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We just got this lovingly restored and resprayed 1980's Woodrup road bike in store and couldn't help but write up a little blog on the bike itself and the brand.

When it comes to buying your new bike there are so many different options when it comes to spec choice that it can be quite the minefield. Bicycle gearing is perhaps the biggest and most complicated one of those mines with different brands, all with different groupsets, all at different speeds,mechanical or electronic, etc - if you don't already know the key differences between groupsets then it's easy to get lost. In this blog we strip back those complexities and offer a simple and basic guide to modern bicycle gearing.

Disc brakes are the dominant force in cycling tech right now, but should you go mechanical or hydraulic? In this blog we talk about the benefits that mechanical disc brakes might have to offer over the now traditional hydraulic systems.

Trek are a huge company, both on the high street and in the peloton. Given the size of the company they naturally produce a huge and diverse collection of bicycles across almost all disciplines. In this blog we're going to take a quick look at the three main offerings they have for road cycling; the Madone, Domane, and Emonda.

Lockdown, winter, and Covid combine to provide serious challenges to the prospects of riding this year. But James has been on a mission to enjoy a #brewwithaview and documents one of his winter gravel rides for us in this blog.