Rapide RC1 Disc first ride review
Earlier in the year I wrote a post about Rapide’s 2016 range after seeing them at UK distributor, Madison’s 2016 bikes launch. One of the models that particularly stood out was the new RC Disc – in the striking green and black colour. I thought it was a smart move by Rapide to embrace disc […]
The next big news in road disc brakes is here – Shimano Flat Mount!
On March 31st, Shimano also announced the next big step forward in the move to the road disc market – the first flat mount hydraulic disc brakes. Shimano released their first generation post mount disc brakes to the road market in 2013 with the Di2 only R785 hydraulic disc brakes. In 2014, the company released […]
Kinesis Tripster ATR mini review
A little while ago I had the good fortune to get to have a play on a Tripster ATR from Kinesis. The “ATR” stands for Adventure Tour Race and Kinesis describe the bike as a brand new concept for their range – a bike that’s designed for you to be able to do pretty much […]
Stoemper Ronny quick look…..
Yesterday David from http://stoemper.com/ dropped by for a chat and a ride over some of my local hills. I thought you might find what he brought to ride interesting and snapped a few quick pictures after the rain stopped and just as we were about to roll out. It’s a standard geometry Ronny (http://stoemper.com/the-bikes/ronny/) size 55cm […]