I broke a spoke on my TT bike’s rear wheel earlier this week, so today I decided to head south into Surrey and test the legs with a few climbs on the road bike. The first climb of the day, Staple Lane is a favourite of mine. It was the first “Surrey Hill” I rode when I joined Woking CC…
Tag: road cycling
GP 4-Season Tyres: 1500 Miles
You may recall I posted a quick first impressions review of the Continental 4-Season tyres back in November of last year. Since then I have covered around 1500 miles through the English winter and now into Spring. So how have they fared? Over the past months I’ve had the pleasure (?) of riding these tyres through…
Sunday morning in the Surrey Hills
So after an enforced 10 days off the bike giving me plenty of time to recover from a long period of illness it was great to finally get back into the Surrey Hills. I left home early and for the first half of the ride I almost had the whole place to myself. My route took…
Fragrance of Champions!
“Style is about details, smelling good on the podium is just as important as getting there.” Fabian Cancellara, Pro Cyclist with Trek Factory Racing It may have been Trek’s April Fools Day joke, but you can see it happening. He is by far one of the most stylish men in the pro peloton, both on and off…
Finally, finally, finally!
Today is what Jim would call Venge Day or in other words, the day when the fast carbon bike finally comes out of hibernation after a long winter! Mine’s still been busy indoors bolted to the turbo trainer (although a little less the past month) but it hasn’t seen the blacktop since October or November last…
Ride Review: Tannus Aither 1.1 Solid Road Bike Tyres
Since my first look in February I’ve been giving the Tannus Aither 1.1 solid tyres a thorough workout on my road bike. I’ve covered enough miles now to be able to write a more in-depth appraisal of their real world performance. They promised a lot, but did they deliver? You can read my full review over on…
Two Wheels with TC 