Honest Cycling Gear Reviews for UK Riders
Nobody warns you about this before your first proper ride. You get the bike sorted, you get the helmet, you feel like a cyclist — and then twenty minutes in, your backside stages a full rebellion. That’s the moment most people discover that padded cycling shorts aren’t a vanity purchase for lycra-clad racing types. They’re … Read more
There’s a particular kind of stubbornness that gets British cyclists out the door in January, and cycling bib tights are the garment that makes that stubbornness bearable. In plain terms, cycling bib tights are full-length cycling trousers with an integrated bib brace that clips over the shoulders instead of a waistband, usually built with a … Read more
Somewhere between your third and your thirtieth ride, you’ll have The Realisation: the bike isn’t the problem, your shorts are. Women’s bib shorts exist to solve exactly that problem, and they do it far better than the men’s-cut hand-me-downs so many of us started out wearing. A decent pair combines a female-specific chamois, bib straps … Read more
Buy the wrong pair of men’s bib shorts and you’ll know about it somewhere around mile thirty, when a dull ache turns into the kind of numbness that makes you seriously reconsider your hobby choices. It’s a strangely intimate purchase for something you’ll wear under a jersey, but the chamois pad sitting between you and … Read more