Rapha Winter Gloves – First impressions
For Christmas 2014 I was given a pair of Rapha Winter Gloves, but they were a size Large, which was just a little too snug...
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Polar M400 Review – First impressions
Having been frustrated by the short-lived experience with the Garmin Fenix, I started looking around for alternatives. Garmin’s Vivoactive was ticking all of the right...
Triathlon round-up of 2015
So the intention to do the 2016 Wimbleball 70.3 Ironman was set back in August 2015 and I spent the last few months of the...
Garmin Fenix 2 – Quick feedback
In my experience, of friends who have used them, Garmin devices are either absolutely fantastic or immensely frustrating. When they work, they do an excellent...
Winter cycling Part 4 – Keeping your bike working
The joys of bike cleaning… Winter biking can kill your pride and joy, or rather if you leave your bike mouldering in a damp shed...
Winter cycling Part 3 – Riding through the winter
Note – I published the first two of these ‘Winter cycling’ articles at the start of November and since then the ‘real’ winter has failed...
Winter cycling Part 2 – The clothes dilemma
In my experience what to wear during the Autumn and Winter is the biggest issue that stops people cycling as the weather deteriorates. It’s a...
Winter cycling Part 1 – Dealing with the winter weather
Note – While I’ve written these articles with respect to mountain-biking, it’s aimed at the trail/XC end of MTB, so much of the information is...
Giant Anthem X3 2012 – Long-term review
Let’s put one debate to bed to start with… I really rate 26” wheels, I think they offer a more versatile ride than a 29”...
SRAM eTAP – Gamechanger?
There’s been a fair bit of coverage of the new SRAM electronic groupset in the cycle press recently, so it was interesting to see a...