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Handlebars are a pretty important component on a mountain bike. Quite simply, no handlebar, no riding. A handlebar needs to be well designed, offering the crucial combination of lightness, strength, durability, and comfort, as well as looking visually appealing.After using an alternative brand of carbon handlebars for a number of years and finding it time to replace the handlebars due to wear and tear, and not really wanting to buy expensive carb …

I never really gave much thought to how sunglasses could affect my training and racing. I was always adamant that I would wear glasses of some kind to at least protect my eyes from flying debris, but when my husband’s optometrist told him the issues he was having were a result of sun exposure, it was time to reconsider.I chose the KOO Open Polycarbonate sunglasses (in black, of course) as they had a number of features I really liked. The innovate …

Elation: A feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened.This is the feeling I woke up with on Monday morning after an unexpected weekend. This year has been a big one, where I have set many training and competition goals. One of these goals was Queensland's Flight Centre Epic 92km marathon mountain bike race. I felt good as I went across the finish line, but it wasn’t until I heard my name called as the Winner of th …

I used to think people who had multiple sets of wheels for racing were a bit obnoxious, but frankly, I am now in that same boat. And there’s a good reason.As I’ve taken to racing such varied triathlon distances and courses in recent years, it has become apparent that one wheel does not suit all conditions. For instance, a short course draft-legal race has very different requirements to a long course Ironman on a flat course.I am lucky enough to h …