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FEATURES: Brechfa Frostbite 40

CNO1 Exec Editor Gary 'nipped' over to Brechfa to take a break from Endurance racing and try his hand at 'Enduro' racing

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GEAR: Orange Patriot

Accessible, versatile mini-DH rig.

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FEATURES: Pro Nutrition: Oli Beckingsale

Resident CNO1 nutritionist Jamie Richards introduces Fi to Oli Beckingsale to talk nutrition and bouncing back from big injuries

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FEATURES: Doing your first downhill uplift day

In November, Features Editor Fi took a plunge into the gravity-reliant world of Downhill, with her first ever Uplift Day at Cwm Carn.

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FEATURES: Riding the West Highland Way Double

Joe Whitaker took on the the West Highland Way Double and lived to tell the tale.

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GEAR: Look Quartz Carbon Ti Pedals

Ultimate pedal but a bit too ultimate in price

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GEAR: FSA SL-K Light CX Crankset

Light, stiff, fancy cranks with CX ratio chainrings

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GEAR: G-Form Knee and Elbow Pads

Flexible pads that can be worn all day with Reactive Impact Protection

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FEATURES: Servicing Square Taper Cranks

How to remove, clean and replace your square tapered crankset

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GEAR: Reynolds AM MTB

'Entry' level carbon All Mountain wheels

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FEATURES: The Trans Cambrian Way

Lisa Bolton give us her lowdown on riding the Trans Cambrian Way

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GEAR: Rotor 3D+ MTB Crankset

Super light-weight bling chainring

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GEAR: Santa Cruz Tallboy Alloy SPX XC

Wild trail riding monster

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FEATURES: Bristol Oktoberfest 2011

The Cyclist No.1 home race - the Bristol Oktoberfest 2011

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FEATURES: Crank Brothers Candy Pedal Overhaul

Richard Fox takes us through servicing your Candy Pedals

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GEAR: Sombrio Pedigree Jersey

A sleek, fashionable offering, but no good for long days in the saddle.

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FEATURES: Recovering after the 'Big One'

In this feature, Cyclist No.1 features editor and adventure racer Fi Spotswood finds out what recovering after a big race really means.

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FEATURES: Win an Adventure Race Entry

As part of our Versatile Vélo season, we're giving away an entry to go adventure racing...

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FEATURES: Niterider Relentless 24 - 2011

Huw Thomas rides and wins at the Niterider Relentless 24 hour Endurance Race

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FEATURES: Fitting a Dual Chain Device

Richard Fox takes us through fitting a Dual Chain Device

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BLOG: The Cycle Show 2011 - Part 2

Part 2 of Richard's visit to the Cycle Show at the NEC in Birmingham

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GEAR: Sombrio Brim Queen Shorts

Flattering short with a feminine twist

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BLOG: Paligap Show 2011

Paligap hosted their own 2011 show in the Bristol Paintworks

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BLOG: The Cycle Show 2011 - Part 1

Richard Fox popped into the Cycle Show at the NEC in Birmingham

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FEATURES: 3 Peaks 2011

Fi braves the 3 Peaks CX classic and discovers it was exactly the race she'd always been looking for.

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FEATURES: X-Fusion Hilo Service

Richard Fox takes us through servicing your X-Fusion Hilo

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FEATURES: El Camino de Santiago - The Cycling Pilgrim

The Epic Ride Edition 3, from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the south of France to Santiago de Compostela in North-west Spain

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FEATURES: Time ATAC Pedal Overhaul

Richard Fox takes us through checking, dismantling and rebuilding your Time ATAC pedals

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BLOG: Tour of Britain Marshal experience

Richard Fox is a volunteer marshal at the start of the Tour in Exeter

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BLOG: Tour of Britain

Fi Spotswood made it up through the horrendous weather to Peebles in Scotland for the start of the Tour of Britain.

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GEAR: BBB Falcon

Good looking, well vented road/race lid

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BLOG: Whyte T-120 Quicklook

A quicklook at Whyte's T-120 after Gary battled around the TransWales on one

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FEATURES: TransWales, meet the riders

A look into the riders we met on the TransWales. Exactly who does seven days of riding in mid-wales attract?

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GEAR: Bontrager Carbon Bottle Cages

Stylish and secure bidon holders

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GEAR: Fox F29 FIT Terralogic 15QR

Fantastic racing 29er forks

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GEAR: Lapierre X-Control 510

Pacey, fun marathon ride with trail bike potential.

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BLOG: Day 7: Mike Tate's TransWales Blog

The final haul back to Builth and a sting in the day's tail, it's Mike's final day at the TransWales

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FEATURES: Pro Nutrition: Will Bjergfelt

Resident CNO1 nutritionist Jamie Richards has given us access to his top sports clients - we catch up with Will Bjergfelt

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BLOG: Day 6: Mike Tate's TransWales Blog

Drama in the linking stage and a quick rest before the adrenalin fueled night stage, sounds like Mike's best day yet

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BLOG: Day 5: Mike Tate's TransWales Blog

A mighty tough day with the hardest special stage to come, Mike gives us his insights into Day 5 of the TransWales

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FEATURES: The BC Bike Race 2011

Huw Thomas of Loco BM Racing tackles the "Ultimate Singletrack Experience", the BC Bike Race

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BLOG: Day 4: Mike Tate's TransWales Blog

Back to sunshine and high speeds today as Mike recalls his day 4 experience

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BLOG: Day 3: Mike Tate's TransWales Blog

Mike reflects on a slightly more epic and typical day at the TransWales

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BLOG: Day 2: Mike Tate's TransWales Blog

Mike reports live from the field on another dusty, sun-kissed day in the TransWales

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BLOG: Day 1: Mike Tate's TransWales Blog

Mike survives and the prologue and day 1 and has a smile on his face to prove it

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BLOG: Mike Tate, TransWales Pre Race Prep

Our TransWales competition winner, Mike Tate, gets ready in his final week of prep

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FEATURES: SixSixOne Gravity Enduro - Eastridge

Richard Fox rides (and runs) in Round 4 of the SixSixOne Gravity Enduro at Eastridge

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FEATURES: North to the South of Wales off road

The Epic Ride Edition 2, Wales Coast 2 Coast, North to South on the Sarn Helen route

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FEATURES: 24 hours in the Lakes: Open 24 2011

The Open 24. Something a little bit different. And just a little bit hard as nails.

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BLOG: Mike Tate's almost ready

Our TransWales competition winner, Mike Tate, is almost ready for the TransWales

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