George Hincapie’s The Loyal Lieutenant – Foreword by Armstrong!
I was given George Hincapie’s biography “The Loyal Lieutenant” for Christmas. It’s one of those books that I’ve seen on the shelves in bookshops and...
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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...
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...
Quick Caps – A Kickstarter project for a bicycle quick release wheel lock
I’ve just pledged the first Mombee Kickstarter support for Curtis Dorrington, a local (Bristol) designer who has produced a simple lock to stop people opening...
Everything in a background…
We’ve updated the site background… it now grabs snippets from the past five or so years of cycling with the Malmesbury Peloton, from a trip...
Crank Brothers m5 – Perfect road bike mini tool?
I’ve gone very minimal with my road bike tools (the ones’s that I carry with me when I’m out on a ride) – the bike...
Mopha Tool Roll by E H Works
Not wishing to vandalise the lines of my Bianchi Sempre Pro with a black (and probably unshapely) tool bag threw up quite a few a...