Pinnacle Neon Two Review

The Pinnacle Neon Two is an unflashy and practical hybrid which will appeal to those looking for a cheap but good quality hybrid. Ride Quality A very practical hybrid which is easy to ride around town. The aluminium frame and fork helps give both a low weight and low price. This gives a typical experience of riding aluminium frames. Quite low weight giving reasonable acceleration and not too much drag up hills. Not as comfortable as steel or carbon fibre, but not a big drawback for most people. It is easy to ride with relaxed riding position. The normal gears were surprisingly fast and easy to shift (Shimano Altus) Another nice feature for town riding is the addition of disc brakes. They give a more powerful and reassuring braking power than ordinary lever brakes. They need a simple adjustment every now and then. – A simple turn of Allen key because they only wear down one side of the brake pads and you  need to adjust to keep same distance. But, this is easily managed, (even for the less mechanical minded) Looks / Design It is clean and  simple. It gives impression of exactly what the bike strives for – [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/pinnacle-neon-two-review/

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MapMyRIDE Signs Levi Leipheimer

MapMyRIDE Signs Team RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer as New Product Spokesperson 2011 Tour de Suisse Winner and Team RadioShack Member Will Use MapMyRIDE’s Innovative Web And Mobile Products Over the Course of His Training MapMyRIDE, the premier provider of Web- and mobile-based training and mapping applications for cyclists, announced today that Levi Leipheimer, current member of the Team [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/mapmyride-signs-levi-leipheimer/

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Cornwall to the Yorkshire Dales ? and back

I'm off on Sunday the 17th of July on a 1,000mile jaunt "oop north and back". This wonderful CycleSeven team have organised a long ride into the Yorkshire Dales National Park and not only have I agreed to ride with them, I've decided to ride there and back too. I needed a good excuse for [...]

Source: http://cycleseven.org/cornwall-to-the-yorkshire-dales-and-back

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Official Team Radioshack Roster for Tour de France 2011

Team Radioshack has just announced their line-up for Tour de France 2011. Jani Brajkovic Chris Horner Markel Irizar Andreas Klöden Levi Leipheimer Dmitriy Muravyev Sérgio Paulinho Yaroslav Popovych Haimar Zubeldia Team Sports Manager Johan Bruyneel, together with Team Directors Dirk Demol and Alain Gallopin will direct the team. ?It was hard to make the selection of these nine riders,” said Johan Bruyneel. ?After the injury of [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/official-team-radioshack-roster-for-tour-de-france-2011/

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A new bike lock accessory seems like a strange concept

I was recently contacted about a new product called the Lock Loop. I like featuring new innovations and providing some spotlight for any entrepreneurs working to create useful cycling products so I said send one over. Obviously bicycle theft is a huge problem for cyclists. I?ve lost count of the number of emails I get [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/cycling-accessories/a-new-bike-lock-accessory-seems-like-a-strange-concept/

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Recovery In the Hills

For some reason I took a recovery ride around the hills of Keighley and Bingley. The ideal recovery ride would be 1-2 hours of gentle riding on flat or rolling roads. Roads where you can spin a high cadence 90+ and help release some of the lactic acid stuck inside your legs. If you want to be really strict about a recovery ride, it is good to wear a heart rate monitor and keep your heart rate to about 60-65% of your maximum. At this intensity, you are just doing aerobic exercise and helping muscles chance to recover from previous rides. On top of the world somewhere in Yorkshire. (some also say Yorkshire is the centre of the world too) But, sometimes, you don’t want to go on the same flat roads. I love riding in the hills, partly because you can get fantastic views. One drawback is there’s some  intense braking on the descents. (strange that I spend so much on a bike but then resent paying Ł10 for new brake blocks) but it makes for a nice ride. You definitely can’t keep to a recovery pace when you’re climbing 16% ascents around Bingley Moor. But, sometimes it’s most [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/recovery-in-the-hills/

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