Product Reviews
Entering The Arms Race
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 interest at what Nike was doing especially with Eliud Kipchoge’s attempt at going sub-2 hours…
Read MoreProduct 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 – They have an inner tube sewn into a tyre carcass and then you use…
Read MoreProduct 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 really pleased with them. In fact I’ve actually been surprised at just how good they…
Read MoreEquipment 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 a Matrix Apache full carbon frames running an 11 speed Shimano Ultra groupset with some…
Read MoreTesting 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 rest then crack on. I don’t want to start training for next year and then…
Read MoreProduct 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 sponsored by Matrix it could be said that I’m somewhat biased, but I’d like to think…
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