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BROOKS B17 SELECT WORD TRAVELLER LIMITED EDITION 2012 During a year in which we see the Olympics make their grand return to London, Brooks has created the B17 Select in a limited edition of 2012 pieces, to celebrate their long relationship with distance cycling. Made exclusively from Select Organic leather at Brooks Smethwick factory in the West...
EASTON CYCLING INTRODUCES THE NEW HAVOC 35 New 800-millimeter handlebar is stiffer, stronger and lighter than anything on the market. Drawing on 20+ years of industry-leading experience, Easton Cycling has introduced its strongest bar and stem combination ever, the Havoc 35. The new line of handlebars and stems achieves a groundbreaking...
IDENTITI BMX RACE TEAM SIGN UK ELITE BMX RIDER TRE WHYTE Tioga sponsored Identiti BMX team is pleased to welcome UK Elite rider Tre Whyte to the Identiti BMX factory race team.Tre is ranked 7th in the UK and is also on the British Cycling ODP (Olympic development program). He lives and trains in Manchester with British Cycling BMX training...
INTENSE DEMO DAY - MOOSE CYCLES Moose Cycles are holding a demo day on Sunday 6th May 2012. The event is being held at Holmbury St Marys Village hall, near Dorking. They will have bikes available to demo by Intense, Ibis, Whyte and Yeti. The demo is expected to be busy so pre-booking is required. Simply contact the shop on...
TOPEAK BABYSEAT II SAFETY RECALL Topeak has announced a safety recall for the Topeak Babyseat II. If a child places his or her fingers in the opening at the grab bar’s hinge mechanism and the consumer (parent or guardian) lifts the grab bar to remove the child from the seat, the child’s fingertips can be caught in...
MEET HARD EDDIE Intense’s first hard tail 29er, and it is Carbon Fiber. Just like all of Intense’s bikes, this bike had to be the best [riding] bike in its category. Designed for the cross country rider that appreciates quality and does not want to be ‘just like everybody else on the...
EXTRA APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR FOR TIME We are pleased to announce that Extra has been appointed exclusive distributor for Time products in the UK and Ireland. Details of stock availability to follow soon....
FI'ZI:K SPONSORED JON TIERNAN-LOCKE AND ENDURA RACING TOP UCI EUROPE TOUR RANKINGS Fi'zi:k sponsored Endura Racing top the latest UCI Europe Tour team rankings after another successful month in UCI races across Europe. The team have now recorded a total of nine stage and overall victories in single day and stage races so far this season. Another great month for Jon...
TIOGA SPONSOR IDENTITI BMX RACE TEAM We are proud to announce that Tioga is the official tyre sponsor of the Identiti BMX race team for 2012. After a great start at the opening round in Manchester, we are really excitied to see what the future holds for the team. Click here to see more from the team. Identiti Kirsis MX running...
WORLD CUP DREAM RESULTS FOR THE HUTCHINSON UNITED RIDE! The HUTCHINSON UNITED RIDE team had a dream start to the 2012 season with Tracey Hannah finishing 1st, Mick 3rd, Couscous 16th, Tim 48th, Guillaume 71th aswell as the overall team prize! To read the full story from the weekend click...
HUTCHINSON INTENSIVE ON ROAD.CC We sent Road.cc some Hutchinson Intensive Road Tubeless tyres to test during the winter months. Click here to see what they had to say about them. To view the Hutchinson Intensive Road Tubeless click...
GROWTH IN A TOUGH MARKET: CANE CREEK The folks at VeloNews.com recently popped along to the home of Cane Creek in Fletcher, North Carolina. Click here to see what they had to say. Image courtesy of...
TWO WINS AND SEVEN PODIUMS IN THREE COUNTRIES FOR ENDURA RACING Fi'zi:k sponsored Endura Racing had their most successful weekend of racing so far with two wins for Russ Downing at the Eddie Soens Memorial in the UK and the Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers in France, a second for Jon Tiernan-Locke at the Vuelta Murcia in Spain and no fewer than seven podium...
TEAM SKY MAKES THE SWITCH TO FI'ZI:K Having fielded the largest number of teams in the last two Tours de France, fi’zi:k again returns as the dominant saddle brand in the pro peloton. Contributing to its strength-in-numbers presence and closing the gap left by the dissolution of HTC-Highroad is Team Sky.With 2011 Road World...
FRESHFOODBIKE.COM DELIVERS GROCERIES WITH BURLEY TRAVOY The Travoy Burley's highly versatile bicycle trailer, delivers groceries and freshly prepared foods to residents in the Los Angeles area. FreshFoodBike.com offers a concierge grocery shopping, sustainable grocery delivery and curbside pickup service at Whole Foods Market 3rd and Fairfax. With...
TIERNAN-LOCKE WINS TOUR DU HAUT VAR WITH ANOTHER STANDOUT CLIMBING PERFORMANCE Fi'zi:k sponsored Jon Tiernan-Locke put in another superb performance on Sunday to clinch the second stage and the overall classification at the Cycliste International du Haut Var (UCI 2.1) in Provence, France. Click here for the full...
HUTCHINSON UNITED RIDE TEAM Starting out as a conversation in the Morewood Bikes factory some years ago, the United Ride team was created and has come a long way since then. A diverse race team with riders hailing from France, South Africa and now Australia. For the 2012 season United Ride gains some great sponsors and...
TIERNAN-LOCKE WINS FINAL STAGE OF TOUR MéDITERRANéEN TO SECURE OVERALL VICTORY Fi'zi:k sponsored Endura Racing have triumphed at the Tour Méditerranéen. Jon Tiernan-Locke took his second stage victory and the overall classification in the UCI 2.1 French stage race. Click here for the full...
INTENSE VTOPO ACT 1 After a year of travelling across France discovering the most beautiful trails. The INTENSE VTOPO crew have produced yet another stunning video. Looking at this first instalment we can expect great things for...
ARE YOU STEEP OR SLACK? Have you tried Cane Creek's new AngleSet Calculator? The AngleSet Calculator is a simple and unique tool that allows you to enter your bike configuration and to find out what the resulting steeper or slacker angle will be. Click here to try it...
CANE CREEK DBAIR – FIRST RIDE REVIEW With the Cane Creek DBair set to arrive the UK in January 2012, the first reviews are starting to hit the press. Cycling News have just published their first ride review, see...
FIZIK SHOES HIT HOLLYWOOD Fizik shoes have been spotted on the feet of Gwyneth Paltrow whilst on set of her latest movie. Click here to see more.
FIZIK KURVE KURVE A SADDLE THAT ADAPTS TO YOUR EVERY TWIST AND TURN Saddle comfort is usually given by the shape and foam on top of the base. With Kurve the comfort is given by the base and the surrounding elements. Kurve is formed from four elements; 1. Re:Flex2. Wing Flex™3....
NEW INTENSE CARBINE MEET THE CARBINE – Carbon Fiber With an American Attitude Intense Cycles introduces its new carbon fiber mountain bike, the Carbine. State of the art engineering and technology, along with the vision and design of Jeff Steber, has culminated in the production of our most alluring and...
INTENSE TRACER II REVIEWED BY SINGLETRACK The July issue of Singletrack has just arrived here at Extra HQ. This issue sees a brilliant review of the highly anticipated Intense Tracer II. So we thought we would share it with you. Click the review below to see exactly what Singletrack had to...
JOHN BOULTBEE CRITERION JACKET When the assembled might of Brooks decamped to the German capital in January for Bread and Butter's winter show, bespoke tailor Timothy Everest was also on hand at their pavilion to give visitors a first hand account of the creative process behind Brooks new cycling jacket, the Criterion Mk....
A PEEK INTO POLAR BOTTLE HQ Polar Bottle welcomed CNN news to there HQ for peek into how Polar Bottle...
AWARD FOR CURANA Curana have been rewarded as Designcompany of the Year. During a ceremony in the Flemish Parliment, Curana received the Henry can de Velde Company Award 2010 which was presented by Minister-President Kris Peeters. The jury was impressed by the way Curana implemented design and innovation during...