BioLogic, the brand that started out as an accessories division of Dahon selling parts peculiar to their folding bikes but is now a fully-fledged part of the breakaway company Tern, has launched a folding helmet called the Pango that we first saw as a Dahon prototype at Eurobike.Intended as an urban helmet for commuters which … Read more
The Northwave Blade 2 overshoes, or Shoecover as Northwave like to call them, fall into the neoprene camp for overshoes. If you haven’t come across this style of overshoe before it is basically like a wetsuit, water will eventually get through but the material should trap warmth and keep your tootsies toasty.The material itself is … Read more
We’ve had our first look at who’s got the legs out in Qatar, then. And it was Tom Boonen who triumphed, showing the new guard how the do it in the old school. Adam Blythe of BMC ran him close, with Peter Sagan running in third. But who’s top of the Fantasy Cycling pile this … Read more
Louis Garneau’s Lathi gloves are an extreme design for the worst that winter can hurl at us, the despite their slightly cumbersome appearance are surprising dextrous and, thanks to their two part design, give excellent climate control whatever direction the mercury is hurtling.In many regards these are idea for commuting/training and mountain biking, stealth black … Read more
Craft’s single-thickness Thermal Multi Grip gloves are made from a stretchy fleece fabric that provides a middling level of warmth and work well as a liner glove when it’s really cold or on their own in autumn or spring.The palms feature a small amount of silicon print to improve grip and there’s plenty more on … Read more
The pre-race talk at the Tour of Qatar was all about world champion Mark Cavendish, who overcame illness to make his debut for Team Sky, but it was one of his predecessors in the rainbow jersey, Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma-Quick Step who won the opening stage of the race today from Bahan Towers to … Read more
The German bike makers at Canyon have bought themselves a CT scanner specifically designed for testing frames and components and they reckon the benefits are already coming in.CT scanner? ‘CT’ stands for Computed Tomography which is a highly developed form of X-ray where quite literally thousands of simultaneous cross-sections of a given subject are assembled … Read more
World champion Mark Cavendish has been a popular choice for players of our Fantasy Cycling game as the Tour of Qatar gets under way today, but he’s fighting to recover from illness to make his Team Sky debut; meanwhile, André Greipel, the man who dominated the sprints in the Santos Tour Down Under last month, … Read more
The PBP Seamless Cap is part of Velobici’s PBP collection. It’s a skull-tight beanie made from a Merino-mix material: 42% Merino, 51% polyester Thermo-cool, 4% Nylon and 3% elastane. PBP refers to the Paris-Brest-Paris, of course, and the collection comprises “essential items for the long distance traveller, marrying durability with comfort, practicality and European chic.” … Read more
Team Sky race coach Rod Ellingworth insists he is “confident” that Mark Cavendish will be fit enough to make his debut for them tomorrow in the Tour of Qatar, despite the world champion having missed training today after coming down with an illness.While his team mates were out on the road, on the advice of … Read more
