017 Cycling Calendar spotlighting the image for August (more…)
December 7, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Cycliq, makers of innovative cycling accessories is pleased to announced that Madison is to be their new exclusive distributor here in the United Kingdom. (more…)
December 1, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
With the disc brake bike market taking off, Cero (Cycle Division) has a great wheelset for those looking to upgrade! (more…)
November 23, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
A look at the Kuota K-Uno 2016 race bike which caught the eye at a recent open day at Kuota UK – we had to photograph it! (more…)
November 18, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
New for 2017 … With winter now full on, time for a versatile bike that can go on road/off road like the Kuota K-Allroad (more…)
November 17, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Part 1 of some Christmas gift ideas from Prendas Ciclismo including jerseys, socks (its xmas!), caps and hats! (more…)
October 4, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
CHS (Cycling Holiday Spain) has some festive holiday camps from December 23rd to January 6th (more…)
September 23, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Supplier to so many pro teams, Continental Cycle Tyres has some exciting new arrivals planned including a whole new range of colours to brighten up your wheels (more…)
August 12, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
A look at the top of the range carbon wheel from Cero (Cycle Divsion), the RC45 (clincher) which are feather weights at 1,480gms (more…)
August 9, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
When it comes to cycle clothing, Bioracer have their’s on everyone from club riders to Olympic champions (more…)
May 23, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Question & Answer with the author of the book, the Art of the (cycling) Jersey, Andy Storey of Prendas (more…)
May 21, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Trainsharp talk about making the switch from training with heart rate to training with a power metre (more…)
April 7, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Cycling Holiday Spain are holding some training camps from the 1st June to the 20th June for those wanting to have a midseason break and some solid training (more…)
April 7, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Advertorial: Velotastic add custom clothing to their range of services to the cyclist (more…)
February 12, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Working at Prendas provides Andy Storey the ideal place to write a book on cycling jerseys so he did – The Art of the Jersey (more…)
February 5, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Colour that world of yours! Lots of custom solutions to create your own original personalised Sidi shoes (more…)
February 2, 2016
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Zipp launches their second component in the NSW series, the Zipp 404 NSW Carbon Clincher - MSRP: £2,150 (more…)
November 23, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The latest brand that’s been added to Velotastic’s ever growing stock of independent brands is God and Famous (more…)
November 12, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Dolan Bikes release new version of the CDX off road/on road versatile carbon cyclo-cross bike that I have been enjoying all year (more…)
November 6, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
It’s coming up to that agonising time of year to choose Xmas gifts for that special someone, Velotastic have a few ideas! (more…)
October 22, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Since February 2014, online clothing specialist Prendas Ciclismo has given in excess of £12,000 to the Dave Rayner Fund (more…)
October 20, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
With one of the blue ribbon events in the RTTC calendar this weekend, the Hill Climb Championships, how about buying a book about the championships over the years, A Corinthian Endeavour (more…)
October 14, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Velotastic have many great ideas for gifts for cyclists including Miniature models all hand painted. (more…)
October 9, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Having seen that cold weather is on the way, we asked Prendas Ciclismo what clothing they have for you to keep warm on the bike (more…)
October 7, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Inaugural wheelset in the NSW Series, the Zipp 808 NSW Carbon Clincher offers a new rim shape with greater aerodynamic efficiency (more…)
September 28, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
See.Sense, an innovative cycling technology company from Northern Ireland, reveal the ‘ICON’, an intelligent cycle light (more…)
September 25, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Get an exclusive sneak peek of the expanded powerapp and powerhub at the at Wattbike stand at the NEC Cycle Show (more…)
September 18, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Velotastic Sock it to their Customers with a new range from Colorado based company Handlebar Mustache (more…)
September 7, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Madison Genesis are pleased to reveal that the team will be riding the latest edition of the carbon Zero frame from Genesis at the Tour of Britain. (more…)
August 27, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Zipp’s Firecrest® wheel lineup built for every cycling situation is reborn says the company blurb (more…)
August 27, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Wireless shifting comes to SRAM with SRAM Red eTAP after being tested by the pros for the last few years (more…)
August 27, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Zipp’s 30 Course aluminum rim-brake wheelset engineered for speed, ready for anything (more…)
August 21, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Scientia is the ergonomic new saddle range from Selle Royal which they say has been scientifically developed in conjunction with Europe’s leading Sports University (more…)
August 19, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
In this day and age of see through fabrics, great to see Wool jerseys are still available. Here’s 3 from Prendas (more…)
August 18, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Zipp has evolved its most popular aluminum aerobar extensions to place the rider’s wrist in an optimized neutral position (more…)
August 17, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Advertorial – Cycle Division’s guide to buying your first  proper road bike with lots of choices in their warehouse from Cannondale and Scott (more…)
August 4, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Anyone curious about climbs called Box Hill or Whiteleaf then look no further than Cycling Climbs of South East England, your guide to the cycling hills in the SE (more…)
June 23, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Now that summer is here, I’ve been testing the Sunwise Hastings sunglasses and after a month on the road, this grumpy old man is very impressed! (more…)
May 7, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The long tradition of sponsorship between the Giro d’Italia and Santini Maglificio Sportivo will be renewed from next Saturday with the start of the stage race in Liguria. (more…)
April 16, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Recon Instruments have announced Recon Jet, a wearable computer for sports and outdoor recreational activities (more…)
April 16, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Garmin Announces Vector 2 and Vector 2S; a dual and single-sensing power meter featuring redesigned pedal pods (more…)
April 3, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Jaguar and Pinarello work together on revolutionary Pinarello DOGMA K8-S bicycle for challenging terrains for Team Sky (more…)
March 31, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
Shimano launched their new Tiagra groupset today, the 4700 that utilises key technologies featured on Shimano’s other race-proven group sets (more…)
March 17, 2015
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Posted by: Larry Hickmott
The frame is a full carbon model with full carbon tapered steerer forks and sealed bearing integrated headset. (more…)