Farewell to my Kinesis TK3
All of my bikes are always for sale and not long ago one of my friends who’d been casting admiring glances at my TK3 asked to take it for a test ride. The test ride was a tough one at just under 60km with plenty of climbing at a brisk pace. My friend Phil, thoroughly […]
Mike’s ANZAC day 100 ride
April 25th each year is ANZAC day – a day of remembrance by Australians and New Zealanders for all of our servicemen and women who have fallen in conflict or peacekeeping. It’s a national holiday at home too . I’d been chatting with fellow ex-pat Kiwi Mike Stead for a couple of months about meeting […]
Locking your bike
This post may well be something you’ve not given an enormous amount of thought to. Many of my friends keep their bikes locked inside their houses, which in turn have burglar alarms and many roadies never leave their bikes more than a few feet away on a ride, even at a cafe stop. However, if […]
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 […]
New bike challenge £800 to £1,500
I noticed one of my Twitter buddies asking for advice on a new bike recently, so I volunteered to write a post with a few suggestions to consider. There’s no pressure or obligation from me though, it’s fun looking at bikes even vicariously for someone else. Bikes are also incredibly personal, the following are some […]