TRAINING & EQUIPMENT

The best tape, bar none

The best tape, bar none

By | January 10, 2012 at 8:37 am | No comments

Sore, numb hands are a common complaint from riders on our challenges – and there are a number of things that can help, including regular changes of position for your hands on the bars and the purchase of snug fitting gel padded gloves. However, often overlooked is the bar...

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How Sports Massage can help you become a better cyclist

How Sports Massage can help you become a better cyclist

By | January 10, 2012 at 8:34 am | No comments

It's sometimes seen as a self-indulgent luxury to ease the aches and pains after a long ride, but a sports massage can offer real benefits to cyclists. Cycling is a physically demanding sport which can involve hours in the saddle and short recovery periods followed by further...

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Banish cold hands on your Winter rides

Banish cold hands on your Winter rides

By | January 10, 2012 at 8:33 am | No comments

As the weather turns chillier on your morning and evening commutes, it's time to rummage frantically through your drawers and then eventually realise you've lost at least one of those great cycling gloves that you swore by last winter. There's nothing more off-putting that...

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Fit for purpose – The importance of correct bike fitting

Fit for purpose – The importance of correct bike fitting

By | December 11, 2011 at 10:02 am | One comment

Ride2Raise have long been fans of Andy Pruitt and, indeed, take his book 'Complete Medical Guide to Cyclists' on all our challenges. Andy was responsible for developing the 'Body Geometry' bike fit in conjunction with Specialized, and the system has been rolled out successfully...

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Equipment Review – Endura Equipe Exo Softshell Jacket

Equipment Review – Endura Equipe Exo Softshell Jacket

By | December 11, 2011 at 10:00 am | No comments

Endura Equipe Exo Softshell Jacket MRP: £199.99 The philosophy behind Endura Equipe is to offer a range of high end products aimed at cyclists looking to take on ambitious and tough cycling challenges - and their top of the range Exo Softshell waterproof jacket is, very...

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