We have just taken delivery of a new road test bike - the Felt F2 SL.

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24 hours to go on the Torq competition and we thought we would give you one last chance to win a box of gels.

Each box contains 20 gels and we have a mixed box available to the lucky winner worth GB£24.25.  To be in with a chance to win simply email the answer to the [...]

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The latest bike shop in Dublin has just opened in Arnotts department store in Henry Street.  Freewheel cycling stocks KTM bikes, Jeantex clothing and Catlike helmets among others.

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Ritchey have just produced a new ergonomic cross country carbon handlebar.  Called the 10D flat mountain bar, this bar has a weird M shape when viewed from above.  The idea is to provide the sweep of a riser bar with the low profile of a flat handlebar.

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Sidi have been specialising in cycling shoes since 1970.  This reviewers first pair of cycling shoes were Sidi Dominators and I rode them till they literally fell apart, about 5 years.  Sidi are renowned for their comfort, fit, styling and design and the Eagle sits near the top of the MTB range.

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(Now updated with two videos) Lance Armstrong underwent surgery yesterday on his broken collarbone.  Originally the fracture was thought to be a simple break but when the Americans doctors looked at the x-rays in Austin, Texas they discovered that it was actually in four pieces.

Lance Armstrong’s collarbone by Elizabeth Kreutz coutesy of CSE

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The first round of the Irish XC NPS series went of without a hitch last Sunday amid beautiful conditions. 

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7 time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has suffered his worst career accident crashing out of the Castilla y Leon yesterday with a fractured collarbone.  The American crashed with just 0ver 15  kilometres to go on the first stage whilst riding in the front group.  He hadn’t been outside the top 10 all day.

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This is one of the most eagerly awaited arrivals in Spoke towers and is our new 2009 long term test bike.  The Myroon is a completely new design from Austrian bike manufacturer KTM and is a carbon fibre monocoque (single piece) frame.

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The Milan-SanRemo Spring Classic road race came down to a sprint finish on the streets of SanRemo today and it was young Isle of Man rider and self-proclaimed fastest man in the World Mark Cavendish who took the honours.

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Lots has been happening over the past few weeks in the road racing world.  We take a look back at the turbulent events of the first major European stage race, the Paris-Nice and look forward to one of the first major classics Milan-San-Remo tomorrow.

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For the month of March we have teamed up with TORQ energy to offer the readers of Spoke.ie a fantastic competition.  With the racing season about to start the prize is a box of TORQ energy gels.

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Recently arrived from Garmin is the Edge 705, the class leading GPS cycling product.  Equipped with heart rate, a barometric altimeter, cadence and a full range of GPS functions this package will leave you wanting nothing more, a complete training solution.

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It has come to our attention that Extreme Channel are showing re-runs of last years Mountain Bike World Cup at the moment.  Each 30 minute programme covers one event on the circuit and they seem to be repeated 3 times a day.  Maribor (DH & 4X) and Andorra (XC) are the rounds of the series [...]

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Amid fantastic weather conditions 160 riders set out to ride the 15+ kilometres of pristine singletrack in Djouce woods, Co.Wicklow.  Designed by a team from Team WORC the trails were amazing with great climbs and descents mixed in to keep riders entertained.

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Trek are the bike sponsor to Team Astana which as we all know contains more than its fair share of the sports star riders.  For 2009 a number of custom painted bikes have been commissioned for three of the teams top riders.

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Looking to improve your skills a little?  Then this could be the thing for you.

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Ritchey WCS Carbon handlebars.

These ultralight handlebars are from Ritchey, one of the oldest and most established cycling component manufacturers.

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We reviewed this fork back in early January (see here) and though it was fantastic.  Since then DT Swiss have been working on making this lightweight fork even lighter with a number of new improvements, bringing the overall weight down to a staggering 1250 grams.

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The UCI announced Friday that five Pro-Tour teams faced exclusion from the upcoming Paris-Nice race and other Pro-Tour races for non-payment of fees for the biological passport system.  The five were named  by UCI president Pat McQuaid as Cofidis, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Silence-Lotto, Quick Step and Caisse d’Epargne.

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Tarja Owens and Niall Davis will be staging training sessions for both kids and adults alike this weekend in South county Dublin.  Dun Loaghaire Rathdown county council’s “Active 8 family fun day” takes place in Shanganna Park near Shankill this Sunday. The event runs from 1-4pm and is free for all.

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In cross country and road racing every gram counts and Ritchey have developed a lightweight carbon bottle cage that weighs a mere 27 grams.

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The first cross country race of the season will take place on Sunday the 15th of March at Djouce Woods in County Wicklow.  The race features one lap of a special course designed to take between 1 and 2 hours to complete.

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Irish Marathon National Champion Ryan Sherlock and his partner Mel Spath (2008 K-Cup and NPS female champion) are currently racing in the not so sunny Sunshine Cup in Cyprus.  It’s one fo the first races of the season and many of the World’s top pros are in attendance to get their bodies and minds warmed [...]

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A division of SRAM, Avid brakes used to be known for their awesome stopping power but not so much for their modulation. This changes with the Elixer series of brakes which not only promise 20% more power than the Juicy series but also great modulation.

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