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Hope you like the new logo on both the blog and forum. Thought the site deserved a subtle makeover

We will also soon have some Lapierre Owners Club car stickers. Help us find eachother at the trails. I’ve sent the designs off to the printers so just waiting for the call to say they’re ready. Unless anything changes they’ll be £3.50 delivered within the UK.

More details here

We’ve just heard about CycleDeal, a new website which lists a different deal each day. Some stonking bargains on there, so it’s well worth a check. Aimed at the UK market but most shops these days ship worldwide so check it out!

www.cycledeal.co.uk

EvansCycles have a few 2010 Lapierres left at great prices. Get them quick before they’re gone!!

Spicy 216 for £1249.99 (down from £1799.99) – click here to buy

Spicy 316 for £1599.99 (down from £2299.99) – click here to buy

X-Control 210 for £1049.99 (down from £1499.99) – click here to buy

X-Control 310 for £1299.99 (down from £1849.99) – click here to buy

X-Control 410 for £1674.99 (down from £2399.99) – click here to buy

X-Control 510 for £1924.99 (down from £2749.99) – click here to buy

Pro-Race 300 for £1119.99 (down from £1599.99) – click here to buy

Or view the full range of Lapierres – click here

Being a tall guy, six-foot-nine to be precise, finding bikes big enough to fit my tall frame has always been a problem. It’s led to building custom frames in the past, but has meant I’ve not had the chance to enjoy some of the cool mountain bikes currently being produced.

Which led me to the Lapierre Zesty. It’s a bike I’ve always like the look of, and been keen to ride since it first launched and has gotten loads of rave reviews in mags and on the internet since. So when I found out that the 140mm bike was available in an XL, a size not many manufacturers offer (and which the 160mm Spicy isn’t offered in) I leapt at the opportunity to try it out.

Read more and see the pics at BikeMagic – click here

We’ve witnessed a stabilizing trend in equipment at Paris-Roubaix in recent years, with most teams and riders settling on the same basic formula: slightly modified road framesets that allow more tire clearance without having to resort to long-reach or cantilever brakes, bulbous tubular tires, and carbon frames that are almost specifically engineered just to handle the pavé.

Read more and see the pics at BikeRadar – click here

“If you’re looking for the most poised, controlled and compelling technical trail chassis around, get a Zesty.”

Read the full review at BikeRadar – click here

Buy the 2011 Zesty 314 at EvansCycles for £2299.99 – click here to buy

Buy the 2010 Zesty 214 at EvansCycles and save £200  - click here to buy

It seems that big wheels and hardtails are rapidly becoming a recipe for success in cross country racing, with the brand spanking new carbon fibre Lapierre Pro Race 929 taking a victory under Alexis Vuillermoz in it’s first race outing in France last weekend.

Read more at Singletrackworld – click here