The compact, women’s specific CamelBak Magic looks like it’s made for mountain biking. It’s snug, low profile, and has enough space to stash everything you need for a part-day ride. The women’s fit means it stays glued to the female form on the trails. And the snazzy range of colours on offer makes riding more […]
LineBreak CalfGuards
The LineBreak CalfGuards are what you wear when you’re so stuffed you can’t pull your shorts off to put on the full length tights. Or at least, that’s one of the uses for this garment. They’re also a good alternative to LineBreak’s compression tights in hotter weather. This has made them an attractive summer and […]
LineBreak Women’s Compression Tights
In a sport like cycling, the fitter you get the longer and more frequent training rides tend to become. As such, it’s easy to forget the importance of recovery in making the performance gains you’re after. LineBreak products assist recovery through compression after exercise, reducing muscle vibration during sport and by helping with temperature regulation […]
Fi’zi:k Antares VS – First Impressions
Writing a review on a saddle in terms of ranking or recommendations is fraught with risk. When you consider that it is being done from a stand point of use for long distance mountain bike events, then is is even riskier. So my ‘review’ of the Fi’zi:k Antares VS saddle needs to be taken as my […]
Hutchinson Python Tubeless Ready 29er
Almost twelve months ago I received a pair of Hutchinson Python Tubeless Ready 29er to test. Running two bikes for 2011 made the testing process… testing. Although I was pretty much sold on running a 29er hard tail, I stuck with a trusty 26″ Scott Spark 10 for the majority of races I completed through […]
Subaru-MarathonMTB.com team bike – first impressions.
Preparation for the Kona Odyssey has been ticking along smoothly. Not manic, but smooth and steady. The La Niña weather pattern in Sydney recently has resorted the training regime purely to road miles upon road miles. I’m told road miles early on in the season forms a great base and with any luck this will […]
Tubulars: Moving into XCM and SR
This article carries on from Tim Bateman’s previous piece on Tubulars It is no coincidence that it was Swiss former Cyclocross World Champion and MTB legend Thomas Frischknecht who reintroduced tubular tyres to MTB, especially in the XC disciplines of XCO and XCC (Short Track). Frischknecht was a constant innovator who actively developed his bikes […]
Tubular Tyres “Everything Old is New Again”
Ask any racing cyclist in the other disciplines and if they have raced with any serious intent they will have used tubular tyres. Tubular tyres were the original bicycle tyres, and comprise of a tube sewn within a closed cylinder. The tubular is then glued to the concave surface of the rim. Advances in material […]
Maxxis Ikon Tyre Review
The Scott 24h and the 5th installment of the Singletrack Mind Series at Mt Annan a few weeks prior both left me with the need to wrap some new rubber around the Spark. I had been using Continental Race King Race Sports as tubeless, without much success. Whilst super light and fast, leaky sidewalls had […]
Tech Review: Fox FIT Terralogic QR15
With a solid six months now on the fork, there is no question. The new FIT Terralogic cartridge is a great performer – reliable, very adjustable, and user friendly.