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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Book review: The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
It took me a little while to come round to ordering this book but I have to say I’m very pleased I did. This is a riveting read and one that I struggled to put down from the first few pages in. It’s well written and an eye opening read into the dark and twisted […]
Stoemper Taylör build and first look
If you’ve been following the progress of my Stoemper Taylör (http://girodilento.com/stoemper-taylor-update-its-on-its-way) you’ll know that it had arrived and just needed to be built up. Friday was the day that I drove the frame, fork and complete build kit over to Rohan Dubash at DoctorD (http://doctord.co.uk/) to watch Rohan work his magic and turn my pile […]
First Look: Shutt Velo Rapide Performance Jersey
I’ve been a fan of Shutt Velo Rapide since their early days, so please do bear this in mind as I’m always pleased to try something new from the company. I’ve always liked the enthusiasm of the people behind the business and that they’ve quite successfully attempted to carve a niche for British made cycling […]
The Castle 100 Sportive Review
Just over a month ago (the 20th of May to be precise) I joined a small group of riders on the Castle 100. We chose the 100km route rather than the 100m one and it turned out to be 112km by the end of the ride. I have to confess that I generally struggle with […]
Reynolds Forty Six Clincher Wheelset Review* or how I learned to love cheating
A few weeks ago I had the depressing task of taking the Forty Six’s off my bike, boxing them up and waiting for the courier to come and take them away. To be honest, I was pretty gutted as I’d thoroughly enjoyed them and had been vainly (and foolishly) hoping that Paddy at Reynolds might […]
First look: Reynolds Forty Six Carbon Clincher aero wheels
Something that’s really stood out to me in watching the beginning of this season’s pro-cycling coverage is how many team bikes are now running 40mm+ deep section aero wheels on every stage – even those with a lot of climbing. Seriously, take a look at any pro road race going on and check it out […]
Further thoughts: Kinesis GF-Ti
It’s been a couple of weeks now since I had the difficult task of returning the GF_Ti to the good people at Upgrade Bikes. This is not a “review” in the traditional sense of the word as I didn’t manage to ride the bike for as long as I’d have liked but I wanted to […]