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Electric Bikes - Are they the future?

Oct 022014

Like it or not, e-bikes are slowly but surely becoming a more mainstream product in the UK.

Chances are a large percentage of people who read the term ‘e-bikes’ in the opening sentence ran (or should that be cycled?) a proverbial mile, muttering something about cheating along the way. So kudos to those of you who are still with me.

Traditionally of course used by OAPs to teeter along to the Co-op, e-bikes are starting to enjoy something of an uplift in popularity. This is thanks in no small part to a rather surprising new target audience. Continue reading »

GGB at The Cycle Show 2014

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Sep 252014

Team GGB have today been letting our inner bike geeks run riot around the Cycle Show at Birmingham’s NEC. A plethora of new products are on show, from the ridiculously desirable to a few which are simply ridiculous. Make sure you click on the thumbnails below to see full size images!

The exhibition is the biggest in its history and is a chance for visitors to feast their eyes on some brand new machines. However, today being “trade & press day”, it also represents one of the best opportunities for the cycle trade to network, discuss industry trends and look at each other surreptitiously to see who has the most “suspension travel”.

Bicycle Barometer

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Sep 042014

Ah it’s cycle to work day… and it’s not bad weather for September. (Actually I’m in the South of France this morning doing some undercover journalism on the illegal trafficking of Zipp wheels, but I digress…)

But when Autumn rolls around, there are some days to cycle and some days (frankly) to squeeze into the silent oppression of steamy commuter contact that is the Tube. But how do you decide if it is one of those days? Continue reading »

New Team … New Team

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Aug 282014

We all know that this year marks 100 years since the start of the First World War, which was probably once pretty annoyed at being downgraded from “The Great War”. Well, to stretch an analogy rather too far, our Media Charge d’Affaires has been manning the trenches alone for rather too long. So we have found him two eager new recruits - neither a stranger to writing, to cycling or to trench warfare - to help him entertain and enlighten you.

Teamwork In Cycling

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Jul 112014

Watching the early developments of the Tour de Yorkshire last weekend was a wonderful opportunity to see the best road cyclists up close and personal in God’s own county. However, the sad withdrawal of both Cav and Froome Dog set me pondering on the nature of leaders and of teamwork in our favourite sport.

Everything you need to know about Gear Up

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Jul 162013

Gear Up, a bicycling social enterprise business, recently started listing their refurbished bikes on the marketplace. We thought it would be a good idea to hear their story on how they started and what they are trying to achieve so we’ve handed them the keys to the blog for a guest blog. Enjoy their story. Continue reading »

Bike Culture Blogs

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Jul 012013

Here at Going Going Bike, we love a bit of bike culture. In fact, since we’ve been running the blog on the site, we’ve always tried to bring you the best of bike culture from around the world through our news items and features. Continue reading »