Cone spanners
Cones are those conical bits (obvious or what – Ed) that hold the bearings in your wheel stable and make the wheel run perfectly. I’m...
Category: Gear
All the cycle bits and bobs
Hayes Stroker Carbon disc brakes
I had Hayes Stroker brakes fitted to my Marin Eldridge Grade and I found the design to give a more positive hand-hold than the Elixirs...
Jobsworth Pro Master Link Pliers
There are some jobs that it’s nigh on impossible to do without the right tools – and if you do try to do it without...
Review – Billingham camera bag
My Billingham bag has clearly seen better days, I joke about how many tours of Vietnam it must have survived, but that gives it genuine...
Video – Cree lights under a new moon
Last Wednesday we took the two Cree lights (an XML T-6 and an XML U2) out in the pitch black of an almost new moon.
Cree comparison video
Last week we took the two Cree lights out under a new-ish moon and had the following results: The video was captured with a Contour...
Allen Keys – the simple blue tool
Quite simply one of the top five tools that everyone should have to hand in the workshop. Also, it’s so compact that if I’m heading...
Tools and Mombee’s Laws
Murphy’s Law says that your bike will stop working on a Sunday (when the shops are shut) and/or just before you start a ride in...
Cree lights first impressions – XML T6 and SolarStorm XML U2
After the first ride with the Cree lights, we concluded: 1 – if I could only run one of these lights, I’d go for the...
CREE lights reviewed – XML T6 and SolarStorm XML U2
We’ve just taken delivery of two sets of Cree LED lights to get us out training over the winter. The first thing to note is...