Winter training starts here…
This summer was my fourth in a row that hasn’t gone to plan. By that I mean that I rode my bike a lot less than I’d hoped to. This year the reason was a much higher workload, which is great, because as a freelancer, it meant summer was a bit more lucrative than last […]
Brynje Super Thermo C-Shirt active base layer review
It’s getting pretty cold out there now as winter seems to be getting into its stride. I’m now seeing the kind of weather that has me looking into the deepest recesses of my bike clothing stashes to get my best winter clothing back into action. For me, this has meant that pretty much from mid-November […]
Shutt Velo Rapide’s new Autumn Winter Clothing range…
My friends at Shutt Velo Rapide have been busy this year. They’ve backed two race teams, Shutt Squadra Donne and Twenty3c-Focus, extended sponsorship of the Women’s Team Series and 3 Days of Bedford, the UK’s only multi-day women’s stage race. They’ve also been busy with their new designer, Lucy Gardner, adding three new women’s Merino […]
First look: Kinesis GF_Ti v2 review
Not long after Kinesis launched the original GF_Ti just over a year ago, I was lucky enough to borrow a press bike for a couple of weeks. It was winter time and for one reason or another I didn’t manage to ride it as much as I wanted to – but it was one of […]
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 […]
Shutt Velo Rapide launch their 2012 Autumn/Winter kit
British cycling clothing company Shutt Velo Rapide have released the first of their products for the coming Autumn and Winter. The new products include a smart and affordably priced soft-shell jacket, that’s also designed to look good off the bike http://www.shuttvr.com/shop/productdetail/Active-Softshell-Jacket/ It’s even better value with a £20 discount off retail at launch. It features a water repellent and wind […]
Not as smart as you’d think…
Me that is. I’ve just got over the worst chest cold/infection that I’ve had in quite a few years and I agreed to a 90km ride with my fastest riding buddy last Saturday. This after I sensibly bailed out of riding the Puncheur last Sunday, which was 15km longer and 2.5 times the climbing. So […]
Winter training with Garmin Barracuda
Here’s another very slick marketing video from Garmin covering their teams winter training in the warmest bit of the European winter. It’s beautifully produced, so very easy to watch with only a short obvious plug for the terrific Garmin Edge 800 which I’ve covered before (http://girodilento.com/my-cycling-product-of-the-year-2011-garmin-ed) so I’ll let them off. It’s always good to […]