Rapha Pro Team Socks

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There are many things in life that I am passionate about, one of them is cycling, another is blogging, I also have a particular fetish for good ice cream and chocolate but one thing I am extremely passionate about is correct sock height. After writing two posts regarding the state of sock height I feel that [...]

SRAM Red 2012

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Background In the time since SRAM first launched their road groupsets they have taken the groupset industry by storm. Since their entry into the road market their DoubleTap technology has both been loved and hated and was significantly different than the competition. After recent groupset updates from Shimano and Campagnolo, SRAM Red was expected to [...]

Sram Red 2012 Testing

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Thanks to Bike Gallery, tomorrow I will be doing a test ride of the new Sram Red 2012 grouppo. This afternoon I took it round the block and my first impressions of the groupset were that it was refined and the shifting and braking was better than anything I could have imagined. Tomorrow I’m taking [...]

A Late April Fools Day – Tongue in Bum Cheek

The connection between bum and bike is one of the most important in cycling. It gives you the base which you need to deliver power to the pedals. Of all the connections to the bike it is the one which riders are most sensitive to and the amount of different products in this area is [...]

Sponsorship

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I am pleased to announce that as of today I am now sponsored by Trigon Bicycles. For the next year and a bit I will be racing a Trigon bicycle wearing Trigon clothing. This is a big deal and this is my first real sponsorship. To see anyone place such faith in me as a [...]