The recent storm Arwen took its toll on the fabric of the countryside surrounding us. We came out of it fairly lightly, losing only an old shed and power for 72 hours. We faired a lot better than many others in our area, some of whom were without power for eight days. A property near…
Electronic gear shifting, along with rim vs disc debate, is guaranteed to spark discussion amongst cyclists. Some love it, others canāt see the point of it over good old mechanical gears. Iāve been using both Shimano Di2 since 2013 and SRAM AXS for about 18 months now and I love them both. Whatās wrong with…
At the start of last year, I converted my Planet-X Tempest to a 1x setup. I was lucky enough to get hold of a second-hand set of Force AXS levers and disc brakes, and I paired these with an Eagle XX1 rear mech for a āMulletā setup. GĆ©rard Vroomen, ex of Cervelo and now at…
Iād been thinking about getting some daytime lights for my bikes for a while, so when I saw that Garmin had updated their Varia RTL515, I jumped at the chance to get one. The Garmin Varia RTL515 is an LED rear light with radar for detecting traffic approaching from behind. It links to a Garmin…
Suspension on bikes has been around probably as long as the bike itself. And suspension stems have certainly been around since the start of the mountain bike era, with designs such as the Girvin Flexstem and the Softride Suspension Stem, although these didnāt meet with total success. With the surge in gravel biking in the…
ShadowStand is an ingenious bike support from Peter Bodola, an architectural model maker based in Hungary. Basically, itās a triangular piece of recycled acrylic that fits under the pedal axle to support your bike while you take photographs of it. Itās small enough to fit into your jersey pocket, and saves looking for convenient gates…
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