Those all important items of the bike

Build Your Road Bike 3

Getting the right groupset is a tricky choice. We chose Ultegra, as it’s familiar around the world and easy to maintain

Absolute Black Road Chain Rings

Absolute Black are absolute quality in terms of the items that they produce. We’re really impressed with the quality of the finishing, the machining and the anodising on their premium oval chain rings. The level of detail is superb, with obvious care and attention given to the finished item that carries their brand name.

Rotor Q Rings for MTB

Q -Rings from Rotor are not wholly new. Some of you will recall the Bio rings of a few years ago; but what Rotor have done is to research and refine things to get what they believe is the ultimate chainring. Question is then: ‘how do they perform off-road?’

Rotor Q Rings for Road

I’ve been lucky enough to work in the cycling industry for some time, so I’d come across Q Rings before, a few years ago, but it was good to use them again. Having them fitted to a good Italian Sarto frame should do the trick for testing, and during the ride my legs felt great; they turned the cranks over nicely and didn’t feel fatigued at all.

Osymetric Oval Chain Rings

Chris Froome used to swear by these chain rings, and with 4 Tour de France wins to his name, and a questionable second place to Wiggins (he should have been alowed to take the win), that should be a good recommendation.

Cycling Ceramic BB and Jockey Wheels

Having been asked to review the Cycling Ceramic bottom bracket and jockey wheels, I was looking forward to seeing how they performed on my new titanium build. Having the knowledge that team IAM cycling were using these, as were various other Pro teams albeit under the radar of sponsors, it was with impish glee that I opened them and got them fitted.

Vittoria Corsa Control Road Tyre

Vittoria Corsa 4C Road Tyre

Vittoria Martello Enduro Tyre

Vittoria Pro Endurance Road Tyre