Albannach Bikes

#doyouevenlanebro CLASSICO 2017

In tribute of the closest thing to ‘cross in the off season, the Classics, we present you our #doyouevenlanebro CLASSICO. Returning after last year’s inaugural outing this year’s CLASSICO brings ~ 130km of lanes of varying degrees of epic and mad, ending up at the clubhouse (Clydesdale CC) to watch the last hour or so of Paris-Roubaix. There will be […]

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The dCROIS of Col Moulson

Step forward the sixth dCROIS to grace the fields of Scottish ‘cross. After months of slavering over the other Albannach rides in the mystic, SRACX team Da’ Col Moulson has jumped in for a custom big yin of a dCROIS specially designed for his lofty needs. Colin went for internal cable ducting for the rear […]

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Thunder in the Glen – RGCX Preview

Back for its third year in succession ROUKEN GLEN CYCLOCROSS (RGCX) has established itself as one of the main pin on a number and get stuck in events on the Scottish Cyclocross calendar. The event on Sunday the 15th January 2017 which also hosts the first round of the innovative Super Quaich series sold out […]

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The dCROIS of Chris Barr

On the back of last years triple dose of dCROIS arriving on the Scottish Cyclocross scene my boy, team mate and training mongo Chris was keen to get in on the titanium party. While our recent dispatches from Albannach HQ were of the 1x design Chris was wanting to stick with the more 2x persuasion.  He […]

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the Transcontinental Race – Part 1

About 12 weeks ago I rode the Transcontinental Race, a nearly 4000km time trial across Europe, from Geraardsbergen in Belgium to Çanakkale in Turkey, A to B as fast as you can. I’ve spent the majority of that time eating and sleeping and trying to order my thoughts on it. But I realised that although […]

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SCX1 – My first encounter with ‘cross

Almost two years ago, I was persuaded to take part in Nether Mind the PolloX, a women’s only ‘cross training day with a race at the end. Having no idea what to expect, I went along with my full suspension mountain bike. Needless to say, my bike choice was a little off but after an awesome […]

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SCX2 – Knockburn Loch Preview with Gordon

Well, Davie and Franco did not disappoint! SCX1 Cally Park brought the traditional fast and flowing parcours bathed in sunshine with exciting racing throughout the day. I personally had a bit of a mare with a puncture on the first half lap but was quickly thrown back into the pain cave (after I had relinquished my timing […]

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Unicrois Sauce – Homemade Embrocation

The howl of super rhinos on rollers, the aroma of freshly ground coffee, that first glimpse of the parcours, the taste of warm, salt and honey porridge, the feel of mud and sand  on your bars. Cyclocross is a party for the senses and there are precious few sensory memories that will take you back to ‘cross more than […]

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