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Rear suspension set-up

We've covered the front end before, and here we're running through rear suspension...

Rear suspension set-up
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9 Speed Thumb Shifter Conversion

I’ve used thumb shifters on my commuting bike for years now and have always appreciated the simplicity of them. In fact so much so, that...

9 Speed Thumb Shifter Conversion
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Maintenance preview

Read Bikemagic.com’s expert guide to getting your bike ready for the Cancer Research UK’s Cycle for Life So you’ve got your eye on taking part in...

Maintenance preview
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Ditch your gears

We present this brief guide without prejudice. We know that a lot of people find it an abhorrent notion, but plenty of people keep asking...

Ditch your gears
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Replace your bottom bracket

It’s easy to forget about your bottom bracket. It’s hidden away in the frame, all but invisible. The only time it makes its presence felt...

Replace your bottom bracket
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Quick bike check

A comprehensive guide to completing a thorough bike check...

Quick bike check
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Replacing transmission - get more clicks

Dissatisfied with your sprockets? Suffering gear envy? Existing transmission shot to pieces? Now may be the time for an upgrade to n+1 speeds… We’ve covered...

Replacing transmission - get more clicks
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Better braking

Want to go faster? Learn to brake better. Sounds like a contradiction, but if you learn how to use your brakes effectively you’ll find you...

Better braking
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Junked jockeys

Spot the difference If you’ve been keeping up with our maintenance articles, you’ll have noticed a bit in the one about rear mechs that mentions worn...

Junked jockeys
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Nearly Monday Maintenance: Back to basics 3

Between Monday Maintenance and our Scoop’s Scooter build up features we’ve covered most maintenance and mechanical issues that can be easily sorted in the home...

Nearly Monday Maintenance: Back to basics 3
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Tuesday Training: Calm before the storm.

All training works by progressively overloading your body and then letting it rebuild itself stronger to cope with the next overload.

Tuesday Training: Calm before the storm.
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Monday Maintenance

Anyone chuckling can clear off right now and do something useful with their spannering supremacy like helping out on the Maintenance section of the forum.

Monday Maintenance
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Tuesday Training: The last gasp

Well here it is folks, the final week of training to get you ready for whatever it is you want to do with your fitness.

Tuesday Training: The last gasp
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Monday maintenance: Back to basics - part one

Between Monday Maintenance and our Scoop’s Scooter build up features we’ve covered most maintenance and mechanical issues that can be easily sorted in the home...

Monday maintenance: Back to basics - part one
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Tuesday Training: The final furlong

The key is not training to exhaustion but training hard and training well.

Tuesday Training: The final furlong
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Tuesday Training: Q&A for rest week

A Q&A with Coach Potato of Tuesday Training...

Tuesday Training: Q&A for rest week
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Monday maintenance: Pedal to the metal: Part 2

Pedals are one of the most forgotten components on your bike, yet they have to support all your pedalling and jumping forces with just one...

Monday maintenance: Pedal to the metal: Part 2
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Tuesday Training: Shorter, sharper, faster

If you managed both last week's training sessions and the double whammy on Sunday then your legs are probably still creaking slightly

Tuesday Training: Shorter, sharper, faster
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Monday maintenance: Pedal to the metal: Part 1

First of all, thanks to Tom for the idea of covering pedals in our regular Monday maintenance feature.

Monday maintenance: Pedal to the metal: Part 1
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Tuesday Training: Phase shifting

Conventional wisdom says that the harder you're training the faster you’ll get, but it’s very easy to overcook your exertion

Tuesday Training: Phase shifting
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Tuesday Training: Inspirational stuff

To keep you inspired while you expire on the couch we’ve got an amazing story that’s come about as part of our ‘guinea pig’ training...

Tuesday Training: Inspirational stuff
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Monday maintenance: V haf ways of making you stop

Brakes rapidly go downhill from new, so good maintenance is important...

Monday maintenance: V haf ways of making you stop
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Tuesday Training: Grin and bear it!

Stick with us through this peak of training and tiredness, as everything gets a whole lot easier after this.

Tuesday Training: Grin and bear it!
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Monday maintenance: Cable discs

Hurrah for the simplicity and easy maintenance of cable disc brakes the propaganda says

Monday maintenance: Cable discs
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