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”...
Category: Bikes
Carrera Coast Balance Bike
I think balance bikes are great… they give young kids a chance to get familiar with the whole two-wheeled idea, and there’s plenty of support...
Cannondale CAADX vs Kinesis Crosslight
Can two popular cyclocross bikes have completely different personalities? I’d have to say a big fat “Yes” – I’m running a Cannondale CAADX Sora Disc...
Kinesis Crosslight Pro3 cyclocross bike – First impressions
Sometimes ebay throws you amazing bargains and our Kinesis Crosslight was one. I’d been looking for a decent second-hand cyclocross bike for sometime and this...
Kinesis Crosslight Pro3 cyclocross bike – Joins the fleet
I’ve signed up for the Western League, a summer cyclocross series around Bristol and Gloucester, and I was hoping to entice my son to join...
Cannondale CAADX Sora Disc – Initial impressions
I do like my Cannondales. I’ve been a fan for nearly thirty years, ever since they produced frames with properly oversize aluminium tubes, almost as...
Bianchi Sempre Pro – 2014 summary
Nine months in with the Bianchi Sempre Pro and I’m feeling rather smug… I’ve not had any mechanical issues, the bike still runs like a...
Bianchi Sempre Pro – The first two months
This was the picture on the 30th May 2014… two brand new Bianchis propped up outside Veloton in Tetbury ready for their first spin home....
Raleigh 2030 – Grandad’s bike
This is my grandad in 1928 with his first bike… proud as punch… The bike that I’ve inherited from him isn’t the same one, but...
Hire a Post Office bike – Best bike birthday present
It was my ‘bike birthday’ last weekend, not quite my actual birthday, but an opportunity for the Malmesbury Peloton to get together for a ride...