How To
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Essential wet weather clothing and gear
May 3, 2012
Don’t let the rain stop you riding, with the right clothing and gear you can still enjoy riding in the wet
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Mike Hall’s top tips for surviving the Strathpuffer 24-hour race
January 4, 2012
2011 event winner shares his advice on getting though the UK’s toughest endurance event
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Green Oil’s seven bike maintenance secrets
December 19, 2011
Simon Nash shares some top maintenance advice to keep your bike running nicely through the winter
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Chain lube: Wet or dry?
December 1, 2011
It’s vital, especially in the winter, to keep your chain well lubed. But to go dry or wet?
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Essential Guide: Clean your chain
As chores go, cleaning your chain ranks right up there alongside unblocking the toilet or creasoting the shed for sheer unwelcomingness
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The road to Cape Epic 2012: Manual labour
October 25, 2011
Claire learns how to manual
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Skills video: How to ride roots
August 11, 2011
Hate riding over roots? Us too. But this video shows how they should be ridden
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How to ride technical descents faster
July 15, 2011
Five top tips from ace downhiller Josh Lowe on getting through technical sections quicker and safer
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Weldtite Dirtwash silicone spray
February 3, 2011
Dirtwash silicone spray for keeping your bike shiny You wait ages for a silicone bike spray and then two come along at the same time. Recently Muc-Off launched its Silicon Shine and at Core Bike show earlier this week we spotted Weldtite’s Dirtwash. It was actually launched at Eurobike last year but clearly we didn’t [...]
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Green Oil reveals CF3 spray can
January 31, 2011
Until now, lovers of spray can lubes have had a dilemma – either use Green Oil, or a can of spray lube. Cycle hire venues and mechanics like the ease and speed of spraying on lube, and with the CF3 can now spray with Green Oil. The CF3 is a re-fillable, re-useable unit accessible to [...]
