girodilento products of the year 2014
One of the things I most love about having this blog is getting to try new products. I’ve always been interested in new developments and new technologies and I feel fortunate that the cycling industry increasingly helps me do this thanks mostly to the growing numbers of you that read this blog. The purpose of […]
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 […]
Trek World 2014 Highlights
On Thursday I was lucky enough to be invited to come and see Trek latest product showcase. Trek as a company is moving away from the concept of a model year in the traditional sense, so this was a chance to see the range including some new models and updates that I’d not personally seen […]
2014 Trek 1.5 review
My time with the 2014 Trek 1.5 is about to end. Over the last few months I’ve ridden over 500km on the 1.5 exactly as it arrived except for my own pedals and bottle cages. I’ve ridden over all kinds of road conditions and surfaces and along flat roads as well as over steep and […]
2014 Trek 1.5 First Ride Review
A couple of winters back I discovered the Trek 1.5 in its previous guise (http://girodilento.com/the-trek-1-5-a-bargain-winter-bike/) . On paper it made a great case for itself – a good price, the same geometry as the Madone, an excellent spec for the money and most importantly to me – proper clearance for proper mudguards for commuting, training […]
2013 Cycle Show off-piste highlights and favourites….
Today saw the end of the annual Cycle Show at Birmingham’s NEC exhibition centre. This show used to be based at Earls Court in London but it now seems to have a permanent home in the Midlands. I travelled up and spent a day at the show on Thursday on the Press/Trade day and have […]
Ride report: Cannondale CAAD8 105
During 2012, I heard good things about the Cannondale CAAD8 on a reasonably regular basis. I had also been intrigued by the release of this new version of the CAAD8 frame as it featured some of the technology from the much lauded CAAD10 but at a lower price point and with less aggressive geometry. It […]
Winter bike first ride review: Trek 1.5
After a long drawn out journey, I bought a winter bike around the beginning of December. With work, Christmas, a chest cold and more work getting in the way. I’ve finally managed to get a couple of rides in to give a first ride verdict. So far I’ve managed to do about 120km on it, […]
Winter bike ordered (finally): Trek 1.5
Thanks to the good folk on Twitter yesterday afternoon – I’ve finally snapped out of my analysis paralysis ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_paralysis) and I’ve placed an order for a Trek 1.5. My friends on Twitter were absolutely right – time to just get on with it and I have. The fact is that if money weren’t an […]
The Trek 1.5 – A “bargain” winter bike?
Today I happened to be talking to one of my favourite people in the bike trade, Ritch Hilton-Foster of Ride in Poole (http://www.ridebike.co.uk/). Ritch is a great guy and if you’re in the area I highly commend Ride to you – they’re a really top bunch of guys. Now Ritch, rides a Colnago C59 in […]