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Review: Swrve Indigo Cycling Jeans
A good pair of jeans is a must for everyone; for cyclists though, wearing jeans on the bike is uncomfortable at best. Swrve Indigo jeans overcome all the problems of cycling in normal jeans, and they...
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Hints and Tips: Maintenance: Bike Cleaning Routine
Cleaning your bike can be a bit of a chore, and it can take up precious time.Here is a little 10 step routine that I use to try and make the cleaning process as quick and as efficient as possible.(1)...
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Review: Eastway R2.0 Bike Test
From the moment I unboxed the Eastway R2.0 it has impressed me. Eastway bikes may be a new brand, but this bike has been designed by people that really know their stuff.The thing that immediately...
View ArticleWeekend Watch: Chris Akrigg - Five
Chris Akrigg - five from chris akrigg on Vimeo."This box isn't big enough to tell the full story so all i'll say for now is i had a lot of fun putting this edit together and it was probably one of the...
View ArticleWeekend Watch: Orica GreenEDGE 'Call Me Maybe'
This is priceless... my revision is clearly going well.
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Ride Stats: May 2013
May has been a fairly good month for me, better than April anyway. My rides have been confined to short 1.5hr to 2hr blasts and interval sets because of the need to do revision for my finals. Just one...
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New Horizons...
Yesterday I turned a corner. A corner that I have been anticipating for a long time; the end of my time at university, the end of my exams, the end of 17 years of education. To those that say that...
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Race Report: Winchester Car Park Crit... Guess Who's Back
This afternoon the Wightlink-LCM Systems race team travelled to a car park in Winchester to race...Yes, we literally were racing round the South Winchester Park and Ride; on a tight, short and...
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NEWS FLASH! Get £10 to spend on SportPursuit for nothing!
SportPursuit has been very kind to the blog, even when I was starting up at a grass-roots level. They've offered continued support through advice, and they've helped out with prizes for competitions...
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Review: Scicon Compact 430 Saddle Bag
Last winter saddle bag straps for some reason became the bane of my riding life; I had three fail on me within the space of a few months! They were going on the seatpost tie, and on the saddle rail...
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Review: OdPod Portable Bike Stand
Servicing a bike at an event, or when you go on holiday, can be a real headache; a proper work stand is too big to fit in the boot of most cars (at least when it's full of other kit), which leaves you...
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Race Report: Winchester Omega Crit #2 - Hard Graft
This afternoon we were back in Winchester for the second Omega circuits Criterium race at the Winchester Park and Ride. I came away with a similar result to last week, with a provisional 7th or 8th...
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A Different Weekend Challenge: The South Downs Way Epic
This Saturday I'm not racing around a car park, I'm not racing on the road either. I'm hanging up the skinny tyres for the weekend and getting the mountain bike out... to ride the full length of the...
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Ride Report: The South Downs Way Challenge
On Saturday I rode the full length of the South Downs Way; a historic bridleway that runs down the spine of the South Downs National Park from Winchester to Eastbourne. It was certainly the longest day...
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Review: Santini BCool Mig 3 Cycling Bib Shorts
Summer is finally getting here, and with it the weather is warming up. I would choose bib shorts over non-bibs any day for cycling; they are more comfortable, they stay up better, and they avoid that...
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Review: Garmin Edge 510 GPS Cycle Computer
The Garmin Edge 500 was on my shopping list for a long time; its compact size, long battery life, accurate GPS tracking and power meter compatibility make it the chosen GPS for most road cyclists on...
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Review: Swrve WWR Lightweight Skinny Trousers
Back in the Spring I reviewed the rather awesome pair of Swrve Indigo Jeans, and it would be fair to say I was rather impressed by them (they've had a good bit of use!). However, with the summer months...
View ArticleRace Report: Redhill E.1.2. Road Race
Yesterday I travelled to Leigh in Surrey to do the Redhill E.1.2 road race. I knew it was going to be tough. It was.I was the only Wightlink-LCM Systems rider in the race, lining up against big teams...
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