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Gear

Buyer's guide: cyclo-cross bikes

RoadCyclingUK's guide to buying a cyclo-cross bike

Buyer's guide: cyclo-cross bikes
Maintenance

Five essential pre-ride checks

The pursuit of marginal gains championed by Team Sky principal, Dave Brailsford, and his team of secret squirrels has long been trumpeted as a means...

Five essential pre-ride checks
How To

Sir Chris Hoy's top five training tips

How to train like Britain's most decorated Olympian

Sir Chris Hoy's top five training tips
How To

Alex Dowsett's training tips

Two-time national time trial champion Alex Dowsett reveals his training secrets

Alex Dowsett's training tips
Maintenance

Maintenance: chain inspection and replacement - part two

Joining and breaking chains from Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo

Maintenance: chain inspection and replacement - part two
Maintenance

How to replace a broken spoke

Step-by-step guide to save you the cost of a mechanic

How to replace a broken spoke
Riding

Maintenance - replacing brake pads

Winter conditions are notoriously hard on bicycles. Brake pads and wheel rims are among the components that bear the brunt of the additional water, grit, and...

Maintenance - replacing brake pads
Riding

Maintenance: wrapping handlebar tape

Step-by-step guide to applying bar tape

Maintenance: wrapping handlebar tape
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