I checked the rules again. Eyewear must be cycling specific. But that’s all that is required, it seems. Nothing about colour. In fact nothing about whether you need to wear sunglasses at all. Certainly nothing about matching. That’s an interesting … Continue reading Oakley Jawbreaker Road Prism Cavendish
Right, weird one. I’d always assumed this was Italian for dragon. Turns out that’s drago, like that chap in Rocky IV. And I guess if it were dragon that would be weird as Sidi make a shoe called the dragon as … Continue reading Sidi Drako, too good for off road
You might recall that a while back I tested the world’s most expensive cycling jersey. It’s a quite beautiful thing and marks Assos’s halo product in their entry to the off road market. It’s also an expensive thing but, at the time … Continue reading Assos Cape Epic SS Jersey
I confess I hadn’t planned on entering. I don’t do sportives much anymore having done most of the Welsh ones. I had my sights set on something more chic, more European and with more hardcore climbing. Though I am lured by … Continue reading Velothon Wales 2016 : ride report
Before I wrote this I had to check the rules. I was quite content in my recollection that you can wear whatever damn colour socks you like but I had to check what they say about sock length. It’s a bit controversial … Continue reading The Pedla: socks from down under
My review of the excellent Parentini shark.2 bib shorts Continue reading Parentini Shark.2 bibshorts
Sorry, another one. They’re all the rage see and it does rain a lot. Indeed, I’m going to put together a round up and discuss the “death of the rain jacket” shortly. So, off the back of my recent Perfetto … Continue reading Lusso Corsa rain jersey
So, what are your feelings on tandems? Red Dolan Ones specifically. I mean, I think I’d quite like a tandem, I could go out with the Mrs more and we could have coffee and cake. I could wear my Chapeau Cafe Jersey and everything … Continue reading The start of the Active Travel journey……
EDITOR’S NOTE: I love writing those words. Makes me feel special. Anyhow, thanks to my good friend and climbing waif Jon (twitter.com/jonnarbett) for this review. Coffee is one of the things that, generally, unites us cyclists and, I have to … Continue reading Coffee and Cols Cups
You will remember that I was fairly gushing in relation to my praise of the Castelli Alpha Jersey. I do think it’s one of the great pieces of clothing from any manufacturer. It does all that it claims to do and … Continue reading Castelli Perfetto, it’s got to be perfect……
