Eight alternative ways to go faster on your bike

Can't be bothered to go on a diet? Can't afford all the latest aerodynamic kit? Well, you don't need them

Ask a cycling expert how to go faster on your bike and they'll often come back with the same old advice.

"Lose some weight," they tell you. "Get lower on the bike. Upgrade your wheels"...and so on. But if all that sounds a bit of a faff there's always a few alternative things you can do to get some extra speed.

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