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Thomson MTB dropper seatpost

Thomson show dropper seatpost at Eurobike

LH Thomson have been busy developing their own dropper seat post, to go head to head with the Rock Shox Reverb

Filed in August 2012.

Bradley Wiggins 2012 Olympic Time Trial

Olympic moles

How often does the Olympics come to your town? With your favourite sport? With a millon spectators by the roadside?

Filed in August 2012.

The new XX1 1x11 drivetrain from SRAM

SRAM XX1 looks to be a 1×11 drivetrain

Lots of talk and excitement over the prospect of SRAM’s new wide range 1×11 mtb drivetrain

Filed in May 2012.

K-Edge GoPro mount in red

K-Edge mounts for GoPro and Contour cameras

This week both Bikeradar and Bikemagic have reported that K-Edge products have signed a distribution deal with Madison to sell their Go Big camera mounts in the UK. Given a number of our riders like to shoot video they might be worth a look.

Filed in May 2012.

Intense Carbine 650b (or 27.5 if you prefer)

650b gets serious backing from Intense

Intense Cycles announce two new 650b bikes, the Carbine 27.5 and the Tracer 27.5

Filed in April 2012.

2013 Mavic Crossmax ST 29er wheelset

2013 Mavic Crossmax 29er wheels

A brief summary of the 2013 Mavic Crossmax ST wheelset

Filed in April 2012.

Orange Gyro 29er – a Five, more or less

Thoughts on the new Orange Gyro 29er, which manages to be both more of a Five and less of a Five at the same time.

Filed in April 2012.

Specialized Turbo e-bike

Specialized Turbo e-bike shakes things up

the Turbo e-bike is a different bike from most electric bikes. It’s very much a speed focussed, battery powered urban/commuter bike.

Filed in March 2012.

Trail maintenance on Barrie Knows Best (BKB) on Holmbury Hill

Barrie Knows Best closed on Sunday April 15 2012

Barrie Knows Best (BKB) on Holmbury Hill to be closed for a day on Sunday April 15 2012 while the MTB trails volunteers on the Hurtwood Estate carry out maintenance

Filed in March 2012.

Cycle Leaf sculpture proposed for Dorking by Heather Burrell

Sponsor a leaf for an Olympic Cycling sculpture in Dorking

A sculpture to recognise the 2012 Olympic Road Race is planned for the A24/Pixham Lane/Denbies roundabout in Dorking, Surrey

Filed in January 2012.

Dorking Naturally logo

Dorking Naturally CIC – Discovery Day and Cake Stop 21st January

Dorking Naturally are launching their community initiative project on Saturday 21st January 2012 at Holmbury St Mary village hall in Felday Glade

Filed in January 2012.

Ramblers – what have they ever done for us??

An attempt to draw attention to a news article in the Surrey News about the work the Surrey branch of the Ramblers.

Filed in January 2012.