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Over the past years I have been racing mainly short and half distance triathlons, which has made transitions more important than that of Ironman racing. Hence, I have been in a triathlon-specific cycle shoe. Moving to more Ironman competitions, I thought it was time to try a road shoe that I could still get on reasonably fast, but would offer a better fit than a tri shoe. The Fizik R3 Aria for 2018 was the perfect option.The shoe has been designe …

We all love to ride bikes, especially with mates, sending big jumps, slapping berms and just having fun times. But sometimes you just want to ride solo. No noise, no banter, just you, your bike, and the trails. But is it safe, and what happens if you have a bad fall?These are questions that we usually don’t worry about, we just ride and whatever happens just happens. Well I now have a different way of thinking after a bag fall. The story goes (wa …

If you are making the leap from standard pedals (where you just use 'normal' shoes) over to clipless pedals and cycling-specific shoes, then it is important that you get to know how to set your cleat position. Likewise, it can be a frustrating experience if you're replacing old cleats with new ones if you can't place your new cleats in the same position. Thinking of changing pedal brands? No problem, there is an easy way to seamlessly transfer yo …

CushCore describe their product as Inner-Tire Suspension System®, it's an engineered foam insert that goes inside a mountain bike tyre and, together with the remaining air pocket inside the tyre, creates a kind of spring and damper system to add suspension.To most people the true value of CushCore is hard to determine because it's used as a preventative and you don’t know what would have happened to your rims or tire if it hadn’t been installed. …