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 […]
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 […]
Kinesis Granfondo Ti v2 – get ready for the evolution!
One of my favourite bikes last year was the first version of the Kinesis Granfondo Ti – it looked and rode beautifully and had the money been spare, I’d now own one as a winter bike, I liked it that much. Comfortable, fast, smooth and a bike that really put a smile on my face. […]
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 […]
My #girodilento250 ride three – tired and flying on caffeine energy drinks!
After a few days of family focussed time including heading up to the midlands to visit my in-laws, the weather broke and I got out to ride my “usual” 70km loop this morning. I’d had several late nights in a row and last night my lovely 2 yr old niece stayed over at her grandparents […]
The girodilento festive family 250 day one #girodilento250
Today’s day one of the #girodilento250 and like many of you taking part, I got out to get some miles ticked off. It’s nice to start the challenge positively with a good tally so that hopefully I won’t be chasing too much towards the end. Time and family etc will tell. My friend Damien and […]
Just in: Kinesis TK3
Readers of this blog will appreciate already that I’m a big fan of winter bikes. You know the ones with clearance for full “proper” mudguards and larger, say up to 28mm tyres. I’m very fortunate in that I have a couple of great summer bikes but when the weather turns and the roads are covered […]