swrve Windbreaker £46 swrve is an urban clothing company hailing from Los Angeles that started life when its two founders couldn’t find any cycling shorts they...
Altura Reflex Windproof Jacket £89.99 Released last winter, the new Reflex range from commuter’s favourite Altura aims to offer a premium product and, judging from the...
Fixed wheel may be simple, but many cyclists new to the discipline find getting the back wheel out and back in anything but, especially when...
A neat wee retro-fixed roadie built up from an old wreck rescued from a skip. The owner-builder Simon Winter (a graphic design student) retained...
If you’ve taken part in a few sportive events, or are planning to ride such an event for the first time, you might be wondering...
This is the first in a two part series on the practicalities of a personal VO2 Max performance assesment session. Magicalia staffer Jeremy went to meet Peter...
So, I’ve got a new [Pegoretti – ed.] road bike and I’m signed up for a sportive in September. But I’m not very fit and...
Riding a bicycle is demanding on the body: you sweat lots, use up your body’s store of fuel and generally tire the body, so staying...
Deuter Race Exp Air £44.99 I commute to the RCUK office everyday. It’s only a short distance, around 8 miles, and therefore I don’t need to...
One of the three important factors that influence our performance in any sport, the mental state of the athlete, is often the one most commonly...
Pinnacle’s range is designed under our very noses by UK riders, for UK riders. They consider riding conditions, uses of each model, geometry, tubing and...
Squire Retractable Mini Combination Cable Lock £9.99 Many of us like to cycle at times carrying only a minimal amount of essentials while still having enough...
British Cycling has this week revealed new course dates for its leading entry level and track cycling specific coaching courses. Dates for two Level 1 Certificate...
Sportstest offer performance, training and nutrition services for cyclists of all levels, from the novice to the elite. Previously based just in the West Midlands,...
Burls Audax Frame £900 (frame only) Bike weight: 18.5lbs approx www.burls.co.uk Tel: 01255 506558 Previously a frame designer and builder in steel, Justin Burls has become increasingly popular for the...
Oversocks plus overshoes plus thin socks equals comfort Thick socks felt good until I started riding The cold weather of the weekend happened to coincide with two...
Fixed wheel, trendy? Who’d have guessed 25 years ago, when the only cyclists riding around with one sprocket minus freewheel were either ancient diehard tourists...
The Fixed with Fat Tyres Experiments with tyre size I carried out a few years ago convinced me that, if there was one type of bike...
London-based Rapha have a keen eye on the diverse fashions of city cyclists, and it’s those hard working messengers with their unique approach to cycling...
Burls Ti Fixed £850 (frame only) www.burls.co.uk Tel: 01255 506558 I’ve been a late-comer to the joys of fixed riding. While all around me cyclists and bike brands have...
Keep those fingers away Forwards dropouts allow easy wheel removal Anniversary logo adds interest Carbon bottle cage is same shape as Condor logo… Miche a popular fixed crankset Condor Tempo...
For the whole of this week, RCUK is going to be largely taken over by all things fixed, as we delve inside the world of...
How I can never again live without a fixed in my life Riding through the city traffic like a car thief evading cops in hot pursuit,...
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