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INSIDE<br />
SEPTEMBER ISSUE 63<br />
46<br />
Sub-£1k alloy<br />
sports bikes<br />
group test<br />
40<br />
Big helmet<br />
test: 15 of<br />
the best<br />
78 Latest reports<br />
on life with the<br />
CA longtermers<br />
CAFE<br />
10 This month<br />
12 Is 20 plenty? The Think! road safety<br />
initiatives in the spotlight<br />
13 Ride to live<br />
14 New stuff<br />
16 Eating v exercise: what’s the perfect<br />
equation for success?<br />
18 Pro bikes versus our bikes<br />
20 Toolbox tips and TFL segregation<br />
22 New findings on public health<br />
24 Letters and editorial<br />
TESTED<br />
28 Merlin Malt-CR SL<br />
32 Cannondale CAADX<br />
32 Tested: Cannondale CAADX<br />
36 Raleigh Revenio 2.0<br />
40 15 of the best helmets<br />
Multi bike test<br />
46 Giant, B’Twin, Specialized and<br />
Saracen in sub-£1K big test<br />
58 Seven of the best ladies’ shorts<br />
Multi bike test<br />
62 Hybrid head-to-head with Scott<br />
and Ghost<br />
70 Seven of the best lightweight gilets<br />
74 Tech investigates: safety kit<br />
78 Longtermers: living with the CA fleet<br />
FITNESS<br />
88 How cycling can help diabetes<br />
sufferers manage their condition<br />
95 Food fight — focus on breakfast<br />
96 Mountain high! How to pedal to the<br />
summit of a monster climb<br />
104 Nail it! Getting out of the saddle<br />
106 Outspoken politics grad Julian<br />
Sayarer on his record-breaking ride<br />
110 Tally-ho! It’s the annual Tweed Run<br />
114 Bike buying: a rookie’s experience<br />
ESCAPE<br />
118 Multi-day riding in Lancashire<br />
118 Day after day up<br />
Lancashire way<br />
124 A path through the Olympic Legacy<br />
128 Scots splendour around Loch Leven<br />
132 Taking it easy in Yorkshire<br />
136 World ride — Hungary<br />
140 Swiss Alps challenge<br />
144 Calendar: ride news and<br />
event listings<br />
154 Your turn — grown-up cycling<br />
<strong>BIKES</strong><br />
IN THIS<br />
ISSUE<br />
28 Merlin Malt CR-SL<br />
32 Cannondale CAADX<br />
36 Raleigh Revenio 2.0<br />
48 Giant Defy 3<br />
50 B’Twin Alure<br />
52 Specialized Secteur<br />
Sport<br />
54 Saracen Tenet 2<br />
64 Scott Metrix 40<br />
66 Ghost Cross 1300<br />
78 Merida Scultura 903<br />
79 Specialized Vita<br />
80 KTM Macina Bold<br />
81 Boardman SLS 9.2<br />
83 Kona Rove<br />
85 VooDoo Bizango<br />
85 Surly ECR<br />
SEPTEMBER 2014 CYCLING ACTIVE 9