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LEZYNE Look Mum No Sleep! – Overnight Audax – CafĂ© to CafĂ©

LEZYNE Look Mum No Sleep! – Overnight Audax – CafĂ© to CafĂ©

The organisers of the Orbital Cycling Festival and the owners of London cycling café, Look Mum No Hands! are gleeful and proud to announce the LEZYNE Look Mum No Sleep! 200km overn ...

Destination Bike: The Scottish Borders

Destination Bike: The Scottish Borders

In our new series looking at bike-friendly destinations, we will be visiting locations in the UK and abroad that have something special to offer cyclists.  Kicking off, we start wi ...

Boston Marathon Bombs Don’t Deter Organisers of Gran Fondo New York

Boston Marathon Bombs Don’t Deter Organisers of Gran Fondo New York

There are still places left for probably the most glamorous sportive in the world – if you can afford the eye-watering entry fee. The Campagnolo Gran Fondo New York starts in Manha ...

ANVL Components Sneak Peak

ANVL Components Sneak Peak

ANVL components are all set to unveil a look at their new product line which is to focus on enduro and gravity racing and performance trail applications. From wheelsets to grips, t ...

Flùche Wallonne and Why Team Sky Can’t Win a Classic

Flùche Wallonne and Why Team Sky Can’t Win a Classic

Could Team Sky’s conspicuous lack of success in this season’s one-day Classics be down to the appliance of too much science? Are riders such as Jonathan Tiernan-Locke being worn ou ...

Orbital Cycling Festival release set of 10 event art prints by Eliza Southwood

Orbital Cycling Festival release set of 10 event art prints by Eliza Southwood

Celebrating 10 of the races & rides that will be a major part of the 3-day event on the 26th to 28th July 2013, Orbital Cycling Festival have released these cracking posters de ...

Book Review: The Science of Cycling

Book Review: The Science of Cycling

Did you know a cyclist who regularly rides at high-intensity will live up to three years longer than a cyclist who rides for longer but at average intensity? Or that a rider wearin ...

GripRings: A bicycle grip made of individual silicone rings

Check out Spurcycle, a San Francisco bicycle accessories startup. They have just created a Kickstarter project to raise funding for these funky silicone grips that you can mix and match as you please to create a fun and comfortable grip pattern. We think they look pretty fun and they're sure to be a crowd pleaser with the fixie cool kids!     ...

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Knog Blinder Review

Andy Ward has reviewed the Knog Blinder Lights over on our sister site Daily Cycle. You can read the full Knog Blinder Review here. But here is a quick description and summary extracted from the article... In common with most Knog products, this is a funky bit of kit. Unlike any other bike light I have seen, it has a flat square front with an anodised aluminium face. The 4 LEDs are arranged in a square with ...

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Graeme Obree on Tackling the Human Powered Land Speed Record

The Flying Scotsman is back once again to try his hand at the Human Powered World land speed record. What's more, in true Obree style he is going to design and manufacture every part of the bike on his own - on his kitchen table! I am building my bike in my kitchen. ... The reason being, despite people offering me advice and help, I do things my way. I enjoy the thought process. I like to think, ‘I want tha ...

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Crowdfunding and cyclists: a natural combination? By Andy Ward

Bikesoup writer Andy Ward has recently had an article published on the Guardian bike blog which is well worth a read. The focus is on crowd funding and cyclists... What links a New York film producer, a Somerset frame builder, a Chicago beekeeper and a Californian electrical engineer? All four love to pedal, but also have an innovative approach to raising funds for cycling projects. Read more here... Crowdf ...

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The Ride Journal – Featuring Andy Ward

If you've never read The Ride Journal - you're missing out. Every issue so far (this is Issue VI) has been a cracker. The latest edition features Bikesoup and Daily Cycle writer Andy Ward - so it must be good. All profits from the Journal are donated to charity so it's definitely a feel good read. Aside from that, the illustrative artwork that features heavily throughout is always a thing of beauty. A great ...

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How “integrated” is the Cervelo P5 for Shimano Di2?

Cervelo describe in typical Cervelo engineering style clarity just how well the new P5 integrates Shimano Di2 into the frame. Very tasty indeed... Answer: The P5 is fully integrated for Di2 installation, including internal cables and battery completely hidden inside the frame’s “hidden pocket”. The transparent CAD image above shows where the Di2 battery (red) fits inside the hidden pocket storage compartmen ...

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