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Hydraulic disc brakes – the future for road bikes?

Disc brake on a cyclocross frame

If you ask any mountain biker to name the single most effective development in their riding career, the chances are that they will say – with very little hesitation – that making the switch to hydraulic disc brakes was the best thing they have ever done.

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Hydraulic disc brakes – the future for road bikes?

A summary of the arguments for and against hydraulic disc brakes on road bikes Read the rest…

London Bike Show 2012

A review of the 2012 London Bike Show at the ExCel exhibition centre in London’s Docklands – fat bikes, carbon bikes and electric shifting Read the rest…

Danny ‘Ponch’ and his golden helmet

Comparisons of Urge Endur-o-matic pot-styled crash helmet with the California Highway Patrol Read the rest…

31 in 31 = 505 (or 505 miles in 31 days and 31 rides)

Matt manages to ride 505 miles in the 31 days of December with at least one ride each day – 31 in 31 = 500! Read the rest…

Would you ride this?

I think if it were me I’d like to know there was an outside chance I’d be able to recover my bike if it all went wrong! Which in my case could happen. So knowing how deep the river is … Read the rest…

31 in 31 – the story so far

What’s it like to ride every day of December in the UK? Not as easy as you’d think… Read the rest…

Happy Holidays – A one and two and three!!

The Muddymoles in all their seasonal, animated glory. Happy Holidays! Read the rest…

Cycle fashion is looking elf-y

Make a statement! Wear an Elf cycling jersey fro ProBikeKit (PBK) – just in time for Christmas Read the rest…

Islabikes Beinn 29er – worth looking twice?

Islabikes make kids bikes but also build the Beinn 29er, an adult sized hybrid bike which might just have some decent off-road ability. Read the rest…

Sperm bikes – yes, really

Cargo bikes are being used to deliver sperm to fertility clinics in busy cities Read the rest…

Mountain Bike Code of Conduct and the Surrey Hills AONB

Dave finds local businesses are getting involved to promote a positive image of mountain biking in the Surrey Hills with the Mountain Bike Code of Conduct a key element of this. Read the rest…

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