Book Review – The Ronde by Edward Pickering
The Ronde Inside the Tour of Flanders, the World's Toughest Bike Race By Edward Pickering The Tour of Flanders – known to cycling fans as The Ronde – is the biggest one day cycling race in the world. It is a potent mix of grit, cobbles, steep climbs,...
I’m with the residents! – Velo Birmingham…
The tale of a train wreck Which residents? The NIMBY residents. The ones who say “cyclists - YES 15,000 cyclists - NO!” such were the placards alongside the roads in many lovely Worcestershire villages on the 24th of September. The day I finally decided...
Book Review – Wild Cycling by Chris Sidwells
Wild Cycling A pocket guide to 50 great rides off the beaten track in Britain by Chris Sidwell A. Reviewer: Nichiless Dey. European Cycling correspondent, physics teacher and cyclist of little renown! i. For Anna ‘The Boss’ Magrath: CyclingShorts.cc (as,...
Islabike Luath Long Term Review
Islabikes are produced by former British national champion and medallist Isla Rowntree. With experience in all forms of cycling and extensive experience in bike design and frame building the brand is well known and respected. They offer a fantastic range of bikes from...
Etixx Bars & Gels Review
Etixx started making sports nutrition products in 2009 and there are 23 different products including energy drinks, energy gels, energy bars, recovery shakes, recovery bars, vitamins and supplements such as HMB in the range. The name Etixx comes from the word ethical...
Review – AFTERSHOKZ TREKZ Titanium Bone Conduction Headphones
A couple of years ago now, our lovely editor Anna asked me to cover an outdoor leisure show at London's Excel. It was an enjoyable show and I remember giving it a thumbs up. I also remember giving solid reviews to several products given to me to road test and a...
Cycliq Fly6 Rear Light & Camera Review
What can one say if your editor says to you that we have been sent some techy kit to try out, and would you like to review it? Yes please? Cycliq Fly6 is a high powered rear LED light unit, with a difference. There is a rear facing HD cam built into the sealed all...
JIVR Bike Review
Spin part two. The reviews... Ok. So “Spin” the show, was spun into something a tad more than it ought to have been. I’m saying no more about the show, but nothing is completely bad and in amongst some very quirky stuff, were some very interesting products indeed and...
Hipster Paradise – Spin London
Spin London Brick Lane, in the heart of London’s East End and formerly known as Whitechapel Lane has always been a vibrant melting pot of a place and the earliest known record of its existence was on a woodcut map that was printed sometime during the 16th Century. It...
Fat Lad At The Back (FLAB) Jersey & Shorts Review
“You should buy this kit; it’s called Fat Lad at the Back” “These shorts would be great for you; they are called Fat Lass at the Back” “This top would suit you; you can buy it from Fat Lad at the Back” People of all shapes and sizes often ask me for kit...
ICON Intelligent Lights Review
Intelligent Lights Established in 2013, a Northern-Irish based start up company called See.Sense, Kickstarter funded ICON intelligent lights. I tested the rear ICON light which has two 95 lumen CREE LEDs and retails at £64.99. The box contained 2 x rubber mounts, USB...
Review – Can Chia make you Charge?
According to the Chia Charge website the word Chia comes from the Mayan word for ‘strength’ and messengers could run all day with just a small handful of chia seeds! Apparently Aztec warriors survived on nothing but chia during conquests and Native...
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