Author Sam Dansie

Sam Dansie

Sam Dansie is a former contributor to BikeRadar. With 15 years experience working in cycling media, Sam also worked for Procycling and was a script writer for GCN.

Recent articles by Sam Dansie
Reilly's SX Street X singlespeed

Reilly SX Street X first ride review

Custom service steel
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The Algarve has a beguiling blend of terrain, climate and tarmac for British cyclists

Two wheels in the Algarve: Roman cobbles, perfect scenery and the deep blue Atlantic

There's a cycling nirvana waiting to be explored on Portugal's south coast
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This week's best new bike gear

Friday five-a-side: this week's new bike gear

Featuring Dainese, Mavic, Novatec, Louis Garneau and more
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The stealth black and black white versions of the new Drag2Zero disc

Aerodynamic specialists Drag2Zero launch TT disc wheel

F1 expertise and three years of development have gone into new disc
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The Deus Cycleworks Carby road bike

Deus Ex Machina road bikes arrive in the UK

Custom graphics and great bike builds from cult Australian motorbike and surf brand
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Boris Johnson takes Jeremy Paxman for a ride on the journalist's final Newsnight

Jeremy Paxman and Boris Johnson in London tandem ride

Ride marks the end of Paxman’s 25-year Newsnight career
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CSE-sports aims to take new riders and turn them into racers

Turn yourself from sportive rider into a fourth cat for £960

CSE Academy launches newbie racer training programme
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Samsung laser projected bike lane

Samsung launch laser guided bike - video

Well, bike that projects a cycle lane around the cyclist
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Time could be about to release a vibration-damping road fork

Time to release novel vibration damping road fork?

Anti-vibration system could be tuned to a rider’s weight
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The Visiobike pedelec: amplifies the power the rider puts in

Tech-packed carbon e-bike seeks crowdfund support

Smartphone controlled carbon Visiobike aims to revolutionise city cycling
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The new Canyon Aeroad SLX

New Canyon aero road bike

Sculpted successor to the Aeroad CF launched at the Dauphiné
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Chris Boardman supports the arrival of road disc brakes in road racing

Boardman: disc brakes will enter the pro peloton in two years

Olympic legends believes road disc brake technology is now inevitable
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Daniel Moreno’s (Katusha) custom painted Canyon Aeroad CF

More race tech from the Critérium du Dauphiné – gallery

A round-up of setups and novel ways to fix a race number from the WorldTour race
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Daniel Moreno’s (Katusha) custom painted Canyon Aeroad CF

More race tech from the Critérium du Dauphiné - gallery

A round-up of setups and novel ways to fix a race number from the WorldTour race
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Wilco Kelderman’s (Team Belkin) Bianchi Oltre XR2

Pro bike: Wilco Kelderman’s Bianchi Oltre XR2

Unfussy race machine for rising Dutch star
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British Cycling launches campaign to enahnce road racers' skills levels

British Cycling launches campaign to develop safer road race skills

Drive aims to plug skills gap in growing UK racers
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Chris Froome’s (Team Sky) new road bike, the Pinarello Dogma F8 arrives in Tarare

Teams break out the lightweight kit for Critérium du Dauphiné stage 2 - gallery

28 top sprockets fitted to handle hilly route
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Three Trek Factory Racing riders rode on this new, unnamed white Trek

New Trek road bike spotted at Critérium du Dauphiné

New bike is an evolution of current 7-Series
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TT specialist Gustav Larsson (IAM Cycling) had one of the most exotic set ups at the time trial – a straight and a curved extension bar and some seriously deep elbow cups

Time trial tech gallery: Critérium du Dauphiné

Riders battle tough headwind in final section
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A study of club level time trialists found they improved their times by 1 to 2 percent after consuming nitrate in beetroot juice

Nitrate: the natural performance enhancer?

Research suggests nitrate could make riders two percent quicker
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The UCI wants to see cycling become safer for everyone - including tomorrow's champions

UCI sets up grassroots and commuter cycle safety commission

Panel aims to lobby for safer cycing around the world
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The Pinarello Dogma F8 - an all-round road bike with aero niceties. To be used at the Tour de France

Pinarello Dogma F8 launched – Chris Froome’s new Tour de France bike

Successor to the Dogma 65.1 unveiled
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Will the Munga attract the imagination of the pros in the same way as the Cape Epic?

US$1 million mountain mountain bike race launched

South African adventurer creates 1,000km race through 40 degree heat
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