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What is your uphill cycling strategy?

What is your uphill cycling strategy?

by Andreas on 08. Jan, 2010 in Cycling tips

It happened to me a couple of days ago. I was on my way back from Camden on my bike and I took a wrong turn at Chalk Farm heading up to Haverstock Hill. It wasn’t the worst hill in the world but I was definitely not expecting it. This got me thinking about my [...]

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What is your traffic light strategy?

What is your traffic light strategy?

by Andreas on 17. Dec, 2009 in Cycling tips

What do you do when you’re coming up to a red traffic light? Do you just stop where you are? Do you work your way to the front of the traffic? Do you track stand to be ready when the light turns green? Do you race through orange lights or stop? I wanted to share [...]

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Get a new bicycle for less by following these 10 rules of negotiation

by Andreas on 26. Mar, 2009 in Cycling tips

The only thing stranding between you and and riding away with a gorgeous new bike is the expensive price tag. In this article I will outline the rules of negotiating that will ensure you get a good deal. Rule #1 Realise you are in power In turbulent times when people are saving money, every sale [...]

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Surviving the wet weather

Surviving the wet weather

by Andreas on 30. Apr, 2008 in Cycling tips

Well, the terrible weather continues in London and cycling back today I bumped into a taxi who was less than happy. I also saw a couple of people have some minor crashes so here are my recommendations in the rainy weather: Slow down – stopping times are greater so there is no need to be [...]

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