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 […]
Kinesis T2 complete bike – first look review
For many years, the way to buy a Kinesis bike was to buy the frame and forks and build this up to your own specific requirements. Of course for a lot of people that’s still the case but according to Kinesis there are also more and more dealers and customers asking for complete bikes. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
First ride review: De Rosa Milanino Training Bike
I love winter bikes. Anyone who’s read this blog for a while now will know that. I love bikes that can take full length mudguards and wide (up to 28mm tyres). They make so much sense to me for riding in Britain and I’m amazed that they still stir up such passions and arguments amongst […]
2014 Genesis Equilibrium 20 First look review
After a couple of years and quite a few blog posts and discussions, I finally have an Equilibrium 20 to ride and share my thoughts on. I suspect the good people at Genesis Bikes might well have sent me one just to stop me asking and I’m delighted they have (regardless). Ironically a week or […]
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 […]
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 […]