Great aluminium bikes that are fast, fun and affordable*….
Over the last few years I’ve been fortunate enough to try bikes in almost every material. Aluminium, steel, titanium and carbon fibre across a variety of price points. As someone who has budget challenges and can’t spend as much as I’d like on bikes, I’m always trying to work out what will give me the […]
Winter Bikes 2014: Trek, Kinesis, Genesis & De Rosa
In the Northern hemisphere Autumn has well and truly arrived. The clocks have gone back, temperatures are dropping and the roads are getting a bit more slippery now that we’ve had some proper rain. It’s the time of the year to consider your winter bike and it’s one of my favourite subjects. My simple definition […]
Shimano 105 5800 – big news for lots of us
Unless you’ve not been paying attention for the last day or so, you’ll have no doubt heard the announcement of the new generation of Shimano’s 105 groupset that will launch in the second half of 2014. I think it’s fantastic news for those of us who don’t have as much money as we’d ideally like […]
The girodilento 2014 Core Bike Show favourites and highlights….
One of my favourite bits as a blogger is being able to attend trade shows and speak to the people inside the bike business. This isn’t a news site, so I have the luxury of reflecting on each show before I post some thoughts like this. 2014 was the second year that I’ve attended Core […]
Kinesis TK3 (4S) Review
The Kinesis TK3 seems to have been one of the hottest bikes to hit the UK market in the last 6 months, with a great deal of press coverage and interest. The first few shipments have sold out so fast it’s been almost impossible to get hold of possibly adding to interest levels as this […]