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Category: Reviews

The Rapha Pro Team Lightweight GORE-TEX Jacket: A new mum’s best friend

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020opopop Leave a comment

And if you’re not a new mum, bear with me for the first couple of paragraphs as this jacket is worth reading about!

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Review: IRIS Kochi women’s cycling jersey

November 13, 2018May 19, 2020opopop Leave a comment

At some point in about February this year I opened my cycling kit drawer and pulled the various Lycra and merino wool items this way and that, looking for the jersey that most summed up how I felt that day and what sort of ride I was after. I probably hoiked a few pieces out,…

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Cable tie at hub end of mudguard mount

Hack: Focus Paralane mudguard rattle

March 30, 2018May 19, 2020opopop 2 Comments

I am a very proud and happy owner of a Focus Paralane AL 105 and I ruddy love the thing. At a price point of £1,499 it ticked all of the necessary winter bike boxes, as well as being a great commuter and all-round good performer for everyday riding. If I’d been a little more…

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Bib tights and jacket

Review: Hoy Vulpine women’s Roubaix bib tights

January 3, 2016November 13, 2018opopop Leave a comment

Cyclists spend the majority of their time bent double, with joints and hinges at the ankles, knees, hips and shoulders all needing a considerable range of movement to perform unimpeded. So when you think about it, meeting this need is actually quite a big ask for a piece of kit in comparison to the clothes…

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Review: HOY Vulpine women’s long sleeve Roubaix jersey

December 4, 2015November 13, 2018opopop Leave a comment

I should probably come clean early on and fess up that, despite wearing lots of different bits and pieces of cycling kit, I actually haven’t reviewed all that many. As such, I approached this write-up feeling slightly unsure on how many words you, the reader, might want to read – and just how technical to…

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Bianchi Infinito CV Disc

To Infinito – and beyond!

April 19, 2015April 25, 2015opopop 1 Comment

Somewhere during my Key Stage Three or GCSE years while sat in an English Language lesson, I was taught of the persuasive powers of three as a rhetorical device. While I probably went a bit overkill and used it in every piece of creative writing set as homework at the time, thinking that it would…

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Sportive: Cycletta Cheshire

October 2, 2014April 25, 2015opopop Leave a comment

The Cycletta series of women-only bike rides now boasts six events from Scotland down to the New Forest and a few locations in between. With Victoria Pendleton at the wheel of the marketing and PR push, the calendar of events (organised by the very experienced Human Race) seems to grow in popularity every year in…

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Review: Purple Harry Super Sponge

September 15, 2014April 25, 2015opopop Leave a comment

If I’m reviewing something, it’s usually having covered a fair number of miles on the bike (in the case of a sportive) or the same really, but with calorific boosts every now and again (if we’re talking nutrition). In either case, it’s quite easy to go into detail and get carried away with the number of…

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Review: SiS REGO Protein Bar

July 10, 2014April 25, 2015opopop Leave a comment

It seems that in the last couple of years, the combination of chocolate and peanut butter has become substantially more popular and I would hazard a guess that a certain American brand that clad their products in orange wrapping has something to do with it. While I would have been blissfully happy to have arrived…

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