Oven cleaning. Evans Cycles Integrates SMS API. Leading bicycle retailer, Evans Cycles, has now started using Text Marketer’s SMS API to send delivery notification texts to its customers.
It’s a simple service that just adds that little extra to the buying process. The anticipation and excitement of the arrival of a shiny new bike is almost too much to bear and the text allows people to pick it up the very moment it’s available. Your order W001XXXXXX is now ready to collect at our Canary Wharf store, E14 5EZ. Tel. 020 7516 0094. Please bring ID to collect. The SMS API has been integrated with the Evans CRM system at store level, this allows managers on the ground to initiate the texts alerts.
Text Marketer’s SMS API has been designed for speed of integration as well as reliability. There are three main ways that companies integrate with the SMS API. Setting up an SMS API account is easy and straightforward. We are always here to help, so if you have any queries, we’d love to hear from you. Popularity: 1% Related posts: Top Cycling Events For Autumn/Winter 2013. Changing the Cassette on Your Road Bike. With regular maintenance, your road bike will be able to withstand a lot of use.
But even if you clean and lubricate often, eventually you’re going to want to replace your cassette. If you’ve kept your bike in tip-top shape it will maximise chain and cassette life but after long periods of riding (every 1,000 miles or so) the sprockets are going to become worn and the entire gear set will need replacing. The purchase of a chain wear gauge will enable to check your chain and replace it before it has caused premature wear to the sprockets. If you do this you may get several chains usage out of one cassette, but eventually your cassette will wear out and when it’s time to replace your chain it will slip on your worn cassette. The below guide will walk you through the cassette replacement process in six easy-to-follow steps, and will work with any bike that has Shimano, SRAM or Campagnolo derailleurs. About Merlin Archives - Merlin Cycles Blog.
Team CTC - Beautiful Ellie - Merlin Cycles Blog. My N7even Super Nova arrived not a moment too soon to replace my well loved but by now somewhat over-used race bike… Having ridden Ellie (as I have named my N7even steed) for several weeks now, I can attest to not merely her aesthetic attractiveness but also to her fantastic performance.
I have loved the sharpness of her response on attacks, her stiffness when out of the saddle on the hills, the comfort she provides over long distances, and the fact that on only my 2nd outing with Ellie she carried me to my best result yet – 11th place on a tough stage of a UCI Tour…. Although I had become attached to my previous race bike and struggled emotionally to shift my loyalties to another, I could not now go back — I love Ellie! – and would encourage anyone who is considering investing in a new, superb performance race bike to give the N7even brand a go. Thanks for reading! I’ll be back soon with more info on Team CTC and our competitions!
Tamina. Team CTC - Beautiful Ellie - Merlin Cycles Blog. Stage Racing - A Team Helper's View - Merlin Cycles Blog. Team CTC Tour de Feminin Krasna Lipa 2013 The Tour de Feminin Krasna Lipa is probably a race you’ve never heard of and neither had we until we agreed to help out Team CTC by being team mechanic on their Merlin supplied n7even bikes.
Giro di Lombardia - Tour of Lombardy - Manufacturers League - Merlin Cycles Blog. And so the final Monument has been and gone, rounding off the Monuments this year in superb style.
With a star studded field, and a challenging set of weather conditions, the task of winning this difficult race was made even harder. The likes of Dan Martin, Alejandro Valverde and defending champion, Joaquim Rodriguez pitted against each other to take the win, in a race which saw just 53 of the initial starting field of 195 finish. So how did the Classic of the Falling Leaves end? Who was victorious? 2013 UCI World Championship Results - Merlin Cycles Blog. This year’s UCI Road Cycling World Championships is now sadly over, but what a year it was!
Starting in Florence, Italy, on Sunday 22nd September, the competition spanned several different cycling events over the last week. The top riders from around the world have been relentlessly competing for the chance to wear the hallowed rainbow jersey for the full season next year, and a rainbow sleeve/armband forever. Top stories this year include Marianne Vos successfully defending her woman’s world race title for the third year (second consecutive year, third win overall – 2006,2012,2013), and the young Dutchman, Mathieu van der Poel, following in the steps of his father after securing a world championship win in the junior men’s race. Both of which were great news for the Netherlands. Perhaps the most shocking news was that British hopeful and winner of the 2013 Tour de France, Chris Froome, was forced to withdraw from the elite men’s road race in Florence. Giro d'Italia - Big Start 2014 - Merlin Cycles Blog. Although the world and his wife saw the leaked Giro d’Italia route last week, I thought we should play it straight and only blog about the route on the actual launch day.
Ok, so the route is pretty well known to everyone now, so instead lets take a closer look at the ‘Big Start’, which will be in Belfast in 2014. The Giro will start in Belfast on Friday 9th May, Day 1 starting in the historic Titanic Quarter. 21.7km later the stage finishes at Belfast City Hall. A fantastic spectacle for everyone watching, as the Team whip through the streets in the Team Time Trial. Day 2 is a flat stage, 218km again starting in the Titanic Quarter, but this time ending at the… no wait… This time ending at Belfast City Hall again! Cycling Active: Sensa Umbria Tiagra - Best Bikes Under £600 - Merlin Cycles Blog.
It appears the lovely folk down at Cycling Active rate the Sensa Umbria Tiagra as one of the best bikes under £600!
Of course, we already knew this, but it’s always nice to have your beliefs validated… Smug grin The Umbria was the only bike in the group of 6 boasting a Shimano Tiagra groupset, incredible value at this price point. At just £599.95 the Umbria Tiagra comes with the full Tiagra groupset, Sensa 7005 alloy frame, Supra RC Comp rims and a Supra Race saddle! Available now in a range of sizes between 48cm – 62cm, so to suit just about everyone, at Merlin Cycles. Sensa Catena 29er - Cycling Active Review - Merlin Cycles Blog. Sir Bradley Wiggins to quit road for track - Merlin Cycles Blog. After becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France last year, Sir Bradley has endured a bit of a torrid time on the road.
His assault on the 2013 Giro d’Italia didn’t end well with his retirement through injury, also precluding him from the Tour de France this year. Bradley has had some highlights since his epic wins last year in the Tour and at the Olympic time trial, but he has now taken the decision to return to the track in pursuit of Olympic glory at Rio 2016. Wiggins acknowledges that making a return to such a talented squad as Team GB won’t exactly be easy, and that after losing weight and muscle over the past few years of road riding he wouldn’t ‘walk into’ the Team Pursuit squad – but it certainly something he is keen to work towards. As Britain’s greatest Olympian Chris Hoy is now retired, Bradley only (‘only‘) needs a couple more golds to take that mantle! Choosing the Best Wheels for Your Road Bike - Merlin Cycles Blog.
Owning and perfecting a road bike can be an expensive endeavour.
You could spend thousands of pounds on an amazing frame for your bike, but if you’re really looking to make substantial upgrades to your bike’s performance, you’ll need to look at investing in new wheels. Whether you’re a commuter, a recreational cyclist, or competing in races and triathlons, you need to make sure you have the right wheels. With the correct wheelset you can increase performance and make your ride much more enjoyable. Lighter wheel rims can shave seconds of your speed in the hills and make your bike feel more responsive.
Deeper section aero wheels, while being heavier can also improve your speed but the benefit will only be felt at higher speeds. So what do you need to consider when purchasing new wheels for your road bike? Weight When it comes to the overall mass of your ride, if you’ve already invested in a lightweight frame then your wheels will be the main source of excess bulk for you bike. Stiffness. Cycle To Work With SEORiders. Majorca Cycling Holidays - Villas In Majorca - Our Favourite Holidays. Once upon a time, I was a pretty hot cyclist. I'd ride my bike every single day. I was well versed in long distance road riding, freeride and enduro mountain biking and BMX - my first love. The first bike holiday I went on was to Canada - I took my BMX out there when I was 16. I have a friend who lived in Ontario - he was in the UK for a year and we became friends after we met riding bikes.
He invited me to visit after he went back, to sample the delights on the east coast of Canada. I had the best time - we went dirt jumping on insane trails, rode some amazing streets and visited indoor and outdoor parks - the kind that we dreamed about looking in old BMX magazines. That was my first taste of riding long and hard, all day every day in a hot country far from home. When I moved on to mountain bikes, I started to appreciate woodland and the outdoors a lot more. Some of the scariest, most beautiful sights were seen on that trip. I am now considerably older (and heavier). Villas In Majorca - Our Favourite Holidays - Home. How to Sand a Car for Repainting: 5 Steps.