Equipment ← Ordinary Gentlemen

So whilst I’ve been waiting for the LBS to rebuild my front wheel with dynamo, I’ve had to come up with alternative light arrangements. A friend recommend the SolarStorm lights. So I went out and bought this…. It’s a simple arrangement – light fixes to bars via a thick stretchy band. Battery has a velcro ...

Fitting SKS road mudguards to the Boardman Hybrid Pro.

Jan

26

2015

A fairly straight forward fit, but a few things to note. The front mudguard is the trickiest. The fixing to attach the supporting clip to the forks is not long enough – I bought a 70mm M5 hex bolt from ebay to do the trick, and remember, not too tight; the carbon won’t like it. The ...

The only thing left is the frame 1

Jan

25

2015

Back in 2013 when I decided I was going to do LeJog I bought myself a bike. That bike was the Kona Dewdrop – a rather splendid bike that suited my style of riding. Essentially I will cycle on everything from road to canal path to dirt track. The Dewdrop is a hybrid bike with ...

The Light Spur – one way to be seen

Jan

16

2015

So I’ve started training for LeJog 2015 by cycling to work. This is largely in response to Stovesy continually sending me little updates via mapmyride that every day he has cycled x miles. My ride to work involves an 8 mile cycle ride through deepest darkest (it is very dark at this time of the ...

Mavic A719

Jan

16

2015

The Mavic A719 – I had to write about this rim; it’s bullet proof in my humble opinion. Last year I used this rim on the front of my bike to travel down tow paths, rough tracks with an extra 10kg of weight in the panniers. Now I’m not a sprite of a lad ...

I think it’s complete

Jan

9

2015

I’m sure I can find more gadgets to attach, but for the time being, it’s done. Now just to ride it.

Tigra Sport BikeConsole

Jan

7

2015

So far, an excellent bit of kit. Phone fits perfectly; has sealed cable entry for charger and ‘phones; and the mounting system is really versatile. The holster slides into the mount with a click, and then a thumbscrew makes sure it’s really secure.

Ordinary Gentlemen

Sound advice

Solar Storm Front Light 1

Fitting SKS road mudguards to the Boardman Hybrid Pro.

The only thing left is the frame 1

The Light Spur – one way to be seen

Mavic A719

I think it’s complete

Tigra Sport BikeConsole