Shimano release Ultegra 8000 – the best of Dura Ace for less

Today Shimano has announced the next generation of their enormously popular and successful Ultegra groupset. Ultegra is the tier down from the top of the range Dura Ace level and typically brings most of the performance of the highest tier to a much more affordable price point. In my view, Ultegra is the best value, […]

How to add Bluetooth connectivity to your Shimano Di2 bike

It’s now possible to add Bluetooth connectivity to your Di2 bike and this post is to tell you how and why you might want to do this. Those of us with Di2 groupsets might not be aware that Shimano are rolling out regular firmware updates as they fine tune and add further functionality to their […]

Genesis Datum 30 review

In my first look post on the Datum I began by saying “Sometimes you can tell if you’re going to like a bike within the first few miles of riding it. The Genesis Datum is one of those bikes. “After much more riding, I was just as smitten by this bike as I was at […]

girodilento products of the year 2015

I thought I’d end 2015 with a short round up of the products that for me, stood out the most in 2015. It’s a personal view, so it’s just my opinion but these are the products that I either tried or took a shine to in reading about this year. I hope you find it interesting. […]