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Brand Focus – Elite

Italian brand, Elite, started up in 1979. Initially producing a range of lightweight and strong bottle cages and bottles. Elite still produce an unrivalled range of cages and bottles today. However,...

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10 Tips – Get ‘Tooled-Up’ for Winter

Basic bike maintenance is a great thing on many levels; It leaves you not relying on other people, saves money on mechanic bills and best of all, your bike will be in tip-top shape all year around....

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Brand Focus – Eddy Merckx

With arguably the biggest name in professional cycling of all time, Eddy Merckx was not going to be happy to walk away from bike racing when he retired from racing in 1978. As many other riders did,...

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Brand Focus – ENVE

US based brand ENVE was formed in 2007 and are best known for their high-end wheelsets. However, they also produce a wide range of forks, bars and stems, as well as clothing too. While many US based...

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Brand Focus – Fenwick’s

The Beginnings British brand Fenwick’s have been around since 1995. The family business began through trying to help a family friend caravan owner to clean his caravan with a product that was...

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Brand Focus – Frog Bikes

Frog Bikes was established in 2013 by husband and wife team, Jerry and Shelly Lawson. They had searched without success for a quality kids bike for their own two children. Recognising a gap in the...

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Brand Focus – Fulcrum

Fulcrum are a sub-brand of component manufacturer Campagnolo and are based in Arcugnano, Italy. Fulcrum produce wheels compatible with Shimano and Sram groupsets, as well as Campagnolo. The brand...

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Heading into Winter, on a Road Bike?

While some riders transition onto a bombproof, mud-guarded old hack bike for winter miles, spare a thought for those with one bike for all seasons. With those in mind, here are some tips for getting...

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Brand Focus – Giro

Zero to 8 Seconds 37 years ago, founder, Jim Gentes came up with the logo for Giro. He also had a head full of design ideas. Following his first aero helmet design called Advantage in 1985, Jim came up...

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Brand Focus – Hutchinson

As a brand Hutchinson can sometimes be over-looked because of their size compared to their competitors. However, Hutchinson produce some extremely good tyre options for Road, MTB and Gravel bikes....

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