Planet X Pro Carbon – first impressions
Apart from a very spin on a friend’s Orbea Orca a few back, I’ve had no experience of riding carbon bikes, and I had an...
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Planet X Pro Carbon – is it a dream bike?
Last Sunday I borrowed a friend’s PX all in the name of research… To be fair my search for a new bike has been ongoing...
Topeak Minitools – Review
I own two Topeak mini tools… not entirely sure why I have two, but suspect one was a present at some point… anyway they make...
Chapeau Merino Base Layers
Having invested in my first Rapha kit, I set around sorting a complimentary baselayer, and the only way was merino. The Rapha jersey was a...
Rapha Long Sleeve Country Jersey
My first Rapha purchase was a T-shirt, it’s dark green with a pleasant pink Rapha logo on the front… and it’s kept it’s shape over...
Shimano RS30 – Budget deep rim wheel set
I met a fellow Malmesbury cyclist after a ride last week and he asked me whether the deep rims on my bike were noticeable, and...
Saddles, bars and other touch points
These are those key touch-points… the points at which and the bike become one. All bikes come with the touch-points that the manufacturer thinks will...
Racer Rosa jumps to the top of the Dream Bike list
Concerns that a Condor, albeit a steel steed, might not quite tick the exclusivity boxes, have meant the Acciaio dropping to second on the Dream...
Decathlon watch – GeoNaute 200 – Review
I really like the simplicity of this ‘training’ watch that I found at Decathlon, that wonderful French sports emporium. We’d bought a similar watch as...
Crud Road Racer Mk II mudguards
Right, my Crud Road Racer mudguards arrived earlier today (27th Feb 2014) and they’re now on the bike… first impressions, well… Firstly, all this wet...