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UK-Biking Moreton Race Series

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Repeats every week until Wed Jul 25 2012 .

May 31, 2012 - 18:15

The Moreton TLI Cycle Race Series is a weekly Kermesse style handicapped race, running round a 2.5mile lap on the open highway – with riders settting off in ability related groups every Thursday night. The 2012 series will start on Thursday May 10th and, to run for 12 weeks, with... more

VULPINE CYCLING FETE

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June 4, 2012 - 12:00

The Vulpine Cycling Fete was created by my wife Emmalou and I to bring some fun and vibrancy into cycling events and shows. We wanted to create an event that both of us could enjoy, along with friends and their kids, with nobody bored or left out. The venue, Balham Bowls Club, is a... more

Beaumont Trophy Premier Calendar race

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July 1, 2012 (All day)

The Beaumont Trophy is back for its 60th edition for 2012 as part of the Virgin Money Cyclone weekend. Part of British Cycling’s elite level Premier Calendar series, the race will attract the cream of British as well as European riders. It will feature a King of the... more

First Road Bike for a friend

My friend is buying a first road bike, and is looking to spend sub £600. For this I should imagine that she will be able to afford:
>Shimano 2300 or maybe Sora
>Carbon forks
>Decent tyres

I do know quite a lot about bicycles, so I recommended the following models:
-Specialized Allez 16
-Giant Defy 5
-Raleigh Airlite 200 or 300

The new bike is actually for a three day ride to Amsterdam later on in the year.

Being like minded with the designers of Cervelo bikes, you'll note that I didn't recommend any female specific bikes.

FS : Specialized Secteur 2010 triple Road bike

Lovely entry level road bike.

Follow the link for details.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/specialized-secteur-2010-road-bike-for...

Cube agree road bike

I'm in the process of searching for a road bike to upgrade from existing hybrid. Does anyone know how the size of cube bike frames compare to other manufacturers? I have read in other forums that the frames are smaller for some reason. I am 6'2" with 34" leg and have the option of a 58cm cube agree but it's an online deal so can't test it out beforehand and have no idea whether that is the right frame size for my build!

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Decathlon Shoes

Is there anybody out there who is familiar with the Decathlon home brand's Cycling shoes:

B'Twin Road Caycling shoes 9

After trawling both the internet and my LBS, they seem like a relative bargain, what with their carbon sole and ratchet mechanism.

I thought that I would ask the largest cycling fraternity that I know of, the Road.cc forum.

I hope that you're not bored of these questions.

Pictures to follow.

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FS: Boardman Team Road Bike

I am a new user on here, but don't let that put you off as I am a BIG user on Singletrack (sister website), so you can check my history on there for authentication of my history...

I have used this bike once after buying it brand new in August 2010 (I still have the original handbook & receipt). I bought it to get fit after a bad MTB accident which seen me off the bike for 8 months, but only ever seemed to ride the MTB as I didn't enjoy riding the road bike on the one occasion I did.

Needless to say this bike is in MINT condition!

Size: 56cm
Weight (kg): 8.23
Weight (lb): 18.1

Breaking with tradition. Sort of.

Carousel short title:

Christmas Day Ride tradition

First of all – let me wish everyone reading this a Happy New Year. It's the 2nd of January as I write this and I must apologise for not posting in a while. I've been very busy preparing for the upcoming Paracycling Track World Championships, and this has seen me away at training camps for a lot of the past 2 months. And when back at home, my time has been split between the track, the gym, the roads, trying to maintain some form of a social life and various other commitments. It feels like it's all go, all the time these days!