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Give Cyclists Space
We recently put a story up highlighting that a motorist overtaking a cyclist at speed within 3 feet is the equivalent of standing between the yellow line and a passing train on a station platform. This, coupled with some rather choice overtakes made whilst we were recently up in Scotland cycling really hit home just how vulnerable we can be whilst out on the bike. It’s so important that motorists and cyclists remember, we share the same piece of real estate and whilst some motorists may think that cyclists aren’t close enough to the kerb, we may well be avoiding...
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Isotonics
There’s often a lot of confusion when it comes to Isotonics, what are they? Why are some gels / drinks Isotonic and others hypotonic? In simplistic terms, a drink or gel is ‘isotonic’ when it contains the same particulate concentration as blood. So, a drink or gel is hypotonic when less concentrated than blood and hypertonic when more concentrated. Think about the consistency of a gel for example, isotonic gels are much more fluid in texture, hypotonic ones thicker. All drinks and gels designed to meet an athletes' needs during effort must be isotonic or slightly hypotonic, but never hypertonic....
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Cycling - more benefits than 'Watt' you'd think...
As you know, we’re passionate about cycling - properly, lycra clad, skin suit wearing, over shoe loving passionate about cycling! And, there are so many benefits to our physical and mental health that are specific to cycling that you might not be familiar with so we wanted to take some time to appreciate them. 🚴♀️ Improvement in mood: ask any keen cyclist and they will tell you about 'the cycling high'. Cycling pumps blood around the body faster than most sports due to the nature of the muscle groups being used. This, in turn allows for the spread of endorphins and...
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