Did you ever wonder how we got to where we did with cycling gear? With proprietary fabrics, special windstoppers, impressive linings, DWR treatment, that sort of thing? Did you ever stop and think, hang on, I walk the kids to … Continue reading Castelli Potenza Long Sleeve Jersey
I’ve added some specific links below but there are some great savings on some of these at Prendas at the moment (aka fastest shippers on the internet). So have a browse by clicking here Scandinavian base layers again. It’s a … Continue reading It’s all about that base : Craft part 2, the base layers
Craft hail from Sweden. They’ve not been around as long as their Norwegian competitors Helly Hansen but, well, let’s just say they hit the ground running (and cycling, skiing, generally being really fit). And, like HH, these Scandinavian guys know … Continue reading Craft, Part 1: the accessories
Click here to buy for £97 (don’t forget the code!) Alé. Typing that with the accent requires me to do lots of things with the option key, or cut and paste, so quite a lot of work has gone into … Continue reading Alé Arcobaleno Winter Jacket
Wiggle have this reduced to £37.50 at the moment and that’s actually quite a bit of a bargain given that, even when it was at its RRP of £50, you could still make that case for it. The matching dhb aeron long sleeve isn’t quite … Continue reading dhb Aeron Lightweight Gilet
I’ve been writing this damn review for ages but stuff keeps coming up. Like work, colds, flu and hearing loss. And then, while I’m prevaricating/dying of man flu they only go and release the Fenix 5 (and 5S and 5X). … Continue reading The Garmin Fenix 3, much better than sliced bread.
So, second shark product this year. So, if this is anywhere near as good as the Parentini Shark bibshorts then we’re onto a winner. The Shark 500 front light was kindly supplied to me by Cycletorch directly from Amazon for the purpose of … Continue reading Cycletorch Shark 500 front light
Click here to buy from Lusso, RRP is £139.99 Don’t let that Aqua in the title fool you. This isn’t just for wet weather. You could actually call it the Lusso Extreme Winter jacket and just deal with the aqua … Continue reading Lusso Aqua Extreme Repel Jacket
Click here to buy So, these are just over £20. In terms of the market for your neoprene/nylon overshoes that’s pretty good. Not quite entry point, but not far off, and certainly comparable to stuff like dhb, bbb etc. And, … Continue reading Rivelo “Sawyers” overshoes
Click here to buy/pre-order This isn’t a discussion about using helmets. It isn’t a discussion about societal need for helmets. It’s not about victim blaming and it’s not about why some people think helmets like this are a bad idea. … Continue reading Lumos, the smart cycling helmet
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