Following on from the infamous Nike Vaporfly 4% and their Next % running shoes, a number of companies have now released their own carbon fibre-plated models. Sub-2 hour marathon barrier smashed Being a bit of shoe-geek, I’d looked on with…
Product Review – Schwalbe Pro One Tubeless Tyres
Like a lot of people, and especially (ahem) older cyclists, I was a bit sceptical about the introduction of tubeless tyres over recent years. For those who aren’t bike-geeks there are basically 3 types of bike tyres nowadays: – Tubular…
Product Review – Naked Runner Glasses
The nice people at Naked Runner were kind enough to send me a pair of their R1 glasses in England colours to try out a few months ago. Since then I’ve put them to the test and over-all I’ve been…
Equipment Update – Matrix Apache
I mentioned before Christmas in another post that I wanted to get various things sorted ahead of the 2016 season. So on that basis I have a new bike – It’s always nice to have some new carbon fibre! It’s…
Testing Times
It might seem early with the 2015 season still underway, but I’m beginning to get things in place for winter training and indeed my 2016’s events. Why you might ask? Well, I want to finish this season, have a short…
Product Review – Matrix 806 Wheelset
Introduction The Matrix T806 wheelset are the first all carbon hoops I have used. I’ve been riding them for the whole of 2012 on both solo and tandem, although they are not specifically designed for the latter. As I am…