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Year of the Puncture

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:26:32 +0000

You probably know it's the Chinese Year of the Dragon, but were you also aware that it's the West Berkshire Year of the Flat Tyre?

Can't think of any other reason why I should be getting so many punctures. I keep my tyres fully inflated with a nice Topeak floor pump and my daily commute is rarely anything more extreme than the Thames towpath or the busy roads of Reading, but for some reason I have been plagued with pesky puctures and festooned with frustrating flats. This week alone I have had three already on two different bikes, one of which had nice new puncture resistant bontrager racelite hardcase tyres, and it's only Wednesday!

Each time I found a sharp stone stuck in the tyre, hard to avoid really, but still, three in three days....

helmet Cameras

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:34:07 +0000

Helmet cameras are the best way to record your ride or your stunts, light, strong and incredible quality. Make your own movies or promotional video to get sponsors or just to show off to your mates.

Zovelo has now taked on gopro because of there reputation as the world best selling sports camera.

GoPro Hero HD 2 Outdoor Edition Cycle Camera

Saddle Skedaddle

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:53:37 +0000

Refreshed our partnership with Saddle Skedaddle. Here's their latest cycling holidays newsletter, complete with a link to a discount code for Zovelo. Hurrah!

Kask K50 now in stock

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:36:37 +0000

Kask K50 now in stock

At last the entry level K-50 Kask helmet has made it's way on to our shelves. a full range of colours and sizes is available but we sold some as soon as we put them on the site so they are going fast. This fantastic light helmet with all the flare of it's Italian design has been Top of Kask's selling list for years and is now available at Zovelo with the customary cash back and free UK mainland delivery you have come to know and love.

Only 20 seconds exercise

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:20:08 +0000

High intensity training has been around for years but it's benefits are not comonly known.

HIIT or high Intensity Interval Training involves repeated quick bursts of flat out exercise which might sound like a miricale advert from 2am but is in fact well documented and in comon use amongest atheletes. For those of us who are not super human there is still a lot to be said for this short but sweat exercise method, just 20 seconds 3 times very other day, of seriously flat out exercise will reduce the amount of fat in your blood by about half and improve the eficiency of insuline to proces sugar.

My personal favourite for this type of training is the the trainer or rollers to use my bike, especialy when it is wet outside.