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 […]
Portland Design Works (PDW) Full Metal Fenders First Look review
For those of us with a race bike without the mounting points for mudguards, winter can be a dirty, messy and soggy affair. It’s pretty wet in the UK regularly in the winter, but I believe it can rain also in other countries too. So if you have a bike that doesn’t have mudguard mounting […]
Riding the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Challenge sportive
Last year I rode my first Spring Classic sportive at the Tour of Flanders (http://girodilento.com/the-tour-of-flanders-from-the-gutter/) It was a fantastic experience in which amongst other things I learnt about riding on cobbles (by doing it mostly quite badly). Almost before I’d finished my post ride beer in Flanders, I was wondering which of the remaining four […]
Stoemper Ronny quick look…..
Yesterday David from http://stoemper.com/ dropped by for a chat and a ride over some of my local hills. I thought you might find what he brought to ride interesting and snapped a few quick pictures after the rain stopped and just as we were about to roll out. It’s a standard geometry Ronny (http://stoemper.com/the-bikes/ronny/) size 55cm […]
The Tour of Flanders (Sportive) from the gutter
A beginner’s tale of riding Flanders for the first time. I knew riding the 133km Ronde van Vlanderen over Easter 2013 was going to be a big challenge from the first moment the idea took hold. The decision was made months before and our places were booked from January. By my standards I rode a […]
Flanders training – time’s up…
It’s now just over a week until I ride the Flanders Sportive for the first time with Dave Arthur of Road.cc and David Alvarez of Stoemper Bikes. By my standards, I’ve been putting in a big effort. So far this year, I’ve ridden over 1500km, something I’ve never achieved before by this time. My lowest […]
My girodilento family festive 250 ride two #girodilento250 with Stoemper Bikes
Yesterday (Boxing Day), I rode for the second time during the #girodilento250 – this time with a special guest, David from Stoemper Bikes. I choose a scenic variation on one of my regular training rides, taking us a bit further south than normal. The extra loop also put in 3 punchy extra climbs of which, […]
First look: Continental GP 4 Seasons Winter Race Tyres
A month or two back I started considering winter tyres. Sadly this year my budget won’t extend to a winter bike having sold last years to fund my Stoemper (unless I see a real eBay bargain), I’ll be riding my best bikes through the winter …. Something I’m not as excited about as you might […]
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 […]
The Eagle has landed
It’s here! … It’s in the UK now – my eagerly anticipated Stoemper Taylör and I’m literally bursting with excitement – hopefully it’s going to arrive at my front door imminently, or at least in the next couple of days. Now I really need to get my builder sorted out. It’s always good to share good […]