Archive for category: Kit Reviews

Scicon Aerostorm Sunglasses Review

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.

Scicon Aerocomfort 3.1 Road Bike Travel Bike Bag Review

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.

Carbon road bikes created in the heart of Europe

TIME Bikes are still hand crafted and built in the heart of Europe. Their legendary status as the world’s best carbon bikes is a reputation built on innovation and excellence. Time then to take a look at their latest world-leading carbon road bikes

GripGrab spring warmth cycling clothing for women

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.

TIME Scylon – the most comfortable high-performance road bike in the world

Nadezhda has been riding her TIME Scylon road bike for nearly a year now. Despite it having a world-leading race-ready geometry, it’s also shown itself to be one of the most comfortable high-performance road bikes in the world – read more to find out why.

Is Ekoi the listening brand in world cycling

Let’s focus on the cycling industry per se. It’s broken and a minor repair will no longer fix the issue. You can pour as much sealant into the punctures as you like – but, unless you start listening to the consumer… which is what Jean- Christophe has been doing at Ekoi since 2001, bucking the trend and leading the industry peloton.

2026 Spring-Summer Cycle Clothing Collection from ALÉ

As the cycling seasons begins once more, and we start to look ahead to warmer spring days and short sleeved jerseys, Italian brand Alé has unveiled its new Spring–Summer 2026 cycling apparel collection

Winter training on the Elite Avanti Smart Trainer

Working in the mountain sports industry, and being a mountain runner and ski instructor, fitness is key. That means even on the worst of days, I have to find some form of training, to maintain my necessary fitness levels. Cycling is great – yes – but in snowy Transylvania, I need an indoor cycling option – time to try the Elite Avanti!

ALÉ men’s winter cycling clothing

As a pro level mountain bike racer, with experience competing on the roads, too, cycling kit performance and comfort is crucial to me. It has to stop the elements in winter, allow me a good degree of movement, and give me that extra security that comes with high-performance and comfortable winter cycling clothing.

ALÉ Cycling Cosmic jacket & KLIMATIK K-ATMO 3.0 tights for women

Do Ale make some of the best women’s cycle clothing in the world? Probably, yes. I liked the look of Ale Cycling’s products from the very beginning. In addition to the unique design, with an aesthetic sense, the quality of the products is clearly superior to other brands. It oozes quality from first sight…