Trainerroad first look review
Last year was a revelation to me in that I discovered indoor training. Thanks to the folks at Wattbike, I trained indoors consistently and rode better than I ever have (you can read an overview of that story here: http://girodilento.com/learnt-2000km-wattbike/). Until that point, my turbo was just an expensive thing that gathered dust in my […]
Hestra Tracker Gloves long term review
Anytime it’s got cold or cool in the last year, the gloves I’ve reached for without fail have been the Hestra Tracker. I’ve now had these for around 12 months, have spent hundreds of miles riding in them and have no hesitation is saying these are some of the best cycling gloves I’ve ever used. […]
The beginning of my Wattbike experiment
Last September at the Cycle Show at the NEC I had a fascinating conversation with Matt Moran from WattBike, which has led to this post and the start of this experiment. The context for it was as follows: I’ve ridden reasonably regularly (i.e. at least a couple of times a week) since late 2008. I’ve […]
The girodilento 2013 Metric Century challenge – minimum of one per month #girodilento100plus
I’m not the kind of guy who sets New Year’s resolutions but I have been thinking about some milestones or challenges to aim for in 2013. I’d like to ride further than I did in 2012 (which was already a record year) and I’d like to do more longer rides without going crazy and disappearing […]