Reviews

My thoughts on cycling products for what its worth

WellbriX – A review

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A couple of weeks ago you may remember that I published a post looking at a few cycling related Kickstarter projects (if you missed it you can find it here). Well after this went out I was delighted to hear from a couple of other companies who wanted to see if I would be interested in taking a look at their soon to be available offerings too.

One of these people was Dr Caroline Keddie the creator of the new and innovative WellbriX. Caroline herself has a 1st class honours degree (Psychology), a PhD (Mathematics and cognitive learning styles), she’s a therapist in Sports and clinical remedial injury and a has a strong love of many sports so its safe to say she is not only very smart, but also well positioned to understand the needs of athletes and wannabe athletes the world over.

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She has taken the concept of the ever popular foam roller as a starting point, and gone at least three steps further, designing a set of modular bricks with various sized nodules that can be used for a much more targeted approach to work those sore and tight muscles and knots that are formed after exercise.

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Rivelo Winnats bib tights review

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Please note – This review was done as part of my role with UK Cycle Chat and the original version can be found here

With the cold weather approaching and a distinct lack of winter kit in my cycling wardrobe it was with great anticipation that I awaited the arrival of Rivelo’s Winnats bib tights, and I can safely say that from the moment they arrived I wasn’t disappointed.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, (True)Start your engines!

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With a few rides and reviews coming up I thought I best start knuckling down and getting myself back to being more productive on the blog front; and so, for your second dose of Roly Rouleur in a week (you lucky things) here are my first musings on the awesome TrueStart coffee.

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Only first?

Yep, just so we are clear from the off, I will be revisiting this review in the coming months once I have had more of a chance to use this product before big training blocks and events but as this weekend saw my first use, I thought why not share my initial thoughts and introduce the brand.

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Band of Climbers – Review

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As promised, as my way of making up for neglecting you for so long, here is my second post of the week.

This originally started life as a product review but I quickly realised that actually I was not really focusing on the product, but the brand and its owner (that’s not to say a certain product won’t get a mention because it will be but this is definitely about more than just that!)

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ICE ICE baby – Tagnix Emergency ID Dog Tags Review

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The Good – Choice, Price, Quality, Something for everyone

The Bad – Not much really, being very (very) picky perhaps a slightly thinner chain?

The Ugly – Nada

Despite the  arrival of winter this last week, this is not a post about the cold, or snow or even ice (though given the title you could be forgiven for thinking that). No this is an altogether different kind of ICE……….In Case of Emergency.

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VeloToze tall shoe covers / overshoes review

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  • The Good – Very cheap price, lots of colour choice
  • The Bad – Very tight fitting, lack of breathability
  • The Ugly – The look has proved very divisive

With the long hot English summer (clears throat) coming to an end and the damp, nay soggy, autumn fast approaching, one of the essential pieces of kit you need in your cycle bag are a good pair of overshoes. Having neatly destroyed my old pair in a fit of panic as a particularly nasty storm approached I was in the market.

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Released earlier this year to much fanfare the ‘Toze certainly seemed an interesting proposition. Coming in 7 different colours, 4 different sizes and 2 cuts (Tall and Short), it’s safe to say that there’s something for everyone and matching kit and/or bike shouldn’t be a problem. Further, given the really competitive price of £14.99 for the tall covers (£12.99 for the short) I took the plunge and found myself with a pair in red (to match my faithful steed) making their way to me.

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Castelli Nanoflex arm and leg warmers

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A caveat for my first review – Being on the larger side, and when it comes to buying clothes firmly in the denial team i.e. Yes I can still where medium sized clothes and no this new £100 lightweight summer jersey is not supposed to be a tank top, sizing does tend to be an issue!!

So when I saw these warmers were available in sizes XS to XL I was torn between going with the large or the extra large, because surely if there is no XXL option then the XL would be huge!! But this is cycling gear remember and from an Italian brand no less, so sizing can be snug!

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