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A GUIDE TO RIDING SOUTH TYROL: THE MAGIC BEYOND THE FAMOUS CLIMBS
The newer we are to cycling, the more we are blinded by the greatness of the most well-known roads. But the more we ride, the more we learn that certain mountain passes are not quite the same when ridden in real life as they are when raced by the greatest in our sport. Through experience, we lear...Read more -
A RIDE OF LOSS, LOVE, AND LONGING AMONG THE MOUNTAIN ASH
Cycling writer Peter Foot takes us along for a stirring ride as he ventures onto quiet tracks and dirt roads in the Dandenongs Ranges, east of Melbourne, Australia. As you’ll read, this wasn’t your average bike ride – it was an opportunity to step back and take a look at a world gone mad, and to ...Read more -
What is the difference between MIPS, Spin and Wavecel helmets?
Please see the physical analysi Obviously, the safest bicycle helmets are equipped with some anti rotation impact technology, and rotation impact is the main cause of concussion, which can be seen from the independent test results of helmets released by Virginia Tech. The helmets from left to ri...Read more -
QBP named official North America distributor for MET & Bluegrass Helmets
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) have announced that it is now the official distributor for MET & Bluegrass Helmets in North America. The company will carry a range of MET and Bluegrass helmets in its six North American distribution centers, with availability to all specialty bicycle retailers...Read more -
6.7% of workers now commuting by bike, says SMS
Fresh Sports Marketing Surveys data suggests that 6.7% of the UK’s working population is now commuting by bike, while the broader modal share appears to have hit 3%. Compared to 2020, the number of people cycling to work has held up strongly. In week one of the study, back in mid-June of 2020, j...Read more -
Geraint Thomas: I’ve crashed in my two main targets but I’ve not had a bad year
Geraint Thomas has talked about the disappointment of crashing out of contention in both the Tour de France and the Tokyo Olympic Games road but vowed to give it ‘one more push’ for the time trial on Wednesday. Thomas crashed out of the men’s road race at the weekend after his teammate Tao Geogh...Read more -
Raw material cost rises to prompt price increases from MIPS
In its interim report for the first half of 2021, Swedish protection label MIPS has discussed up coming price increases being an unavoidable consequence of rising raw material costs. The announcement was included in the firm’s financial update, with headlined with a 139% organic growth in Q2. “T...Read more -
Are E-Bikes for Kids a Bad Idea?
Advocates of pricy, battery-boosted models encourage parents to take any opportunity to get their kids outside. Detractors say children are too irresponsible to handle the risk. Here, we debate both sides. NO, IT’S A GOOD IDEA. ANY OPPORTUNITY TO GET KIDS EXERCISING IS WORTH IT Biking the flat s...Read more -
Rapha Classic – preserving performance and nature
Cycling is strangely obsessed with technological innovation and reinvention, yet we still ride on steel axles and spokes, and regard Merino wool with all the reverence that made it the first performance riding fabric. When tradition meets innovation, great things happen. Rapha proved this when...Read more
