FiveTwo Race Team Press Release

FiveTwo Race Team are releasing a team during 2010 and 2011 of six riders who have been selected due to raw talent and potential to impress. John Lee (rider of 52 weeks) has set up a new race team and they come with massive support from some of the best sponsors within the industry!

Suzy Lacey had a fantastic season last year in Female 4X and Mini Downhill and only missed out on the podium very rarely. We aim to build on this amazingly talented young rider by building more self belief and a structured effective training routine into her life. She has an amazing natural talent which we are sure will be complemented by her new sponsors and riding regime resulting in a great spread of results for her this season. - Im thrilled about our flagship signing and extremly lucky to have the privelage to manage Suzy. - Manager, John Lee

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Lots of new stock arrived this week.

Lezyne air shipment now on the system and lots back in stock inc:

Chain Drive tools

Slip chucks

Road drives

Caddy sacks

Alloy drives

Also a Geax/Vittoria shipment including 24’’ Tattoo’s

And a container full of goodies including:

Lots of lezyne pumps + tools (inc White Alloy road drive cages)

XC PRO 3’s

CL 5T’s

XC120s

T2’s

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Lezyne Port A Shop

Nice review HERE of the Lezyne Port A Shop on LondonCycleSport.com

"We have been using the 'Port A Shop' both at home and on trips including it in our travel featuring almost all the tools you could need short of major repairs to work on your bike.

The tools are lightweight, incredibly well made and are of a size that feels good in the hand giving good purchase when applying tension."

www.lezyne.com

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Micheal Hutchinson breaks Cambridge CC 10 record and wins in Sussex

After winning last weekend, Michael Hutchinson underlined his ambitions of representing Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth games when he broke the course record in the Cambridge CC 10-mile event on Saturday. Hutchinson sliced nine seconds from his own course record, covering the course in 19:13 to win by a whopping 1:45 in a field full of quality riders.

Following his winning ride on Saturday, Hutchinson went on to make it a double-winning weekend with victory in the Sussex CA 25-mile event at Steyning, West Sussex, on Sunday. Micheal clocked 51:12 to win by 1:40 in a quality field.

www.reynoldscycling.com

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KUK Virsa Update on STW

"Basically, if you want a 100mm fork-ed hardtail for riding trails that are fast and narrow (ideally under tree cover) with lots of swoops and dips then there’s not many bikes that are more capable and suited to that sort of thing than this bike".

Singletrack Virsa update here.

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Kinesis and Morvélo combine to not form a team

Kinesis UK and Morvelo enjoy their bike riding so much they've formed a strategic alliance to....erm...ride their bikes, write about it quite a bit and wear some really cool kit. But not to start a team.

Through riding the local cycling scene around their South Downs locale, the guys at Morvélo soon found themselves in cahoots with another Sussex-based company, bike-makers Kinesis and after a couple of high-level executive meetings have decided to not form a team.

According to Oli Pepper, co-founder of Morvélo, "It's a logical step. Both companies have a love of riding all types of bikes and in Kinesis's case creating them. Both love to race but didn't want a race team with the sole objective of having a name at the top of the results board. Instead they created The Kinesis Morvélo Project - The KMP - a collection of individuals who love to ride, race and roam no matter what type of wheels they may be spinning."

The component companies seem to like the fresh new approach too and The KMP already has the support of TRP brakes, Manitou, Microshift, WTB and Exposure. The KMP will ride, race and review a whole assortment of these products during the coming year.

Oli goes on, "There are no attitudes or 'race faces' in The KMP, just a focus on enjoying the ride and having a good time. The KMP is so far made up of 11 riders who cover a diverse range of age, nature, lifestyles and priorities and each one contributes their tales of cycling adventures and challenges, photos and videos to The KMP website.

From 24 year old Scottish Elite racing whippet Rab Wardell to 42 year old seasoned veteran of all cycling disciplines Paul Hudson, The KMP is a mixed bag. They have a previous Singlespeed UK champion in the shape of Phil Moore, long distance and Great Divide Race madness rider Jenn Hopkins as well as guys and girls who simply just love to get out and challenge themselves, whether it's a 24hr MTB race, a track session or just wanting to complete the Fred Whitton."

The KMP riders plan to use their many hours in the saddle to review the kit they use throughout the year. Chief designer at Kinesis, Dom Mason, will be writing about their very latest developments from geometry to decals. Oli Pepper will be sharing his thoughts on graphic design and fashion in the bike world and there will writing on all manner of bike events with guest bloggers joining in to provide a comprehensive insight to a world that just can't escape the joy of riding a bicycle.

Kinesis Morvélo Project on Twitter and on Facebook

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Oval UnderOnly SCCS Complete Clip-On bars

"Oval have developed a wide ranging system that offers unparalleled levels of flexibility while maintaining the integrity of a normal drop bar set up. The SCCS system offers road cyclists the option of adding aero bars without ruining the useful centre section of a standard bar set up."

Full review here on Road.cc

www.ovalconcepts.com

Verdict - "The best solution I've found so far for those wanting to get aero while retaining the use of their drop bars."

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