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I am a keen cyclist and try, wherever possible, to combine my two favourite hobbies of cycling and photography into one. This is where I document some of my rides and equiptment

Tour Series Durham - OVO Tour Series, Round 4, Durham.

The OVO Tour Series visited Durham for the ninth time in its 10 year history. Durham is regarded as the toughest couse of the series and one of the favourite venues of both spectators and riders alike. This year the event saw the first ever men's individual hill climb, 500 meters up the cobbles of South Street. Also, for the first time, the Tour Series features a women's race at every round. Fortunately the rain held off as the crowds gathered to see the riders tackle the 1.4 km course. The difficult course features a cobbled descent down Crossgate before turning the tight corner onto the tough cobbled slopes of South Street.

Hammerhead Karoo - First experiences with the Karoo

The <a href="https://www.hammerhead.io/pages/karoo">Karoo</a> is a new GPS cycling navigation device from Hammerhead. It is designed to compete with similar offerings from Garmin and ELEMNT. After pre ordering a Karoo last June, following a series of shipping and production delays, I finally recieved my device at the end of February. Unfortunately it arrived right in the middle of the worst spell of weather in the UK for a long time, preventing me from giving it a run out for a week or so. Finally the gales and snow storms abated and I got out for my first ride on 7th March. There was still a lot of snow on the roads and much of my planned route for my first ride was still blocked by deep snow leading to some navigational challenges. My next two rides, however, went a bit more smoothly and so, having had the Karoo out three or four times now, I thought I would review my experience of it so far.

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Tour Series Durham - OVO Tour Series, Round 4, Durham.

Hammerhead Karoo - First experiences with the Karoo

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