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	<title>Life from an outsider's perspective...</title>
	<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog</link>
	<description>A Cyclist's Life in Tenerife (Canary Islands)</description>
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		<title>Free pro bike hire T-shirt when you spend €200 or more&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simple enough really. Limit one per customer. Quality fruit of the loom T-shirts with proper printed logos (you won&#8217;t see any iron-on transfers used here!). It will feature this logo on the front. Just so you know what you&#8217;ll be getting, they are white T-shirts available in small, medium &#038; large sizes. Either short or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2010/02/free-promotions/free-pro-bike-hire-t-shirt-when-you-spend-e200-or-more/</link>
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		<title>Free island-wide bike delivery service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We deliver rental bikes anywhere in Tenerife. Since early February this year, we have been trialling a totally FREE island-wide delivery service! 
This applies to all bike rentals with a 3-day minimum hire period. Delivery of bikes to the La Orotava / Puerto de la Cruz area is totally free of charge, all year round [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2010/02/news-tenerife/free-island-wide-bike-delivery-service/</link>
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		<title>New full-suspension rental bikes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had enough enquiries lately about full suspension bikes so I decided a few weeks ago to act. I just bought three lovely frames from Mountain Cycle. They are a small company that really lead the way in big-travel suspensions bikes way back in the nineties. They&#8217;ve now been around for 22 years, which is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2010/02/news-tenerife/new-full-suspension-rental-bikes/</link>
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		<title>MTB volcano tracks?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Leslie,
I am travelling to Los Gigantes in mid-August and am interested in doing some cycling during my 10 day stay. I have only recently got back into cycling from being a child and currently commute daily to work within London - so the thought of having some open space cycling is very inviting! My [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2010/01/bike-guru/mtb-volcano-tracks/</link>
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		<title>Do you accept credit cards?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, we can now finally accept credit cards wherever there is mobile phone coverage in Tenerife (most places on the island except Teide National Park). So you can pay directly with your Visa or Mastercard when the bike is delivered. Bike reservation deposits are also more easily paid via this method (you can either telephone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2010/01/news-tenerife/do-you-accept-credit-cards/</link>
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		<title>Do you offer guided rides?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can&#8217;t be bothered reading this, the short answer is &#8216;no&#8217;. 
Inititally, all I did was guided road rides leaving straight from the hotel, but from the very beginning most of our potential customers had something different in mind (meaning they wanted to be picked up, taken on a shorter ride and dropped off [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2010/01/news-tenerife/do-you-offer-guided-rides/</link>
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		<title>road bike vs offroad MTB rental.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi-
I am so excited I found your site and service.  I will be traveling to Tenerife for a work conference on 1/27 and want to do some serious riding and exploring from around 1/29-2/1.
I am not certain whether I want to go roadie (my preference) or offroad (because the terrain looks unbelievable).  At [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2010/01/bike-guru/road-bike-vs-offroad-mtb-rental/</link>
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		<title>Looking for a good base for cycling in Tenerife?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Leslie
If you have the time would very much appreciate your advice. My wife, myself and very young son are coming to Tenerife from Feb 27 until Mar 6. I&#8217;ll be training up for a cyclosportif in France so will be very keen to ride whilst there. I actually do quite a lot of road [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/12/bike-guru/looking-for-a-good-base-for-cycling-in-tenerife/</link>
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		<title>Group rides out of Puerto de la Cruz. Cycling club meeting point.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Leslie,
If you can think of any regular or irregular group rides out of Puerto de la Cruz, let me know.  I don&#8217;t care what language they speak!   Otherwise, I&#8217;ll be doing a lot of exploring on my own.

Hello,
The local cyclists meet at the Shell petrol station at Las Arenas, point
&#8220;A&#8221; on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/12/bike-guru/group-rides-out-of-puerto-de-la-cruz-cycling-club-meeting-point/</link>
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		<title>Quiet place to stay in Tenerife?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi
me and my wife are hoping to come out to tenerife, me for some good road training and my wife for the sun.
can you reccommend a quiet resort or villa with pool that is away from the night clubs and package destinations we like to relax in percefull surroundings.
yours
Lyndon and Teana
Hi there,
I&#8217;d be only too [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/12/bike-guru/quiet-place-to-stay-in-tenerife/</link>
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		<title>Are you still doing road rides or not?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Leslie,
I will be coming to Tenerife for a week in mid January. I will be bringing my own bike.
I am usually a self explorer, make my own mistakes kind of guy. But your knowledge and expertise is evident and I really appreciate that.
I don&#8217;t like hand holding and do like riding at my own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/12/bike-guru/are-you-still-doing-road-rides-or-not/</link>
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		<title>Contact other cyclists in Tenerife for group rides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Leslie,
First of all, I would like to tell you that you have a fantastic website !
I suppose you know that anyway as a lot or people will be congratulating
you.
We plan to go to Tenerife for a cycling holiday (2 pax) from 2nd to 10th
Jan 2010. As there are no organized rides, is there a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/12/bike-guru/contact-other-cyclists-in-tenerife-for-group-rides/</link>
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		<title>Organised rides in the South of Tenerife?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Leslie,
Seasons greetings hope you have had a good one. As you know we are going to based in the south of the island, with this in mind do you have cycling route maps for the area or recommend routes to us. We plan to ride between 3 and 6 hours a day, are there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/12/bike-guru/organised-rides-in-the-south-of-tenerife/</link>
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		<title>December weather in Tenerife? Will it be too cold for cycling?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All sounds good! thanks for the advice, price is reasonable and the 12th is fine for delivery since i&#8217;ll need the 11th to settle in!
I can hardly belive im gonna do something that was just an idea in my head 2 days ago, training in the dark and rain was driving me to dispair!  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/12/bike-guru/december-weather-in-tenerife-will-it-be-too-cold-for-cycling/</link>
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		<title>Is Gran Canaria really all that &#8220;Great&#8221;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked about &#8220;cycling on the big island&#8221;, and I shot off a reply about the best routes in Tenerife. Anyway, it turns out the person was referring to Gran Canaria. Oh dear. This was more or less my reply:
Sorry I was a little confused there about which island you meant.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/11/spanish-island-life/is-gran-canaria-really-all-that-great/</link>
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		<title>Bike availability in December January 2010?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Leslie, I&#8217;m looking to go to Tenerife for a week either in Dec or Jan, depending on work commitments it will either be Dec 6th-13th or else for a week early in Jan. I&#8217;m 6ft and my own bike is 56cm frame although a taller one would suit fine as well. I won&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/11/bike-guru/bike-availability-in-december-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>Michelin XC Dry 2 review</title>
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Wear Rate:
I bought these tyres on sale at Decathlon some time last year and they have not lasted long. In fact after only a few months use, one potential client looked at the tread and rather cheekily told me &#8220;this tyre is no good for me&#8221;. It was at that point I realised these tyres [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/10/bike-review/michelin-xc-dry-2-review/</link>
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		<title>News in Tenerife for Autumn 2009.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Autumn season is finally here! Thanks to all those that are coming to cycle Tenerife! I finally had time to take new photos of the bikes for the webpage, so you can see exactly what you are getting.
All of us here at Tenerife-Training have been anticipating a busy Winter season for quite some time. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/10/news-tenerife/news-in-tenerife-for-autumn-2009/</link>
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		<title>Can you recommend the best cycling route for me?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Things are going good,
So im flying over on tuesday the 11th Tenerif south, then im gonna take a coach up. Just can&#8217;t fly to the north from N.Ireland.
and back again on the 18th December.
Im staying in the Masaru Apartment, their december offer is very good. Be nice to have a bike for most of that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/10/bike-guru/can-you-recommend-the-best-cycling-route-for-me/</link>
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		<title>SRAM Rival 2009 shift levers review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not so much a review, this is just my first riding impressions of SRAM&#8217;s new Rival shifters for 2009. Several things bugged be enough to write this article:
Ergonomics:
Overall, the shifters feel great. The carbon levers have a relatively large section to hold on to when braking and the shift paddle is big enough. I&#8217;ve never [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/09/bike-review/sram-rival-2009-shift-levers-review/</link>
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		<title>Shimano SLX disc brake review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These new disc brakes for 2009 represent excellent value for money. They use the commonly available XTR pad shape so you can easily get both sintered and organic brake pads&#8230; in fact these are really the old LX calipers with a totally new levers sporting radial master cyclinders.
If you use rotors which are large enough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/09/bike-review/shimano-slx-disc-brake-review/</link>
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		<title>Michelin Pro 3 Grip Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Confession: I have been using worn out tyres for quite some time now. You know the old story - they&#8217;re too good to throw in the bin but they won&#8217;t last 2 more weeks. I had half a dozen tyres like this, so on my training bike they went - until they all finally wore [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/09/bike-review/michelin-pro-3-grip-review/</link>
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		<title>How to identify really hard-core cyclists&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1) If they don&#8217;t stop pedalling. This might sound simple enough, but most recreational cyclists stop pedalling for vast periods of time to rest their legs. Meanwhile, cyclists on a misson keep their cadence constant the whole time.
2) They are riding a bike with double chainrings and not a triple chainring or compact crankset.
3) One way to estimate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/09/learning-curve/how-to-identify-really-hard-core-cyclists/</link>
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		<title>An island with 100% renewable energy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With 276 km² and more than 10000 inhabitants, El Hierro is the smallest island of the Canary archipelago ( Spain ). The island has its own electricity grid; it is totally isolated as the significant sea depths make any interconnection impossible. Till a little time ago , the electricity demand, which accounts for about 65% [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/09/spanish-island-life/an-island-with-100-renewable-energy/</link>
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		<title>Advice on emmigrating to another country</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re truly open to another culture, then once you move out, you&#8217;ll never look at your homeland the same way again. Because you&#8217;ll soon be able to recognise the faults or flaws that exist in your own country. You also won&#8217;t be so quick to take for granted many things that you might have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tenerife-training.net/Tenerife-News-Cycling-Blog/2009/09/spanish-island-life/advice-on-emmigrating-to-another-country/</link>
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