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Foot pumps are great. They allow you to get air in your tyre quickly without much fuss. The only problem is that they are large, often heavy, and cumbersome to travel with. Hand pumps, on the other hand, are easy to travel with, but our cyclist arms have well and truly met their match when it comes to inflating tyres to a decent pressure.Well, there is a new pump out there which is set to change your life forever. Enter, the Fumpa Electric Bike P …

Shimano’s RC9 S-Phyre marked a new era for the Japanese brand's road shoe. The shoe weighs in at 545g [size 45] for the pair, and were the lightest shoe Shimano had released, weighing about 30g less than the R321 in the same size. Shimano shoes have never been known for being particularly feathery, especially considering similarly high-end offerings from brands like Specialized, Northwave, and Giro weigh roughly 100g less in the same size. To rei …

Savage. There’s lots of words to describe the Ironman Philippines in Subic Bay in June, but I keep landing on this one. I said at the time that the race (course and conditions) chewed us up and spat us out and I still feel that way today. With four of us racing, it was supposed to be an easy event to manage, given only one first timer and a beautiful destination. How wrong I was.The afternoon before, a monsoonal weather front came charging in, ri …

Everyone loves new bike day and I am thrilled to be the proud, new owner of a Cannondale Jekyll 1 29er. However, before you let it rip on your favourite trails, how do you protect your new pride and joy? For me, the go to product is an AMS Frame Guard, manufactured by All Mountain Style from Spain.There are various generic kits available to suit your bike, and while they are not made for specific frame layouts, they do offer great flexibility. Ha …