Category: Cycling
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Cyclo Sportif
Photo Credit: Chameleon Photography This past weekend I raced with the Cancer Voices SA ‘Yellow’ Team in the CSA Cyclo Sportif round 5 at Snapper Point. This is what happens when you are a mountain biker and get a cyclocross bike. It’s a slippery slope. First come cyclocross races, then maybe a road bike, and before you…
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The Australian Bicycle Market
So, as you may or may not know, I’m fulfilling one of my childhood dreams. In addition to the software development, IT and plumbing, I’ve been working as a part-time bicycle mechanic for the past six months or so. It’s good work, if you can find it. Anyway, I’ve been following the Australian bicycle industry since I’ve moved…
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Trek 2120: Now More Shiny
If you look closely, or perhaps quickly glace at the Trek with it’s new(ish) Ultegra 6600 components, you’ll likely notice that the 6600 crankset isn’t the nicest looking one out there, but also the general increase in shiny parts. Yep, the brakes, derailleurs, hubs, crank, stem and headset are all shined to a (relatively) high…