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It had been 4.5 years since I’d last raced an mtb in anger – back in early 2009 when I d...

We’ve been keeping a rather keen eye on Genesis bikes for a while and we’re now proud to...

How’s about this for a lovely looking bicycle.  Something a bit different to what we normally...

First off, get your oven up to 180C in preparation for baking…. Razz up 400g of butternut squa...

Specialized pretty much established the ‘endurance road’ category singlehanded when they...

This month’s cake was going to come from Joe.  He had made a big dense fruity cake.  It look...

This week I have been out riding on a Trek Domane 6 Series.  As you’ll know only too well, th...

The Specialized Venge S-Works frame is an impressive place to start.  World class levels of stiffne...

The Hit The North races have been going for a few years now but until yesterday (16th Feb) I hadn’...

Time for some more cakey goodness. Earlier this month I rattled off this marmalade tealoaf & it ...

I had arranged to go for a ride with a friend this morning.  But we decided to sack it off at the l...

For us here at BikeShak (and many, many others), bikes and cakes are inexplicably linked.  Whether ...