If the level 1 course was a soup of people, then in the period until the level 2 course that people soup had been left to boil so most of the sweetness, subtlety and balance evaporated...
Mason BokehTi Off-Road Shakedown
This was my first real outing with the Mason BokehTi off-road and fully loaded; 2 days of the South Downs Way. I’d swapped...
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The South Downs Way
For those of you (assuming somebody is actually reading this rubbish) from Hampshire or Sussex you’ll probably be aware of...
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Mason BokehTi 214 Mile Shakedown
I took a long time choosing and it took a long time coming but last Thursday my Mason BokehTi arrived, along with an addition set...
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Dorset Gravel Dash 2017
I arrived in Swanage around 20:30, parked up on the Seafront and headed straight out to find food. All the pubs, including the...
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Choosing a New Bike
It’s a learning curve buying the right bike. I thought the Tripster ATR was going to be my bike for life but I’m...
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The Search for Winter Bib Tights 2 – Morvelo Stealth Stormshield
I’ve finally found a pair of Winter Bib Tights, it’s taken about 12 years but I now have a pair I’m 95 percent...
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Ned Boulting’s Bikeology Tour
***Ned has a new Bikeology tour for 2017*** First off, just in case you’re using this review to decide if to attend the...
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Swrve Cycling Trousers
I think I managed (inadvertently) to guilt Charly (my wife) into buying me another Christmas present by surprising her with a KitchenAid Mixer (which still hasn’t been used, I hope...
Portsmouth Sky Ride Leader Course
This Summer it looks like Portsmouth is going to play host to Sky Ride Local rides, these are guided rides along quiet roads and traffic free routes, not the Sky Ride City rides that take...
Altura Night Vision Evo Jacket
Any old waterproof will do when you’re cycling but there are benefits to a cycling specific waterproof shell that make them worth it. I chose the Altura Night Vision Evo jacket in...
Get A Grip On Your Cycling
While you cannot control how other road and path users act around you, you can take ownness of your journey and what happens during it: Even if everyone else around were being dangerous...
2014: My Cycling Year
As of today (23/12/2014) I’m 26 miles away from from hitting 5000 miles for the year. For many this may not be a lot but for me this is by far my highest annual mileage even with the...
Tyres
On my old Revolution Country Explorer I had a set of 700x32cc Schwalbe Marathon Plus with which I did 1000s of miles and didn’t get a single puncture. When I got my Kinesis Tripster...