Posts Tagged: beginners guide

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Top Tips for Your First Lake Swim

Considering giving lake swimming a go, but feeling a bit nervous about dipping a toe in the water? Check out our top tips for your first lake swim!

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Beginners Guide: Essential Kit For Getting Started

So you’ve decided to take up road cycling? Excellent choice! When it comes to knowing what kit you need, getting started can feel a bit overwhelming. Particularly with so much kit out there and a whole bunch of jargon. Check out our beginners guide to essential bike gear to help you find the kit you need.

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How to choose a cycling jersey

Find your perfect match with our ultimate guide to choosing a cycling jersey, where we shed some light on the benefits of wearing a jersey, the key features you’ll want to look out for and the differences between the ranges we offer.

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Five Things We Wish We’d Known When We Started Cycling

Whether you’ve been cycling for years and you fancy a bit of a nostalgic look back at those early trials and tribulations. Or you’re new to cycling and you need a bit of reassurance that we all have mishaps and we all had to learn a few lessons the hard way when we first started out. We put our heads together at SG HQ and came up with a few of the things we wish we’d known when we first started riding.