I’ve just picked up a few pics from @kironbikes twitter as Paul is over is Eurobike sizing up the 2010 ranges. The Focus Raven Extreme with SRAM XX is looking mighty fine!

Rouleur is a British cycling magazine published by Rapha Racing. It is a quarterly magazine first published in 2006. The main focus is road racing however there are occasional excursions into areas such as cyclo-cross. Rouleurs contributors include The Guardian writers William Fotheringham and Matt Seaton, as well as Graeme Fife and former Clash road manager Johnny Green.
Among the photographers are John Vink and Guy le Querrec which tie together a stunning and exceptionally high quality read.

We have received two pallets of mini Rouleur magazines at Wiggle towers, this nice little pocket sized Rouleur mag is a great read and we will be dispatching a copy with each order so expect to see one in your delivery soon!

If this whets your appetite for more, you’ll be pleased to know that the quarterly Rouleur magazine is available to purchase through the Wiggle site now.

follow the link to purchase your Rouleur magazine on site now.

Catlike helmet wearing rider Kristen Armstrong, of Cervélo TestTeam, won the Berner Rundfahrt recently, the fifth race in the World Cup series. Armstrong was in the breakaway together with Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) beating her in the sprint. Armstrong and the rest of the team were very happy to win this race. “Pooley won the mountain classification and Häussler was the most active rider, a perfect result in our home race! The team is ready for the Tour de l`Aude, one of our main goals this season” said Manel Lacambra, Cervélo Test Team Sports Director.

On the mountain bike scene, we could see another victory of the the World Champion and current World Cup leader Marga Fullana, Massi. This time it was in the National series, in a race where she won easily and that helps her increasing the difference in the overall leadership.

Both riders use a Whisper Plus.

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If you are in the market for a new Triathlon bike, have a look at the latest issue 220 Triathlon, who reviewed the
Focus Culebro Tria, and scoring it 9/10. They were impressed with the entire bike and especially the frame…

“From the teardrop-shaped down tube… to the round-to-triangular rear forks, there’s enough tapering to match the pillars of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia”

“All in all, a triumph of a bike, it performs excellently and, at this price, it’s great value.”

It’s also worth noting what they say about the service they received from Wiggle…

“With a bike that’s fully built from the box and with the stem already facing forwards, all you have to do is hold the bars in place and turn the Allen Key to get things started. The tyres even have 100psi in them and just need topping up before you ride.”

And the praise continues with…

“The Focus is only available through one online distributor. So you’d expect it to arrive ‘good-to-go’ and. As anticipated, it does”

The Culebro Tria is a superb bike that is prefectly suited for triathletes who want a tri specific bike to get most out of their cycling. Check out the full details of the Tria now!

Here at Wiggle we try to display our products with accurate information and images, this naturally helps you choose what’s right for you and to save you time. With lighting systems it can be tricky to display. So we thought we would try to help you visualise this, so we picked a selection of our rechargeable light systems and ventured out into the cold winter night and took some pictures.

The results are plain to see, the NiteRider TriNewt offered by far the best bang for your buck! At only £245.00 we have these in stock ready to ship and with 30% off too it’s a great bargain so get yourself a set here.

Wiggle exclusive brand dhb has been filling up the pages of the cycling magazines again this month. Cycling Plus reviewed the dhb Earnley Arm Warmers, giving them a glowing review and commenting on their great performance…

“Thanks to the grippers at the top and bottom, these flat-stitched Lycra arm warmers stay in place pretty well while you’re cycling – and they keep you warm.”

While MBR have being doing a long term test of the dhb Wickham jacket, and were very impressed with its low bulk, fit, breathability and great value. They scored it at a fantastic 9/10.

DZ Nuts Official Chamois Cream Of Team Columbia Highroad

Here’s some great news just released about DZ Nuts chamois cream..

“DZ Nuts is now the official chamois cream of Team Columbia Highroad. It just shows how good this product is that amongst all the other sponsors products out there they have chosen to use it above anything else.

For those not familiar with the product it contains lots of natural ingredients like Tea Tree oil and Evodia. But what is most important is the list of things it won’t ever use. Let’s face it when you are putting a crème in that area you want it to sooth and not cause any damage, and with the ingredients selected you should have hours of comfort in the saddle.

So follow in the wheels of Big George and Little Mark and use DZ Nuts.”

Grab yourself some DZ Nuts here

Active 10 from Satmap, the handlebar-mountable GPS unit with OS mapping via SD cards can be hooked up to a computer to get some great new features!

Satmap has added some new features and functions to its Active 10 GPS unit. All you need to do is connect the unit via USB to your computer to download the update.

The software update can be found at Satmaps site Click here

The updated software makes the Active 10 more intuitive, and the new version ensures the unit is optimised for European mapping which will launch later on this year.

SatMap MD Richard Calthrop-Owen, said:

“We have listened to feedback from the general user as well as a number of mountain rescue teams and military personnel, all of whom have put the Active 10 through some rigorous testing.

“There have been some great suggestions for new features and changes and we’ve also had some ideas of our own too. We are confident these changes will enhance the user experience as well as improving their enjoyment of the great outdoors.”

The Active 10 software version 1.3 features European Datum, now including support for international mapping. There are also changes to data measurement: total ascent, total descent, maximum and minimum elevation have been also been added.

Satmap Systems is a British company. In 2007, the company’s Active 10 won ‘best product’ from the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

Active 10 gives pin-point accurate location on digital Ordnance Survey Explorer and Landranger maps. Users can plot where they’ve been and where they’re going on the bright scrolling digital maps.

For a great deal on the Satmap Active 10 with bundled bike mount and half price maps click here

You may have noticed that the Wiggle exclusive brands have been filling up the pages of the British cycle press, resulting in some excellent reviews.

Firstly the new Focus 2009 MTB hardtails have been put through their paces by MBUK and WhatMTB. The Focus Fat Boy was well received by the guys at WhatMTB, loving the steep angles and the stability it carries at full throttle;

“The Fat Boy has a confident but sprightly feel. Fast tyres mean better acceleration and climbing than similar bikes we’ve tested. Despite gaining a pound in weight since last year’s model, the Focus is still among the lightest in its category. A low bottom bracket needs care when pedalling through bumpy terrain, but means more stability at speed. We really like its steepish angles, which sit you slightly forward, in an ideal position to really use the fork in rough terrain.”

While WhatMTB were impressed with the Fat Boy, MBUK were raving about the speed demon that is the Focus Black Forest Expert. Excited by its groupset, low weight, fast Alex X0 wheels and powerful Avid Elixir brakes. MBUK concluded with:

“An untamed speed-demon of a cross country bike, that’s superbly equipped and far lighter than most of its price rivals. It’s a fantastic steed if speed is more important to you than gnarly trail ability…”

But if you are after ‘gnarly trail ability’ it’s a problem which can be easily solved by purchasing a set of ‘mud’ tyres, with the £50 worth of kit that we offer you with every bike purchased over £500. The Focus Black Forest scored an impressive 8/10.

Wiggle are the exclusive UK retailers for road cycling legend Dave Zabriskie’s DZ Nuts chamois cream, and Cycling Weekly we’re thoroughly impressed a gave it a great write up:

“With no problems encountered it’s safe to say DZ Nuts is a great performing cream that will outlast your legs…”

Also Cycling Weekly rated the Lifeline Syn Lube highly with a 9/10 review, commenting on how long it lasted before reapplication, and its offering of low friction and the dampening of drivetrain noise. They concluded by saying:

“At £5.99 this is a fair price for a great product that may not set the world on fire but will keep you happily rolling along for many miles.”

And it doesn’t stop there, the dhb range of luggage received praise, in the same publication, regarding its hard wearing, functional and stylish design. Expect to see the great value dhb Elsted luggage range in the pits at the race circuits this season.

Kiron update.

The Kiron project was our first venture into own-brand exclusive bikes. It had been something a few of us had been thinking about for a long time and the Kiron Scandium was created from the idea of offering a bike that differed to all the bikes that we currently range on Wiggle in terms of frame tubing, specification, visual appearance and pricing.

After a year of testing we decided that launching a ‘one-off’ bike would allow us to test the water with a new brand to gauge the interest from consumers and journalists alike. To say that it’s been a success is a massive understatement: in a few months we’ve sold hundreds of bikes and the bike has had some incredible reviews in the magazines.
Sadly, we didn’t get it all right……we only forecasted to sell a certain amount in our first year and they have already sold out. We can no longer make any more bikes with the same specification, hence we only have a couple of sizes left in stock on the Wiggle site.

We’re genuinely sorry if we’ve sold out in your size, it’s particularly depressing for us receiving such incredible demand for a product knowing we have no stock to ship! Looking forward to this year and beyond the plan with Kiron bikes is to continue to bring out Limited Edition models that offer great value for money and hopefully are as well reviewed as the original Kiron Scandium and offer them in limited numbers. The next model should be with us in April. We have no intention of doing a full product range like Focus.
So keep your eye on the site and the blog for details of the next Kiron and make sure you act early if you want one!

Apologies once more,

Paul @ wiggle.

Ps. Can we please ask that if you see someone out riding a Kiron Scandium that you treat them to a polite “Hello” and then drop them on the next climb. Hopefully that will help any frustrations you are currently feeling!