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Newnham Mountain Bike Enduro

Mark — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:41:31 +0000

Sunday September 26th brings Newnham Mountain Bike Enduro to Plympton. Since forming in 2001 Newnham has become very popular with mountain bikers. This year’s event should be even more special than ever with almost 500 entries to the 2010 Newnham mountain bikes enduro. The entry fees vary from £26-28. The Newnham day in the dirt [...]

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Evans Cycles Ride It Event at Cannock Chase

Mark — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:58:38 +0000

Evans Cycles are holding one of their ever growing Ride It! rides again near Birmingham on Saturday October 9th and 10th 2010. The race begins from Tackeroo Campsite which is near Rugeley. This area is quite high up where the landscape can vary dramatically, when taking part in this race you can be one minute [...]

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Whinlatter MTB Challenge

Alan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:44:19 +0000

Join the extreme Whinlatter Mountain Bike Challenge that is in March 2011 at Whinlatter in the Lake District. However, the exact dates of the challenge have yet to be released to the public. The Whinlatter MTB Challenge is one of the most prestigious cycling challenge events in England. Every year, they arrange more than one [...]

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Mountain Bike Magazines

Mark — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:15:22 +0000

Bike Magazines are a great source of news and information. Here are some great offers on bike magazines. Cycling Plus Magazine Mountain Biking Magazine Procycling Bike Magazine What Mountain Bike Magazine Triathlon Plus Bike Magazine Guide to Commuting Total Bike Repair & Maintenance Tour de France Guide Mountain Bike Books and Magazines Mountain bike books [...]

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Road Bike Shoes

Mark — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:54:25 +0000

Road bike shoes have specific characteristics that make them distinct from normal shoes in various ways. They should have stiff soles so they can’t be bent, be more flexible where traction is hard to find, have aggressive tread patterns or flat even cleats, have rubber covers on the cleats, and a good overall style. Road [...]

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Road Bike Parts

Tim — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:53:49 +0000

A road bike is different to a mountain bike which is for mountain trails, BMX which is for racing, and motorbikes which are embedded with a motor to make them go faster with no work besides steering, keeping it on the road, and not getting into an accident. In other words, the former two listed [...]

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Road Bike Events

Tim — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:44:51 +0000

Road bike events are especially fun events that are geared around road cyclists. These events correspond with times of the year and locations where large numbers of road bikers are likely to congregate. Usually these road bike events are in the larger towns and cities so you may have to travel a distance to get [...]

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Road Bike Clothing

Mark — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:40:20 +0000

Road bike clothing has to be of a special breed and consistency because it is impossible to just go out there on the street and enjoy using a road bike without the proper attire befitting a person of the road biker’s stature. In all seriousness, road bike clothing is required for biking outdoors because it [...]

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Road Bike Accessories

Anna — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:28:12 +0000

How many times do you get on your road bike and just wish your accessories make the journey that much more fun? There are a whole gamut of accessories that you’ll need if you want to look good on the road, feel good on the road, and enjoy road biking to the full extent that [...]

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BMX Books and Magazines

Emi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:16:40 +0000

A quick summary of the bestselling BMX books, magazines. There are actually a lot of different books and magazines that BMX lovers can buy! BMX books, magazines are a good way to get acquainted with the sport and an even better way to delve deep into it and explore every philosophy, accessory, type, and thing [...]

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BMX Bike Parts

Aaron — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:52:25 +0000

There are a lot of different BMX bike parts out there all for different uses, different bikes and made by different companies. It’s well worth taking some time to look over the range of different BMX bike parts that are available to try and find parts that are right for your bike. BMX bike parts [...]

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British Mountain Bike Demo Event

Emi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:23:27 +0000

The British MTB Demo Series is the biggest in the UK with a large number of people taking part in this event every single year. This demo series is set over five rounds spread across several different MTB tracks across the UK. The 2010 demo series was fantastic – the 2011 series is set to [...]

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24 Hours Of Exposure Mountain Bike Championship

Alan — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:19:14 +0000

24 Hours of Exposure is one of the longest and most attended mountain bike events in the UK, it’s certainly the most attended race in Scotland. Happening every May in Whithaugh Park (which is on the English-Scottish border) the event is attended by hundreds of people. Set in a beautiful location full of wildlife and [...]

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BMX Bike Events

Sasha — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:23:44 +0000

BMX bike events can be attended by types, not just those that ride BMX bikes as a hobby, sport, or venture. They are the venue for all sorts of people to see the tricks, moves, and flips that BMX riders are capable of. ESPN, in the US, even has a category for extreme sport that [...]

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BMX Bike Accessories

Aaron — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:11:04 +0000

The best products and manufacturers for BMX bike accessories and things to consider when buying them are some of the following brands; 2-Hip Bikes, Shadow BMX, Black Eye Bikes, Alpinestars, Tree Bikes, Nike 6.0, DK Bikes, and Terrible One BMX. One of the main categories of BMX bikes is safety gear because it can be [...]

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TwentyFour12 Bike Race

Alan — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:41:01 +0000

The TwentyFour12 Bike Race is on 23rd & 24th July 2011 at Newnham Park, Plymouth. The TwentyFour12 Bike Race is mostly known for its raw appeal. This is a mountain bike race where the bikers have to race through a trail which is about twelve to fourteen kilometres long. Most of this track is quite [...]

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Gorrick TrailTrax MTB Navigator

Mark — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:21:57 +0000

Once a year, usually in March or April, Gorrick TrailTrax MTB Navigator has a large mountain bike event. However, you can attempt the TrailTrax Navigator any time. The Gorrick TrailTrax event is an excellent way of having fun on your bike, as well as the challenge itself. It is an event for the cyclists on [...]

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BMX Parks in the North East

Aaron — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:16:51 +0000

The North East of England is made up of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Tees Valley, and maybe the top end of North Yorkshire. Prominent cities where they are considering building BMX parks include Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Durham, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, and Darlington. The reasons for the building of BMX parks in [...]

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BMX Parks in London

Aaron — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:10:49 +0000

London is host to a whole lot of races, tracks, and organizations for BMX riding. There are clubs and associations, parks, parks and gardens, and sports centres in all the areas of London including E8, E9, N17, SE15, SE25, and UB3. BMX racing is a type of off-road bicycle adventure that can end up being [...]

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BMX Parks in East Midlands

Mark — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:05:24 +0000

BMX Parks in East Midlands are to be found in one of the following areas; Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, City of Peterborough, Burton upon Trent, and Staffordshire. Bulwell Outlaws BMX Race Club Bulwell Outlaws is one BMX facility in the East Midlands. It is located on Sellers Wood Drive in Bulwell, Nottingham. This [...]

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BMX Parks in East England

Aaron — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:58:11 +0000

East England is made up of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk. Some BMX parks in East England are facing clamp downs because they have been involved in drug sales. For example, the BMX park in Sudbury is about to be shut down because of drug crime. However, the vast majority of BMX parks [...]

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BMX Clothing

Aaron — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:44:35 +0000

Without the proper BMX clothing for racing, riding, or trick showcasing, there can be fatal consequences. You’d look uncool. You may of course also be left bruised, scratched, scraped, razed, and burned by the harsh concrete, metal poles, sanded wood, or any of the other features of one of the many BMX parks you happen [...]

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BMX Parks in the South West

Aaron — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:14:49 +0000

By South West England, we mean Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall. The population is over 5 million and BMX riding seems to be extremely popular in this region, so there is, unsurprisingly, a wealth of BMX Parks. One such track is in Cornwall. The BMX and 4X racing track took a year [...]

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BMX Parks in the South East

Mark — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:03:40 +0000

The South East of England includes Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and West Sussex, and all of those separate areas have beautiful BMX parks. One such place is Twenty Bikes Co which sells all the gear needed for serious BMX racing. There are numerous BMX trails, tracks, and street spots, and this [...]

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BMX Parks in Northern Ireland

Aaron — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:43:25 +0000

This is a quick summary of the top BMX parks in Northern Ireland and is only intended as an introduction. Drop us a note if you have any comments or additions. The new Belfast Park is located right smack dab in the middle of the city centre. It is bike friendly, as opposed to just [...]

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