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UK Cycling Club Review: Leicester Forest Cycling Club

Our featured club this week is Leicester Forest Cycling Club (LFCC). Boasting a membership of over 260, this club accepts all skill levels. Cycling is what they love, but the number 1 goal of riding with the LFCC is to have fun. There’s a little bit for everyone in this club. Some prefer mountain biking, [...]

Buzz Rack Buzzy Bee 4 Bike Carrier Review Round Up

The Buzz Rack Buzzy Bee 4 Bike Carrier hooks onto your cars bolt-on tow ball for the sturdiest and most reliable way of transporting 4 bikes around the trails. With the Buzzy Bee 4 you won’t have annoying straps and attachments on your car, and you won’t lose any boot space, keeping your car clean and allowing [...]

Winter Road Cycling Guide – Adaptability

As the cooler months approach, it is important to consider adaptable clothing accessories that will keep you warm but are also easily removed due to the interchangeability of the weather; you could start a ride in the morning to glorious sunshine only to have the rain and wind by the afternoon – being prepared is [...]

Artist and Cyclist Stephen Lund’s Ingenious Use of Strava

For all intents and purposes, Strava does exactly what it says on the label: It’s a fitness social network app that tracks your progress. Using GPS, Strava maps your route each day. If you run up a mountain, it will show you that you ran up a mountain. If you cycle around Richmond Park, it will show you that you [...]

Birzman Travel Tool Box Review

The Birzman Travel Tool Box is the ideal way to travel confidently with 20 high performance tools, the tool box is designed to go where you want to go, the ultimate companion for the mechanic on the move who wants the freedom to ‘wrench’ anywhere.The Birzman Travel Tool Box is a selection of the best [...]

Winter Road Cycling Guide – Cycling Jackets That Keep The Wind Out

The aim of a windproof jacket is to protect you from the cold winter chill which is essential in the cooler months.Lightweight cycling jackets have minimal features and are designed to be easily packed away. They tend to concentrate on windproofing only and usually don’t insulate, relying on other layers to provide the warmth.There are [...]

BKOOL Turbo Trainer 2015 Review

BKOOL Turbo Trainer 2015 Available at Salt Dog Cycling with Free Delivery

Trade Show Newport Velodrome – What’s New In 2015 Catlike and Secret Training

We travelled to Newport Velodrome in South Wales to check out what’s new for 2015 here is a quick glimpse of what caught our eye from Catlike and Secret Training If the 2014 range of Catlike Helmets wasn’t cool enough while giving the best level of protection, they are introducing some new colours for 2015. Here is [...]

How To Clean Matt Finished, Carbon and Titanium Bikes – Red Ant Bike Cleaners

Looking after a New Super Fast Super Stealth Matt Finished bike can be tricky! It looks great but if you use your usual polish and cleaner your beautiful Matt finish bike will eventually become glossy and not quite the bike you fell in love with. Red Ant make bike cleaners for Matt Finished Bikes as well as titanium and carbon [...]

Ride Protector Jacket Review

The Ride Protector jacket offers great value for money and ideal for when you hit some rain or wind mid-ride. It fits over your jersey to protect from the wind and is small enough to fit in one of your jersey pockets. The high visibility neon yellow is certainly an attention grabber, ideal for foggy conditions.PRICERRP £99.99FIND [...]