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Hill climbing is a great technique to have no matter what you want to get out of cycling: it can help you to open up the possibilities of rides and improve your overall fitness. Here are a few ways to help to improve your hill climbing technique. Continue Reading

The past four weeks have been extremely exciting (and somewhat shocking!) for all cycling fans, but unfortunately the time has come for the Giro d’Italia to end. However, we still have a few days left, and so we are giving away our final prize to one lucky Twitter follower!

If you want to win either an Eigo LOGIC Mens or an Eigo Helena Ladies Short Sleeve Jersey in Red and White all you have to do is follow us on Twitter @CycleStuffUK and Retweet us with the hashtag #CSDGiro. The competition ends Sunday 26th May so enter now!

We wish you all the best of luck and look forward to the next big cycling event – The Tour de France!

T&Cs
Entrants must be 18 years or older and based in the UK.
Winner will be chosen at random and announced on Twitter once all the entries have been counted. Prize must be claimed within 7 days or the winner will be redrawn.
If original prize is not available then another of the same or equal value will be provided.

The health benefits, enjoyment and carbon friendly nature of cycling need no further documentation: it might be an old mode of transport, but it’s definitely one of the future too! However, much like any other sustainable solution, housing and storing bikes is a problem. Either cyclists like solid steel bikes which are rugged enough to withstand the day to day, but are too heavy to carry to the top-floor, or super-light alloy or carbon frames which are far too valuable to leave unsecured. Continue Reading

The Giro d’Italia is really starting to get serious now, but as the race progresses conditions just seem to get worse. Yesterday’s stage, the shortest of the tour, was an absolute washout and the peloton looked cold and miserable in their sodden cycle clothing as they hauled themselves through the North of Italy. The rain his rather set the tone for a race that has been marred by plenty of crashes, illness and tricky descents. Continue Reading

Many of us feel from time to time that we have ‘hit the wall’ in our cycling, but none of us have to resign to the fact that we can no longer get any better. Here are a few causes that may cause that plateau, and a few very simple ways you can get round them! Continue Reading

The so-called ‘Secret Squirrel Club’ is infamous in world cycling, and despite its shady nature, it’s quite possibly one of the proudest achievements of British Cycling. The ‘club’ was developed by gold-medal winning cyclist Chris Boardman, who’s success in his own career was aided by technical tinkering and improvement of not just his performance but his equipment. Continue Reading

As you begin to get more into cycling, you may find yourself wanting to improve your stamina and endurance. This blog looks at a few ways you can help yourself go for longer… Continue Reading

It’s the third week of the Giro d’Italia, and so far it hasn’t disappointed our eager cycling fans! Now, to make things even more exciting we are launching our third competition, where you can win an Eigo 4-Way Stretch Base Layer perfect for both men and women!

If you want to be in with a chance of winning this week’s prize all you have to do is visit our Facebook page, click on the ‘Promos’ tab and enter your details! You need to be fast though as you only have until Sunday 19th May at midnight to enter!

Good luck!

T&Cs
Entrants must be 18 years or older and based in the UK.
Winner will be chosen at random and announced on Facebook once all the entries have been counted. Prize must be claimed within 7 days or the winner will be redrawn.
If original prize is not available then another of the same or equal value will be provided.

The Cycletta series of ladies’ rides is one of the most popular rides for female cyclists in the country, and the events, run over numerous routes throughout the summer always attract a good crowd. However, this weekend’s event, hosted in Cheshire turned out to be an extra-special ride with none other than World Champion Victoria Pendleton lining up her bicycle tyres on the starting line. Continue Reading

The Giro d’Italia seems to have really captured the imagination of the British audience this year and given its brutally long stages, dangerous descents and massive fan-base, there’s no reason it shouldn’t! Of course, the successes of Brit Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins’s strong GC position going into today’s Stage Seven might have helped get things moving, but as the Giro moves into its second week, it looks like we’re set for an extremely exciting finish with the potential for two Brits to end up in the coveted race winner’s jerseys. Continue Reading