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Review: Solo Super Roubaix Arm and Knee Warmers

Autumn is a season of change, some days it is close to zero Celsius in the early morning, but then by mid-day it can be in the mid-twenties....

A couple of weeks ago I reviewed the Lusso MaxRepel Knee Warmers , which proved to be a great bit of commuting kit; useful for the cooler mo...

From the moment I unboxed the Eastway R2.0 it has impressed me. Eastway bikes may be a new brand, but this bike has been designed by people ...

The tag line of the BaileyWorks Super Pro Messenger Bag is "Built for Life In The Saddle". Perfect! BaileyWorks is a US brand, m...

To say that my Bagaboo Messenger Bag makes me smile whenever I wear it, is probably a good place to start this review... Bagaboo is a Hungar...

Tyre sealant always brings an interesting debate among cyclists; some love it, some not so much. In my mind, if it helps to overcome punctur...

A bike cover is a useful piece of kit for commuters and tourers; keeping your bike dry and clean will avoid component damage, keep your sadd...

Many of you will have heard about the hit-and-run accident that I had at the end of January: riding down Leamington Spa High Street, a car p...

I bought a pair of these last summer, after the Diadora mountain bike shoes that I bought when I first started mountain biking in 2007 event...

When I built up my latest commuter bike I opted for slick tyres, tired of the lost energy and noise from using mountain bike tyres on the r...

When I was first getting into cycling I read Robert Penn's 'It's All About The Bike'. One of the most interesting and histor...

Bit of a random assortment of parts, but it seems to work. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking. Tortec Expedition Rack will tak...

So the rebuild is complete. Below is a picture of what the bike used to look like, and then below that what it now looks like, with all the...