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Posted Jun 13th 2007, 1:14pm by Russ Fraser
In this month's Mountain Bike Rider
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: ASTON HILL MBR check out one of the UK's longest established trail centres, right in the heart of England.
KILLER LOOP: EXMOOR VS DARTMOOR The two against each other with a Killer ride on each.
BEST OF THE PEAK DISTRICT 10 of the best atb trails in Britain's most easily accessible National Park.
PULL-OUT ROUTES The usual selection of mapped and guided routes from across the UK. Try one today!
HEAD2HEAD: CASUAL GEGS Style-conscious riding glasses from Oakley and Uvex.
GROUPTEST: CHEAP SHOES What to look out for, plus a review of the best racy and casual shoes on the market.
GROUPTEST: DISC BRAKES Lightweight discs from all the big brands.
WEIGHT: DISTRIBUTION How weight on your bike, and your body, can affect your ride.
BIKE TEST: TRAIL BIKE OF THE YEAR Eight bikes get our annual spanking — see right for list of title contenders.
BIKE TEST: BUDGET FULL-SUSSERS Entry-level squidgers get put through the mbr mangle.
WOMEN'S SECTION Product tests, advice and top tips for our female riders.
Q&A Experts answer your routes/buying/tech/fitness queries without laughing.
WORKSHOP: DERAILLEUR TUNE-UP Get your mechs singing from the right hymn sheet.
BUYERS' GUIDE Don't part with your cash until you've read our buying advice and hardtail listings.
TESTED IN THIS ISSUE Shimano M121W Specialized Women's Taho Cannondale XCE3100 Elite Racer shoes ID Inner-splined spacers Magura Laurin 130mm Charge Spoon Geax Saguaro KCNC Jockey Wheels Token Pyrotec Seatpost Kenda Small Block 8 Uvex Chile Oakley Gascan S
SHOE GROUPTEST Adidas El Moro Nike Kato 4 Northwave Kaiman Scott Trail Shimano MT20D Cannondale Roam 661 Expert Specialized Sport MTB
DISC BRAKE GROUPTEST Avid Juicy Ultimate Formula ORO Puro Hope Mono Mini Pro Magura Marta SL Shimano XTR
BIKES TESTED Commençal Meta 5.5.1 Fusion Raid SL GT I.d 5.10 Iron HORSE Hollowpoint MKIII Kona Dawg Primo Specialized Stumpy FSR Pro Trek EX9.0 Whyte E5 XT Claud BUTLER Spectre Commençal Combi S Merida AM 500-D
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World No. 1 Cycle Racing Photographer Englishman Graham Watson helps Welcome the Tour de France to London with 30 Year Retrospective EYES ON THE TOUR DE FRANCE Photographic Exhibition! Born in London in 1956, Graham Watson took his first steps in photography in 1972, working as an assistant to a London society photographer whose clients included British aristocracy and foreign royal families. Commuting to and from London each day by bicycle drew Watson’s attention to the sport of cycle racing and, eventually, to see the Tour de France in Paris in 1977. Smitten by this sighting of ‘Le Tour’, Watson focussed all his energies on photographing what he considered to be a ‘beautiful’ sport – to the point, in the early 1980s, where he was a regular feature at European races, and soon gained access to the inner-sanctum of cycling photographers – a largely Belgian/French/Italian clan. Three decades later, Graham Watson, known and admired the world over, will celebrate the London Grand Départ of the 2007 Tour de France with an exhibition of over 200 of his finest Tour de France photographs from the past 30 years. The Eyes On The Tour de France Exhibition will be held from July 1-9 at County Hall Gallery in London’s vibrant South Bank, next to the London Eye overlooking the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben. Visitors will be able to purchase framed archival Lambda Photographic Prints from the Exhibition. The Exhibition runs from July 1-9 and is open daily from 10am - 6.30pm (except 5th July: 10am - 5pm). ENTRY IS FREE!! For more information visit: http://www.countyhallgallery.com/exhibitions/graham-watson.html