CGR RIP: CGR Ti 4 years to the day, my CGR Ti has been forcibly-retired. A crack in one of the internal-routing holes had spread to almost the entire circumference of the downtube. I think what surprised me the most was the intense sadness I felt. I would never ride this bike again. The
Review Review: Wizard Works Teeny Houdini Design It’s tiny! Well ok, it’s not. I bought the Medium size of Wizard Works Teeny Houdini saddle bag from their winter Wiz Viz collection. The medium size is a claimed 0.5L in size compared to 0.4L for the Small version. * * At £43 this is
barrel bag Review: Wizard Works Lil Presto! I have the Lil Presto! in an aggressively pink colourway and it is by far one of the best bags that I own. Made by a small company down in London, run by V and Harry who have a background in commuting, touring and bikepacking. They know what works! * * Constructon
bikepacking Pannier.cc Rainspotting "Watch Party" If you’ve read my previous article about my time in the Lake District with Pannier.cc you’ll know I’m a big fan of theirs. They were due to release their new film Rainspotting, made in collaboration with Brother Cycles, at various locations throughout the UK but due
bikepacking Pannier.cc Lakeland Pass-stormer Unprepared, overwhelmed but having a blast! Now, i seem to have this talent for overestimating my own abilities, as I did the weekend I joined Pannier for their Lakeland Pass-stormer tour. Having recently cycled my way across 3 countries over the course of 3 weeks, I felt I’d easily
Broken Images While I was moving my website to a new server host my previous host lost all my images. I’m trying rebuild the library but it’s a very manual process so you’ll see a lot of broken links for a while. If anyone has any experience or advice
CGR 6 month review: Ribble CGR Ti In the 6 months since I bought the Ribble CGR Ti it’s done 2400 miles (give or take). It’s been a reliable companion throughout and I’m still just as enamoured with it as I was the day it turned up. It’s been my daily commuter during
boneshakers Ride: Llandudno and back... Back in August last year I joined my local cycling club – the Timperley Boneshakers. Established in 2009 every year they run a charity ride to fund raise for various local charities. The Ride This year the ride was from Timperley to Llandudno and back over 2 days, to raise funds
CGR First Look: Ribble CGR Ti I’d been looking to buy a new bike for a while but was really struggling to find a bike that excited me. With the Giro and the Tour behind us I had been lured in by the
Long Term Review: Hunt 4Season Gravel Disc Wheels Wow. I couldn’t believe my eyes when these wheels arrived, it wasn’t so much the wheels which are quite pretty in my opinion, but it was the amount of extras in the box: * A set of internal cam QR skewers * 2 Tubeless valves * Spoke Key * 2 spare spokes
Review: Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX The Topeak Ratchet Rocket has long been a staple of Topeaks multi-tool range, and for good reason. I’ve been using an older model for nearly 4 years now while tinkering in the garage and I just love it. Now that’s not to say that I use it for
Long Term Review: Hope 20Five-Pro 4 What a difference 6 months makes, well ok, that’s an exaggeration. These wheels are just as solid as they were the day they came out of the box. Since sealing them up tubeless they’ve been hassle-free, although they could probably do with new sealant in the very near
Bag Review: Topeak Mondopack Hydro The Mondopack is a range of big saddle bags available from Topeak. There’s 4 models in the range. The Mondopack (1.2l), the XL (2l), the XL with straps instead of QuickClick and the Hydro (1.7l). The model I have is the Hydro. It’s a 1.7l
20Five Ongoing Review: Hope 20Five Tubeless setup Tubeless Easy? Well that depends on if you tape the rim correctly. I did not. It took me 3 attempts to get the first wheel to seal. 1st Attempt My first attempt was using Effetto Mariposa Caffé
20Five Ongoing Review: Hope 20Five with Tubes part 2 Just don’t. I’ve had more snakebite punctures with these wheels than I’ve had since I started cycling. If you have no plans to run these tubeless I would not recommend them. I have bought some new tyres and will set them up tubeless in the next day
20Five Ongoing Review: Hope 20Five with Tubes UPDATED 04/06/2017: Added Pictures of Rim Bed and Tape. I’ve been using the Hope 20Five for around 200km now and I’ve now experienced my first puncture. This gave me the perfect chance to test out what they are like to work with at the roadside. Simple
20Five Initial Review: Hope 20Five-Pro 4 The 20five is Hope’s latest Road Disc/Cyclocross wheel built on their legendary Pro 4 hub. They retail at £380 but you can find them for around the Ãââ
