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We did it! - EPIC 300km Gravel Ride in a 1 day Coast to Coast 🚵‍♀️

We did it! - EPIC 300km Gravel Ride in a 1 day Coast to Coast 🚵‍♀️

I Like my Mangoes Matte [Chris King]

I Like my Mangoes Matte [Chris King]

A day with the Pro Team.

A day with the Pro Team.

No one knows why Jake was upset with his Rover that day.

No one knows why Jake was upset with his Rover that day.

Team Cofidis at Tour of Britain Women: The Inside Story

Team Cofidis at Tour of Britain Women: The Inside Story

Pinion gearbox on Olsen Ti MTB.

Pinion gearbox on Olsen Ti MTB.

Hanging out with Team Cofidis today.

Hanging out with Team Cofidis today.

Building rim brake wheels in 2024

Building rim brake wheels in 2024

The Tarmac S-Works SL8 under inspection

The Tarmac S-Works SL8 under inspection

Bottom Bracket Tools for Rotor T47

Bottom Bracket Tools for Rotor T47

What makes the S-Works SL8 so light? 🤔

What makes the S-Works SL8 so light? 🤔

Factor Ostro Part 2

Factor Ostro Part 2

Factor Ostro Part 1

Factor Ostro Part 1

Stop the Annoying Noise!

Stop the Annoying Noise!

Fixing my own creaky bike bottom bracket! 😱

Fixing my own creaky bike bottom bracket! 😱

Who remembers saving up for middleburn cranks ?

Who remembers saving up for middleburn cranks ?

NEW Shimano GRX Di2 for 2x 12 speed #gravelbike #shimanoGRX

NEW Shimano GRX Di2 for 2x 12 speed #gravelbike #shimanoGRX

New Shimano GRX Di2 has me questioning the future of groupsets

New Shimano GRX Di2 has me questioning the future of groupsets

Why Everyone Is Confused About The Hammerhead Karoo

Why Everyone Is Confused About The Hammerhead Karoo

Viks' new bike day 🎉

Viks' new bike day 🎉

MTB Suspension Tuning is not as complicated as you think

MTB Suspension Tuning is not as complicated as you think

Building a bike together. What could possibly go wrong.

Building a bike together. What could possibly go wrong.

Sometime we love cheap bike bits from China too. 😱

Sometime we love cheap bike bits from China too. 😱

BB fun 🤩

BB fun 🤩

I Taught Vicki To Build Her Dream Gravel Bike!

I Taught Vicki To Build Her Dream Gravel Bike!

The 1 reason this lever design is SRAM's killer feature

The 1 reason this lever design is SRAM's killer feature

Fred Whitton Challenge in 5 hours 45 mins 🤯

Fred Whitton Challenge in 5 hours 45 mins 🤯

When your repair bill is more than the value of a new ebike….

When your repair bill is more than the value of a new ebike….

SRAM Red is in our hands. See what we say: #newsram

SRAM Red is in our hands. See what we say: #newsram

The REAL Reason SRAM Red Is So Fast

The REAL Reason SRAM Red Is So Fast

A bike ready for some alpine climbing. With Ratio Tech chainrings.

A bike ready for some alpine climbing. With Ratio Tech chainrings.

What do you want to know about the #newsram ? We will get it in the full review.

What do you want to know about the #newsram ? We will get it in the full review.

LOOK 785 Huez. Custom is cheaper than stock 😱 @look_cycle

LOOK 785 Huez. Custom is cheaper than stock 😱 @look_cycle

Continuous Lactate monitoring via it's new mirror & some fresh competition in town.

Continuous Lactate monitoring via it's new mirror & some fresh competition in town.

Every rider is different. Let’s find them a bike. Cinelli King Zydeco flat bar Cues.

Every rider is different. Let’s find them a bike. Cinelli King Zydeco flat bar Cues.

When you get exactly the bike you had in mind...

When you get exactly the bike you had in mind...

We get a 1⭐ review - Katie K's Fork - Giant Stages Masterplan

We get a 1⭐ review - Katie K's Fork - Giant Stages Masterplan

Did 800km on a Pro Tour Race Bike break me? - LOOK 795 Blade RS

Did 800km on a Pro Tour Race Bike break me? - LOOK 795 Blade RS

Why carbon frames get so heavy. It’s all paint. 🤦‍♂️

Why carbon frames get so heavy. It’s all paint. 🤦‍♂️

A damp day for the first test ride.

A damp day for the first test ride.

This is the Future of Slopestyle MTB/Road Racing

This is the Future of Slopestyle MTB/Road Racing

Celebrating Craftsmanship

Celebrating Craftsmanship

Nukeproof gets savaged 😂

Nukeproof gets savaged 😂

I did a bad thing, the 785 review will have to wait. 🤦‍♂️

I did a bad thing, the 785 review will have to wait. 🤦‍♂️

Not an endurance bike or a climbing bike.

Not an endurance bike or a climbing bike.

The best wheels, are the ones built just for you. £1300, 1.5kg.

The best wheels, are the ones built just for you. £1300, 1.5kg.

Factor BB adaptors out of tolerance. Well spotted Jake.

Factor BB adaptors out of tolerance. Well spotted Jake.

Smashed up & time crunched - The decisions of a professional bike mechanic

Smashed up & time crunched - The decisions of a professional bike mechanic

DT Swiss DEG brings us 4° hub engagement

DT Swiss DEG brings us 4° hub engagement

One sexy load of carbon fibre

One sexy load of carbon fibre

The blurry line of Endurance vs All Road Bikes

The blurry line of Endurance vs All Road Bikes

The Inbetweener Road Bike - LOOK 785 Huez Review

The Inbetweener Road Bike - LOOK 785 Huez Review

A gravel bike trip full of endurance advice

A gravel bike trip full of endurance advice

Why bike mechanics love reliable alu wheels like these

Why bike mechanics love reliable alu wheels like these

Losing a MTB worth of Fat to ride 300 km

Losing a MTB worth of Fat to ride 300 km

Building up the 785 Huez @look_cycle

Building up the 785 Huez @look_cycle

A tribute to the best bike tech of the rim brake era.

A tribute to the best bike tech of the rim brake era.

Staying on cutting edge of cycling fitness tech

Staying on cutting edge of cycling fitness tech

13 speed groupsets - No Thanks

13 speed groupsets - No Thanks

Rides that caught our eye this week

Rides that caught our eye this week

Front brake rotor fun.

Front brake rotor fun.

Ditch the overpriced bike wash 🧼

Ditch the overpriced bike wash 🧼

Jake Atkinson - His £20,000 Journey to Crank Works 2024

Jake Atkinson - His £20,000 Journey to Crank Works 2024

Good news for 695 Aerolite owners. Duel pivot brake adapter plates. @look_cycle

Good news for 695 Aerolite owners. Duel pivot brake adapter plates. @look_cycle

How Continental & Good Year are Navigating the Tubeless era.

How Continental & Good Year are Navigating the Tubeless era.

Hands on with the lightest power meter pedals - Look Keo PM

Hands on with the lightest power meter pedals - Look Keo PM

What would we cut from Trek’s bloated range.

What would we cut from Trek’s bloated range.

Tom's latest custom painted frames, wheels & cranks

Tom's latest custom painted frames, wheels & cranks

You never notice how sticky your forks get until you have them serviced. 😊

You never notice how sticky your forks get until you have them serviced. 😊

Make it faster! Total bearing swap and aero tie down.

Make it faster! Total bearing swap and aero tie down.

Is 50hr service too soon for rear shocks?

Is 50hr service too soon for rear shocks?

eMTB service with eco smart washer

eMTB service with eco smart washer

More Calorie Deficit or More Speed?

More Calorie Deficit or More Speed?

New Giant TCR has an impressive price!

New Giant TCR has an impressive price!

Fixing some seriously wonky brake mounts

Fixing some seriously wonky brake mounts

Fabulous paint job by @BigLickCustoms coming to us to build. Who wants a closer look at this 765?

Fabulous paint job by @BigLickCustoms coming to us to build. Who wants a closer look at this 765?

Reuse & Upgrade your SRAM AXS mech to go XPLR

Reuse & Upgrade your SRAM AXS mech to go XPLR

Our Tech Questions to Park Tools

Our Tech Questions to Park Tools

This is how much work it takes to service your eMTB

This is how much work it takes to service your eMTB

Elite sponsors GCN - LOOK launch 785 Huez & That Blowout

Elite sponsors GCN - LOOK launch 785 Huez & That Blowout

Build yourself a solid road bike this year

Build yourself a solid road bike this year

They were quoted £975 to make this Trek Remedy safe

They were quoted £975 to make this Trek Remedy safe

Our most expensive tool - The Unior Electric Repair Stand

Our most expensive tool - The Unior Electric Repair Stand

Mavic Owners Rejoice & Will New Bike Day become Upgrade Day?

Mavic Owners Rejoice & Will New Bike Day become Upgrade Day?

The speed is in the detail - Argon 18 E117e overhaul

The speed is in the detail - Argon 18 E117e overhaul

Virtually perfect paintwork from 1996

Virtually perfect paintwork from 1996

Beneath the Paint of the Worlds finest bikes

Beneath the Paint of the Worlds finest bikes

Better than new service

Better than new service

What does it mean to give your bike a 'Full Service'?

What does it mean to give your bike a 'Full Service'?

The best intergrated aero handlebars I have ever seen.

The best intergrated aero handlebars I have ever seen.

Should LOOK revive their 989 as a Gravel bike?

Should LOOK revive their 989 as a Gravel bike?

Bike Mechanic Trues His Fitness Back

Bike Mechanic Trues His Fitness Back

Worst Bottom Bracket so far this year.

Worst Bottom Bracket so far this year.

Your bike can be anything you want it to be

Your bike can be anything you want it to be

I love well made bikes.

I love well made bikes.

Slovakian Craftsmanship meets Italian Design

Slovakian Craftsmanship meets Italian Design

How FOX are making shock servicing more accessible

How FOX are making shock servicing more accessible

Do Better 😔

Do Better 😔

It doesn't take much to kill a Yeti

It doesn't take much to kill a Yeti

Team training day with @FOXFACTORY

Team training day with @FOXFACTORY

Let’s share some knowledge

Let’s share some knowledge

Facing & Fitting Titanium to Titanium

Facing & Fitting Titanium to Titanium

How unfit did I get building a business?

How unfit did I get building a business?

Beautiful bike, not as expensive as you think 🤔

Beautiful bike, not as expensive as you think 🤔

Let’s finish the year with a VO2 test using VO2 master and Moxy

Let’s finish the year with a VO2 test using VO2 master and Moxy

Mudguards on the @look_cycle 765 smart!

Mudguards on the @look_cycle 765 smart!

The best Giant TCR alternative is a cheaper TCR 🤯

The best Giant TCR alternative is a cheaper TCR 🤯

The GIANT TCR - benchmark value road bike?

The GIANT TCR - benchmark value road bike?

New bike bits we are looking forward to in 2024

New bike bits we are looking forward to in 2024

Pro Tools YOU Need as a Home Mechanic

Pro Tools YOU Need as a Home Mechanic

DT Swiss bearing extraction tools.

DT Swiss bearing extraction tools.

Unsafe by design... Would you ride it?

Unsafe by design... Would you ride it?

Steerer tube finishing on @TheTimeSport bikes. #cycling

Steerer tube finishing on @TheTimeSport bikes. #cycling

Benchmark Recommendations - Road, Gravel & MTB

Benchmark Recommendations - Road, Gravel & MTB

Can Van Rysel do the impossible?

Can Van Rysel do the impossible?

Our Interview Tasks - The Results

Our Interview Tasks - The Results

Mind the gap.

Mind the gap.

Jake’s first Campag build. Discovering the little Italian details.

Jake’s first Campag build. Discovering the little Italian details.

The story of our gym wall

The story of our gym wall

Customer States: Brakes need a bleed… #cyclingsafety

Customer States: Brakes need a bleed… #cyclingsafety

We just won a £100,000 investment 🤯

We just won a £100,000 investment 🤯

Bit of Fox Float DPS tuning #mtb

Bit of Fox Float DPS tuning #mtb

Custom TIME gift for my 1st ever customer

Custom TIME gift for my 1st ever customer

Small Bikes - Big Decisions

Small Bikes - Big Decisions

Premium Bottom Brackets are pointless if you install them badly. #roadbike #shimano

Premium Bottom Brackets are pointless if you install them badly. #roadbike #shimano

Did Mips save me from a really serious injury?

Did Mips save me from a really serious injury?

Can Hambini be the #1 Bottom Bracket Manufacturer?

Can Hambini be the #1 Bottom Bracket Manufacturer?

The Cannondale Lifetime Warranty - Tested

The Cannondale Lifetime Warranty - Tested

When the dust settles, the future of cycling is going to be awesome...

When the dust settles, the future of cycling is going to be awesome...

The Best Bottom Bracket for every Bike - The End.

The Best Bottom Bracket for every Bike - The End.

Cycling Industry will have to start putting riders first.

Cycling Industry will have to start putting riders first.

Cannondale PF30 - be merticulous

Cannondale PF30 - be merticulous

LOOK vs TIME - The engineer and the artisan...

LOOK vs TIME - The engineer and the artisan...

I’m not sure how this was still working. Mavic Wheels

I’m not sure how this was still working. Mavic Wheels

Preparing your frame for a smooth & quiet ride.

Preparing your frame for a smooth & quiet ride.

LOOK 795 Blade RS - Hyperbike Beauty

LOOK 795 Blade RS - Hyperbike Beauty

.. Ride Endurance bikes. But they are all so different. 🤷‍♂️

.. Ride Endurance bikes. But they are all so different. 🤷‍♂️

Colnago Perfection went home early

Colnago Perfection went home early

Can the French make better wheels than the Chinese? - Corima Essentia 40

Can the French make better wheels than the Chinese? - Corima Essentia 40

Accountability. Love it 🥰 well done @look_cycle

Accountability. Love it 🥰 well done @look_cycle

6 cranksets in the post today #cycling

6 cranksets in the post today #cycling

Every part of this is beautifully made. @look_cycle 795 Blade RS

Every part of this is beautifully made. @look_cycle 795 Blade RS

Bike Mechanic's Best Rated Brands - Without mentioning LOOK or Time...

Bike Mechanic's Best Rated Brands - Without mentioning LOOK or Time...

Loose fibres, painted Bottom Bracket shell. Can you guess who made this bike 😡😡😡😡😡 #cycling

Loose fibres, painted Bottom Bracket shell. Can you guess who made this bike 😡😡😡😡😡 #cycling

Could we build your perfect bike?

Could we build your perfect bike?

How we are going to inspect your Shimano Cranks.

How we are going to inspect your Shimano Cranks.

When does a PressFit Become a Tight Fit?

When does a PressFit Become a Tight Fit?

Shimano crank inspection 🧐

Shimano crank inspection 🧐

Industry Nine - The great hub parts hunt.

Industry Nine - The great hub parts hunt.

Is this the ORRO Gold? The reason you can't buy frame only...

Is this the ORRO Gold? The reason you can't buy frame only...

Shimano Cranks Scandal Practicalities

Shimano Cranks Scandal Practicalities

Michelin PowerCups to tube or not to tube.

Michelin PowerCups to tube or not to tube.

A crazy 3 peaks ‘cyclo cross’ bike

A crazy 3 peaks ‘cyclo cross’ bike

Loads of Ridley bikes will be built onto these frames.

Loads of Ridley bikes will be built onto these frames.

Zipp 303s upgrade

Zipp 303s upgrade

Jake's guide to 3 Peaks Cyclocross Success

Jake's guide to 3 Peaks Cyclocross Success

Wheels Made in Europe 🇪🇺 #cycling

Wheels Made in Europe 🇪🇺 #cycling

How would you un bodge this?

How would you un bodge this?

PACE RC200 - We love a retro 90s MTB

PACE RC200 - We love a retro 90s MTB

TIME made a Gravel Bike - ADHX 45

TIME made a Gravel Bike - ADHX 45

Elegant, High Quality & Lightweight Build

Elegant, High Quality & Lightweight Build

This is what actual premium bikes look like - LOOK 795 RS Blade

This is what actual premium bikes look like - LOOK 795 RS Blade

Finally Hands on with the @look_cycle 795 Blade RS. 😍

Finally Hands on with the @look_cycle 795 Blade RS. 😍

Ride test coming soooooon 😳 Time ADHX 45

Ride test coming soooooon 😳 Time ADHX 45

New TIME ADHX 45 😍😍😍😍 #cycling #gravel

New TIME ADHX 45 😍😍😍😍 #cycling #gravel

Did CLARKS just make some really good MTB brakes? - CRS C4

Did CLARKS just make some really good MTB brakes? - CRS C4

What happened to this HUNT Gravel Wheel?

What happened to this HUNT Gravel Wheel?

Make the best choices for every budget

Make the best choices for every budget

HUNT Wheels 6 months old

HUNT Wheels 6 months old

How to review your own wheels #cycling #bicycle

How to review your own wheels #cycling #bicycle

A super tight Cervelo

A super tight Cervelo

Fix Debonded Giant Bottom Brackets

Fix Debonded Giant Bottom Brackets

Wera tools kits for cycling are getting better. Still a bit odd though.

Wera tools kits for cycling are getting better. Still a bit odd though.

HUNT Wheels have a puzzle to solve

HUNT Wheels have a puzzle to solve

Colnago C64 full Campag bling. What a beauty.

Colnago C64 full Campag bling. What a beauty.

LOOK 765 Gravel RS. Fresh custom build. @look_cycle

LOOK 765 Gravel RS. Fresh custom build. @look_cycle

Extreme nipple close ups.

Extreme nipple close ups.

How Road Bike Wheels can look so different.

How Road Bike Wheels can look so different.

Fun times for this Giant Defy #cycling

Fun times for this Giant Defy #cycling

… after fitting a BB, we discovered this. 🤬😡😤

… after fitting a BB, we discovered this. 🤬😡😤

Cannondale, oh Cannondale. So close, so so so close.

Cannondale, oh Cannondale. So close, so so so close.

Tricycle bearings 🤷‍♂️

Tricycle bearings 🤷‍♂️

The Road Bike Spectrum

The Road Bike Spectrum

Pirelli Recall Tyres are back.

Pirelli Recall Tyres are back.

Calvin made me smile today. Thank you @parktool

Calvin made me smile today. Thank you @parktool

Rim Brakes are only lighter when…. #cycling

Rim Brakes are only lighter when…. #cycling

Pure Indulgent Geek Off - Retro Cannondale Jekyll

Pure Indulgent Geek Off - Retro Cannondale Jekyll

CAAD12 Cable Saw

CAAD12 Cable Saw

When 64 feels like 100 🤷‍♂️

When 64 feels like 100 🤷‍♂️

Things the bike industry hasn't thought of... or done yet

Things the bike industry hasn't thought of... or done yet

Hookless weight limits 🤷‍♂️

Hookless weight limits 🤷‍♂️

Accident waiting to happen.

Accident waiting to happen.

After the SL8 launch this bike now seems extinct 🦕

After the SL8 launch this bike now seems extinct 🦕

What problems did Jake find? - Mason Bokeh

What problems did Jake find? - Mason Bokeh

Spech circuit racing bike. Stiff and fast.

Spech circuit racing bike. Stiff and fast.

Diva Tyres from Michelin... Part 1 🫨

Diva Tyres from Michelin... Part 1 🫨

The peak of the rim brake era. - LOOK 795 Aerolite

The peak of the rim brake era. - LOOK 795 Aerolite

Canyon got good 🤟

Canyon got good 🤟

30psi less than recommended 🙄

30psi less than recommended 🙄

From bottle to tyre without spilling a drop.

From bottle to tyre without spilling a drop.