When it comes to a pocket pump you want pocket pump power! As I have mentioned before no one really wants a pump as it means normally that you have a flat. When you're commuting or out on a club ride you don’t want to be hanging around especially if it’s raining or cold even worse when it’s both. Now there is a plethora of these devices in your local bike shops to choose from, starting from under £20 going up to the lofty £120 for one of Silca’s mini beauties with Bluetooth

Here in the UK autumn is well underway, which means it's time to refresh the wardrobe with some mid-season essentials. Autumn is a funny season (but probably my favourite), chilly mornings can turn into balmy, sunny afternoons with big shifts in the temperature, often putting cyclists into a spin about what to wear, yes the struggle is real. For me, a decent pair of mid weight socks, gilet, cap and a pair of long fingered gloves form the basis of the spring / autumn clothing

Founded in 2016 by Marc and Lara Giusti, Veloforte.cc hand crafts energy bars and bites using 100% natural ingredients to a recipe that dates back to the 13th century. Panforte as it was known is documented to have been carried by the Roman Legions, fuelling them through the Crusades. The ancient recipe produced and sold by spice merchants consisted of dried fruits, nuts, spices and brandy. The exact Veloforte recipe is a closely guarded secret and bar swapping the brandy for

I know that not all what I’m about to review will be liked by everyone but I think everyone would like at least one of them. Since it was founded in 1917 Silca has been owned by the same family, over its time it has led with ground breaking innovations that we have come to consider the norm. Always designing their products with usefulness, longevity and style in mind, we are still fixing 30-year-old pumps today, and yes parts are still available. In 2013 the brand was sold

To cut things short for the reader who has already spent the time reading our review on Rapha’s winter core tights, I measured up, looked at the size chart and ordered. What we wanted to test is the idea that Rapha’s no thrills clothing will live up to the quality and comfort of Rapha’s more expensive offerings. Again just to fill you in the kit turned up in the tell-tale black packet, each item inside is in its own bag and you also get your receipt in a nice card envelope,

As a long-time user of Rapha, I have seen prices go up over the last few years maybe in part due to their sponsorship of Team Sky, as well as other worldwide factors, so as I pondered placing an order for some of Rapha’s core range it made me think of something, is this Rapha’s gateway drug? Are they planning on hooking you on the core products hoping you will spend your money on something a bit harder next time? Or is the core range good enough anyway? When the big black pla