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Pillar for Dependable Performance
– Sponsored Content – Pillar has a long history as an OE spoke manufacturer but in recent times they’ve redirected their focus to develop and refine their aftermarket range. With a gaping hole in the local market, Dirt Works Australia seized the opportunity to partner with Pillar and they now stock an expansive range of…
Velosure – Boosted Coverage for eBikes
– Sponsored Content – It may come as a surprise to some, but many home and contents insurance policies won’t cover the theft of an ebike as they would a regular bicycle. Likewise, many cycling-specific policies won’t cover ebikes either. With their surging popularity, ebikes sales are outstripping regular bikes for many retailers, so there’s…
Go-Tow: The Urban Utility Solution
– Sponsored Content – We all know that cycling presents a terrific green transport alternative, especially in an urban setting. Of course, there are a few hurdles that need to be overcome when it comes to replacing cars, and one of them is cargo carrying capacity. That’s where the Aussie designed Go-Tow comes into the…
Waistlines, Supply Lines and Stock Market Declines … Marc’s 2022 Predictions
Santa Fe, New Mexico It’s January of a new year and most global citizens earnestly hope for some sort of resolution to the COVID pandemic and the personal paradox of how to live with it. Resolutions have been made as many cope with COVID-15—that’s the 15-pounds-plus (6.8kg) most Americans have cinched onto their already copious…
Tips to Capitalise on a Sports Nutrition Boom
Newcastle, NSW An elite athlete, a recreational fitness enthusiast and a wellness convert walk into a bike shop and make a beeline for the sports drinks and gels display. The athlete picks up a gel and asks “will this make me faster”, the fitness enthusiast selects a sports drink and enquires “how does this taste?”…
Pure and Simple Approach Brings Big Rewards for Maurtens
~ Sponsored Content ~ Göteborg, Sweden Maurten nutritional products are a perfect example of less is more. The company is underpinned by a very simple philosophy – ‘if it doesn’t aid performance, it doesn’t go in the product’. That philosophy extends to its recipes – clean and simple. Each product is limited to just five…
The Right Formula of Innovation and Reliability
~ Sponsored Content ~ Prato, Italy Formula would have made Leonardo Da Vinci proud when it developed the first fully hydraulic disc brakes for mountain bikes. Designed and manufactured just a few kilometres from the great inventor’s Italian birthplace, the Standard brakes invented by Formula in 1993 have served well as the template for the…
Pro4mance – All Aussie Sports Nutrition
~ Sponsored Content ~ Disenchanted by the options available in the sports nutrition market, a small group of Aussie athletes and dieticians decided to take matters into their own hands by developing a complete line of Australian made products. Produced in a state-of-the-art Melbourne-based facility, Pro4mance aims to deliver great flavours in a range that’s…
Infinit Nutrition – Infinitely Simple!
~ Sponsored Content ~ ‘Liked it so much I bought the company’; it’s a familiar line and one that neatly describes the decision made by Jason Cheshire, owner of Infinit Nutrition Australia. With over 20 years experience as a triathlete, Jason has competed at all levels in the sport. After many years of ‘getting it…
Robert Axle – Simple Solutions
~ Sponsored Content ~ In this age of disc brakes, power meters and thru-axles, there are occasions when we find ourselves wishing for simpler times. Not that long ago, it was easy to accessorise a bike to suit all manner of applications. Whether it was fitting a cargo trailer for long-distance touring or taking the…