Women’s cycling kit has different requirements to men, and thankfully brands are finally accepting this. Danish brand GripGrib excel at creating high-performance cycling clothing and accessories – which is why Kristi thought it was time to take a closer look at how they create style and performance in harmony
The best upgrade that you can make to your bke is to change the wheels. However, which wheelset do you choose to get that balance between lightness, responsiveness, performance, comfort and cost? Kristi has been testing these carbon wheels from new brand on the block, Light Bicycle…
Scicon make some of the most stylish, high performance sunglasses in the world – just ask Tadejcar. And, whilst Kristi may not be leading the world peloton, she also knows that quality counts – which is why she recently tested the Scicon Aerostorm sunglasses for herself.
Travelling with an expensive carbon road bike can be worrying and daunting. How will it survive the baggage handler curse! Kristi was asked to take a look at the Scicon Aerocomfort, and so took it on a few travels during early season racing.
When it comes to testing cycling kit, Kristi is proably the ideal person. With European titles in CX, on gravel and on the road, this exceptional athlete and writer knows what works. She’s also from the Baltic region, which is cold now and again – and so Kristi also knows how to wrap up well! Time then to test Danish brand GripGrab, and how comfortable their latest kit actually is.
Women’s cycling is still the fastest growth area within the global cycling community. We thought that it was time for us to openly defend women’s cycling and the unfair attacks and sexism that still exist. To showcase the uniqueness and the lifestyle within women’s cycling, and to bring you the very best women’s cycling blogs in the world – all in one place.
It’s the end of the cyclocross season and Kristi is feeling ready for the forthcoming challenges on the road. Read her latest blog to find out how winter riding in this most challenging of sports has helped her to prepare
Defining what Cycling Culture & Style is can be a daunting task. Utimately, it’s a fast moving entity; a tapestry of cycling styles that are loosely interwoven. Examing cycling culture, we look at various aspects of the global cycling community, concluding that basically… it’s whatever you want it to be!
Having been involved within cycle sport for over 5 years now, and there’s one discipline that stands out for me and which appeals to be in so many ways. Yes, cyclocross is something that draws me in and which appeals to my personality – constantly challenging, and driving me forward on an amazing journey of self-discovery.
The cycling industry is always talking about inspiration, yet in so many different ways. We here about great wattage power and great bikes and how people look. However, it’s all just bullshit really. When we press pause and think about it, inspiration comes in so many seemingly ordinary ways; alongside of course, some truly inspiring indivuals who ride their bikes quietly challenging themselves.
