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Cannondale Airspeed Maximum Carbon Pump Owner Review

I purchased my Cannondale Airspeed Maximum Carbon pump from Chain Reaction Cycles Ltd in June 2008 for $44.74 landed. Initial Impressions | Field Experience Initial Impressions The Airspeed has a nice look, being a carbon wrapped allow pump.  It is quite long at 280 mm, but that is what attracted it to me.  Long narrow [...]

ROUTE 7 Leg Warmers Owner Review

I purchased my Route 7 Leg Warmers, Model R7WALN8LW from Torpdeo7 in July 2008 for $21.99 landed as with my weight loss and riding Froggie, my Look 555, I found I was feeling the cold more. Four degree Celsius starts probably doesn’t help! The leg warmers are described by Torpedo 7 thus They feature gripper [...]

Garfield – Week 26 – June 30, 2008

It is Garfield time again. Spent most of the week off the bike for various reasons, so really happy with the outcome. Could have been worse! My Garfield statistics for Week 26 of 2008 are: Weights and Measurements Today’s Weight (kg): 95.5 kg – Overweight Movement from last week (+ or – kg): – 1.3 [...]

How to Securely Fasten Zip Tires with a Fouth Hand

The latest video at BicycleTutor.com is a hint on how to securely fasten zip tires using a fourth hand cable stretcher. I thought it was a great suggestion so included it here. Personally I use a Park Tool Fourth Hand BT-2 which I find works well. I brought mine from Chain Reaction Cycles for around [...]

Endura FS260-Pro Skull Cap Owner Review

I purchased my Endura FS260-Pro Skull cap directly from Chain Reaction Cycles in June 2008 for $24.31 landed, as with my weight loss and riding Froggie, my Look 555, I find that I am feeling the cold more. Four degree Celsius starts probably doesn’t help either! The FS20-Pro is described by Endura as having the [...]