All cyclists know it. We don't tend to talk about it. But we know how important it is. Comfort in the saddle is absolutely crucial to enjoying your time on the bike, especially when you spend many hours on a bike like I do. Not only do I compete in longer duration endurance events, right up to 24...
The most worthwhile day I've ever spent on a mountain bike!
That's a bold statement. But it's exactly how I'd describe the full day private consultation session I've just had with Rab Wardell of Dirt School.
I've raved about Dirt School before and I'll be doing it again! I've had a...
The 2014 season is behind us and the forthcoming year of racing is approaching. As most people know there isn’t much ‘off’ during the off-season, and as we look to build on a successful end to last years campaign plenty has been happening in the team camp.
Taking a fairly radically...
Stretching should be part of any rider’s ‘off the bike’ strength and conditioning routine. Good flexibility is one of those key areas for helping to avoid aches and pains on the bike and for improving function. Muscles are not individual structures, being continuous with one another, acting...
How you can have your mince pie and eat it
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So it’s festive season once again. A merry-go-round of office parties, visiting far away relatives, watching Groundhog Day (again) and generally MUCH eating and drinking....
Here we are again for part 2 of the UKXCNews 2014 festive gift guide, and if you're out to impress the XC racer in your life, then you best get a crack on... not many more posting days left to grab that perfect gift before Christmas is upon us!
Lets start with a great bit of British design...
So you've all been really good this year and finished your Christmas shop in August... What's that? You haven't even started?!? Oh well (neither have I), but not to fear, UKXCNews.com is here to help you with a few last-minute gift ideas for the Cross Country Mountain bike racer in your...
Warm-up…
Following on from our recent pre-Christmas review of the Dawes Academy 20, we are stepping up to the next level with a look at the 24” wheeled Orbea Team MX with the help of 10 year older aspiring XC racer Cameron Bowles. Originating from Northern Spain, this brand aren’t well...
Warm-up…
A few weeks back, a bike box landed at the gateway to Castel de UKXCNews.com that was a little smaller than usual... What lay inside this little (actually, not really that much smaller) box was the 2015 Dawes Academy 20 MTB; part of the Dawes 'premium' range of kids bikes aimed at the...
We got our eager mitts on a few samples of the new Gel and Bar flavours from Natural treat pedlars, Mule Bar. With winter training now on most riders agenda, we let Mike Moore from Paleo Racing give these new flavours the winter training test... Would these tasty treats ease the pain of those long,...
Review: NUUN Active Hydration Tab
Finding the perfect nutritional balance for racing and training can be a never ending maze of mind blowing choices. The internet is full of scientific studies that hope to sway you one way or the other, a hive of fantastic and meticulously researched information...
We must apologise for the interruption to the Sunday Race Bike Focus schedule, brought about by our recent obsession with the WEMBO 24hr World Championships. Hopefully Ben Price's Whyte 29C will more than make up for it. (Photos Joolze Dymond)
The 2014 TORQ Performance Mountain Bike Teams...