Bike review: Focus Mares AX 1.0

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Iain Treloar grapples with the weight of expectation with this German cyclocross weapon. There are some bikes that leave an impression, and perhaps the most indelible for me was the mark left by an orange and red cyclocross bike from Focus a couple of years back. That bike, the Mares CX 4.0, offered a rare
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Feel the burn

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How did the pioneer cyclists endure riding bare-legged for hours in freezing weather? Iain Treloar discovers the magic of embrocation. The early history of competitive cycling is a procession of determination and courage in the face of adversity. In the days when outside mechanical assistance was banned in the Tour de France, Frenchman Eugène Christophe
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