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4 Sling-trainer exercises for more core and leg strength

Sling-trainers are getting more and more popular, available from many different brands. You could well describe them as mobile gyms as the opportunities to train with them are extremely varied. A short while back we showed you four exercises for increasing core strength to help you improve your bike control. The next three sling trainer exercises presented here aim to further increase your core strength and stability. The fourth exercise can be used as a supplement to what we already showed you.

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How to bleed a SRAM Guide Brake

If your brake bite point has started to fluctuate, the lever can be pulled all the way to the bars or if the brake is more than one year old, then it’s time to replace the brake fluid and thoroughly bleed it. If you have SRAM Guide Brakes we’ll show you how to do it correctly, removing all the air from the system.

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Editor’s Winter training blogs Part 2

At the beginning of December in the first part of this article we told you about our strengths, our weaknesses and the resulting winter goals. Now, a good four weeks later it’s time to report on the first phase of our winter-workouts. You could say ‘false start’ is the best description up until now, but read on for yourself…

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How to reduce the Air-Volume of the RockShox RS-1

The RockShox RS-1 fork was one of the highlights of the Design & Innovation Award. Both visually and functionally, the RockShox RS1 fits perfectly into the overall picture of modern XC and Trail-Bikes. The air pressure, rebound damping and the progression of the spring curve can all be used to set-up the RS-1 to personal requirements. We show you how you can adjust the progression and change the air spring characteristic through addition of tokens into the air chamber.

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5 Tips for more Turbo Trainer Fun

As much fun as muddy winter trails can be you’ll never be able to spend as much time riding them as in the summer. The consequence: your fitness melts over the winter like ice in the sun. If you’ve always thought turbo trainers too tedious but want to hold on to your hard earned summer fitness it’s time to rethink your opinion. And for anyone thinking about pushing their limits don’t forget: “champions are made in the winter”.

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