Sportful Fiandre NoRain bib tights review
Sportful’s Fiandre NoRain bib tights are a strong contender for the perfect winter tights for UK riding. They excel in normal UK winter temperatures and the No Rain coating helps shrug off light showers and splashes too. Last winter, I was lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time riding in Sportful’s terrific R&D […]
Lezyne Alloy Digital Drive ABS2 track pump review
I’ve been using Lezyne pumps for quite a few years. I began with a Road Drive pocket pump for out on the road but over time I’ve embraced Lezyne track pumps too. For the last few months, I’ve switched to the latest version of Lezyne’s alloy track pump. It’s now called the Alloy Digital Drive […]
Bontrager AW3 Hard-Case Lite Road Tyres review
During the winter and early into 2015, I spent some time riding Bontragers AW3 Hard-Case Lite Road tyres. I chose the 23mm version as this was the biggest size I could fit on my Stoemper under the PDC Full Metal Fenders I had in to test. I swapped to the Bontragers from running 28mm tyres […]
Trek Crockett 9 Cyclocross Bike First Ride review
I’ve been riding road bikes now for about a decade. But that’s all I’ve done. I’ve not ridden mountain bikes and I’ve not ridden Cyclocross apart from one event a few years ago: the White Chalk Hills UCX. As the years have past, I’ve got keener and keener to get a bit muddier and I’ve […]
Genesis Datum 30 first look review
Sometimes you can tell you’re going to like a bike within the first few miles of riding it. The Genesis Datum is one of those bikes. The Datum is Genesis Bikes second carbon frame after the Zero race bike released a year ago. However it takes more of its inspiration from the classic Equilibrium than […]
Bontrager Men’s RXL Bib shorts review
Last year I tested the Bontrager Race Thermal bib shorts and I liked them so much, they became one of my favourite pieces of riding kit. As I said at the time, I still think these are the best shorts I’ve ridden for less than £100. In fairness, I’ve now worn them so much that […]
Trek Domane 4.5 Disc First Look Review
Update: April 2016, Trek have announced the new Domane SLR, you can see what’s new and different here: http://girodilento.com/treks-new-domane-slr-key-points/ Trek have been kind enough to send me a Domane Disc to review and it’s a bike I’ve been looking forward to riding. It’s the first time I’ve tried the Domane with it’s now well known […]
Capo Padrone Roubaix Bib tights first look review
Good quality winter bib tights are for me an absolutely essential piece of cycling kit. Particularly those that can keep you comfortably warm once it gets down to around 0 degrees Celsius. I’m thin and don’t have much body fat, so the keeping warm part is critical to me. As much as I moan about […]
Autumn Winter Rapha clothing: Pro Team Jersey and Bib tights, Rain jacket and base layer first look review
Clothing companies are increasingly designing their garments to complement each other and to work together as outfits. I learned this last year when Capo Cycling suggested outfits to try and this winter Rapha have suggested the same. The advantage for us as customers is that as well as getting items of clothing that will work […]
Shutt Velo Rapide Performance Jacket Review
I was passed this jacket for review earlier in the year as its medium size is too large for my friend @girodilento. To be fair, medium is a marginal size for me – I would probably opt for a large, however, since it fits me quite well, I was resolved to ride it and review it. The jacket […]