UPDATE: Rebecca Given Birth to Baby Boy!

29 March 2012
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UPDATE: Dear all who read Easycycling, (http://easycycling.com/) To let all readers to Easycycling know that I just gave birth to Angus Cameron Ramsay (9 lbs 5) 4.350kg, on 7 March 2012!  Baby and myself are doing well.. !! UPDATE: I can’t say when I will return right now to updating the site as I’m full [...]

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Base Layers for Cycling in the Cold

6 October 2011
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If you’re reading this and don’t know what base layers are, I highly recommend you read Winter Cycling Clothing Essentials where I explain how to layer up your clothes to optimise warmth for colder rides. I’ve ridden through some extremely cold winters in the Alps where day temperatures are averaging around zero, so to get [...]

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Riding the Highs and Lows of the Tacx Fortius Turbo Trainer

3 October 2011
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Readers often ask me what sort of turbo trainer Euan and I use at home, so I thought I’d give you a quick review of the Tacx Fortius Multiplayer, which is the model we use. We originally got this model because Euan bores easily on a conventional turbo, so we needed one which would encourage [...]

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How to find TIME cycling and NOT get divorced!

30 September 2011
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- DISCONTINUED –   Are you struggling to find time to train around a hectic job and demanding family? Struggle no more! Succeeding at cycling around a busy life has more to do with following a process than anything to do with TIME.  As you know we all have the same 24 hours each day [...]

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Take a Seasonal Break for Personal Bests in 2012!

26 September 2011
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Wondering what to do now the season is coming to a close? If you’ve been cycling all summer long, then it’s definitely time to take a well-earned cycling break.  October is usually the month to do this, but if you miss this important annual ‘recovery window’ and train on regardless, you may be jeopardising your [...]

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7 Ways to Overcome Cycling BACKACHE

24 September 2011
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Suffering from backache is a common complaint in cycling and when it starts it usually tends to stay for the remainder of a bike ride.  In many ways, backache can be just as menacing as leg cramp – probably not as sudden or as painful, but certainly enough to ruin a good bike ride. Backache [...]

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