Winter bike saga – Part 3 – We got ‘cross
After all of the indecision (Part 1) and the fixie shenanigans (Part 2) I threw all of the original plans out and went back to...
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Winter bike saga – Part 2 – The ebay nightmare
As outlined in Part 1 of the Winter Bike Saga, at the start of Dec 2014 I decided that a fixie would be the ideal...
Winter bike saga – Part 1
Firstly… this is a bit of a retrospective… I shoulkd have posted this back in early December 2014, but what with this and that the...
Michelin Lithion 2 Folding Road Tyre
Louis (age 13) has properly adopted my Cannondale and it was clear a few weeks back that I needed to get some better tyres for...
Vittoria Rubino Pro – Summer road tyre
Vittoria’s Rubino has been my ‘go to’ summer tyre for quite a few years now. They have a good heritage and are well made, but...
Café 28 – Nailsworth
Nailsworth is a hub for some great climbs north of Bristol. From the centre you can take The Ladder up on to Minchinhampton Common, which...
Coffee for cyclists – Part 1 – The ground rules
Excuse the pun in the title, but let’s jump in at the deep end… those little Nespresso capsules are not coffee. Honestly they’re not, they’re...
Evolution of Mombee.Com
The new, much more dynamic, version of Mombee.Com has been active for over six months now and we’re starting to see the numbers of hits...
Ultimate Christmas presents for cyclists
Ultimate Christmas presents Cycling gives you the option to spend amounts of money on your passion (that’s your bike, not your significant other?) that start...
High capacity battery for SolarStorm
Our SolarStorm 2x CREE XML U2 LED bike light has always been compromised by it’s battery. I doubt we’ve ever really had more than an...