Le Tour 2015 Part 1: Back to the Alps — by Smut Pedaller on

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It's been two years since I first visited the French alps with my bike, this time it was with my partner and with my bike  Phil  in...

Back to the Lakes Part 2: Windermere & Coniston Water — by Smut Pedaller on

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On day 2 of our trip to the Lake District we took a slightly more relaxed route, a lot less hillier and more lakes.  First we started off ...

Back to the Lakes Part 1: Wrynose Pass and Coniston Water — by Smut Pedaller on

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It's been six months since I ventured out into the Lake District in Cumbria, England.  The previous time I had visited in the autumn ...

Surrey Hills and Winterfold Forest — by Smut Pedaller on

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Surrey Hills is an area just south east of London, known for it's scenic views from forested hilltops.  The hills form part of the la...

TRP Spyre disc brake: Long term review — by Smut Pedaller on

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It's been a little while since my  first impressions  of the TRP Spyre disc brakes, and I've put on a fair bit of distance (approx...

Lake District Day 3: Ullswater via Kirkstone Pass — by Smut Pedaller on

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Today's ride started with a climb up Kirkstone pass , it's a winding mountain pass which climbs up out of Windermere northwards...

Lake District Day 2: Keswick and Thirlmere — by Smut Pedaller on

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After yesterday's experience  I was determined to have a slightly more relaxed and scenic ride for my second day.  The last thing ...

Lake District Day 1: Coniston water & Britain's steepest road — by Smut Pedaller on

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I've been meaning to get to the Lake District for a long time now, it's an area in Northern England near Scotland known for it...

Shifting woes: The devils in the details — by Smut Pedaller on

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I've had my Campagnolo Athena 11 groupset now for about 4 1/2 years since I first installed it on my Cinelli , and I've put on q...

The importance of reading manuals — by Smut Pedaller on

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Yeah so this happened... Despite being someone who is constantly working on bikes, I often make mistakes.  One of these mistakes happened ...

Campagnolo Wi-Fli: Wide range gearing — by Smut Pedaller on

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It's great how far derailleur drivetrains have come. To compare, my vintage bike  Mr Ramen  has a   customised 13-26 7 speed cassett...

Genesis Croix de Fer Frameset 2014 review — by Smut Pedaller on

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It's now been a while since I built my Croix de Fer , at this point I've put probably 1000km+ on my frameset.  At this point I...

Dunwich Dynamo 2014 — by Smut Pedaller on

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I had read about the Dunwich Dynamo even before I moved to London and I had always wanted to ride it.  Despite having lived in London...

North Downs adventure — by Smut Pedaller on

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As part of my training for the Dunwich Dynamo  I've been doing some longer rides in the hills around London.  This weekend I decided...

Cruisin' in the Chilterns — by Smut Pedaller on

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I decided to go for a ride in the Chilterns, it's an area to the north west of London, towards the university town of Oxford.  It'...

The Bar bag Part 3: Klickfix modification — by Smut Pedaller on

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Continuing from the  previous part  where I modified the handlebar bag, this part covers the modification of the handlebar bag's Kli...

The Bar bag Part 2: Modifying the bag — by Smut Pedaller on

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The Bar bag Part 1: Let there be light — by Smut Pedaller on

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The build of  Phil  my cyclocross/gravel/whatever you want to call it was more or less complete.  However what was lacking from my previo...

New Forest — by Smut Pedaller on

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Over the long weekend I decided to head over to the New Forest area in the South of England to do some cycling.  I'd heard of the ar...

TRP Spyre disc brake review: First impressions — by Smut Pedaller on

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One of the first criteria I had for my bike build was that it had to have disc brakes.  As much as I like the simplicity of rim brakes, t...