Month: April 2015

  • Duck Smart Cleaning Products

    This winter, some of the Hadleigh Youth Race Team continued training by competing in the Maldon cyclo-cross races. This meant that all of our bikes got very muddy. The arrival of the quality Duck Smart cleaning products couldn’t have come at a better time!

    We use the Earth Mover the most because it removes all dirt, grime, oil and grease. Also, it is safe to use on nearly every part of your bike including: Paint, carbon fibre, rubber, brake pads, seals, chrome, aluminium and titanium.

    All of the Duck Smart cleaning products make every part of our bikes look good from the matte carbon fibre frames to the shiny aluminium components and the rubber compound tyres. Plus, who doesn’t love their bike smelling fruity?

    Here are some pictures of my sparkling clean bikes:clip_image002

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    Review by – Harry Bates

  • MS&G 2015 Round 3: Henham park

    The weekend started on Saturday for Rob as he was going to the aspire coaching ran by Steve Manser. On Saturday Rob did core skills and then rode the course to see what it was like. The course was smooth, quick and running well, with a few tricky climbs and descents thrown in.

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    On Sunday we all woke up early to make the two hour journey to the event. When we arrived Rob, Luke and Connor set about doing a warm up lap. During the warm up lap Connor was complaining that his arms hurt, so Connor decided to go home to check out if his injury was serious. With Harry in New York, George with his injury and Connor with his, this left Rob and Luke to do it for the youths, with George made as camera man for the day, all was in hand. Rob finished the race in fourth and Luke in tenth. With Matt taking forty forth in the men’s category after starting last unfortunately because of a puncture at the start of the race.

    Thanks to our sponsors, Duck Smart, Rubena tyres and Hardnutz helmets for your support

    By – Robert Staines

  • MTB XC Nationals Round 2: Newnham park

    The race started when I, my mum and my dad woke up on Saturday morning at the crack of dawn to go to the race. We woke at about five to get on the road by half six. The long five hour journey was painfully boring but we made it. Once we was there we signed on and I hit the course. After taking two hours to do one lap of the course as it was so technical, we decided to go  and watch the race so we could look at the lines taken by the men. The reason we did this was even a British cycling coach said it was as hard as a world cup course. After this I went out again to home in all the features and the course in general. Ready for Sunday.

    We went to the hotel to settle down for a spot of dinner and a good nights rest. We woke again at the crack of dawn to go to the circuit nice and early so I could prepare for the race.

    The sound of rollers started and that meant my warm up and everyone else’s had begun. I sat on the grid anxious but ready for what laid ahead of me. The first lap was very hectic and manic where I ended up loosing a lot of time but I then settled down to take 31st. The course was very hard, the hardest race i have ever rode and because of this there was quite a few retirements.

    Thanks to Duck Smart for keeping my bike so clean. I would also like to thank Hardnutz helmets for protecting me on such a technical course and also thanks to Rubena tyres for keeping me upright on my bike. Also thanks to Matthew Lane for helping me with that tyre set up.

    By – Robert Staines

  • MTB XC Nationals Round 1: Sherwood Pines

    On Saturday we arrived at the course, all looking very different to what I had previously done. I signed on and got my number board and headed out to see the course. After a few laps dialling in my lines, we watched the fun race and left to go to the hotel to wait for Gary and George. Once they arrived we went out for dinner and then went back to the hotel for a good nights rest.

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    Sunday we woke up to have breakfast and then went to the course. The morning was more over cast than the previous day. I did my rollers and went to the grid a bit confused on how all the layout worked. Everyone was put in pens and then gridded. Just before the start it started raining and by that point there was nothing I could do about tyres. My tyres were very slick and I could not do anything about this. I finished in 47th which I didn’t feel was bad for my first national. Thanks to our sponsors for supporting us once again. Duck Smart, Rubena tyres & Hardnutz helmets.

    By – Robert Staines