Aldi cycling jersey Price: £5.99 (yes you did read that right) From: Aldi the big blue discount supermarket. Who? German übermarket Aldi might have more of a...
Parrot Highlander jersey Price: £39.99 (Save £15 if you buy jersey and shorts) Parrot – www.parrot-online.com Who? Parrot are a direct-from-the-web clothing company making well designed riding gear...
As we’re doing a grouptest of what look like superficially very similar cycling tops we thought we’d better explain the things that we look for...
Nike YVR Shoes Price: £70 Test LogbookWe opened our cardboard box to appropriate cries of “New Shooz” about two weeks ago and we’ve been wearing the shoes*...
Freestyle Ladies’ Oasis Jacket Price: £134.95 Weight: 380g. Spec: Gore-Tex Ripstop fabric, mesh lined, fully taped seams, full length zip with double stormflap, 2 zipped front pockets,...
Ground Effect Montezumas Price: £30 From: Ground Effect Test Logbook We’ve had these about 6 weeks, which means they’ve done over a dozen rides and rinses through the washing...
Mountain Hardwear Tempest SL Price: £109.99 Weight: 443g (large) Test Logbook Riding, running (well OK, more like shuffling along with wooden legs than proper bouncy non-cyclist running) and wandering...
Parrot Hydroline Jacket Price: £99.99 From: Parrot. Test Logbook It’s winter, we’re in England. I think that pretty much covers it. Who? Rather than trying to stand out in a bike...
Freestyle Sprinter Material: 2 layer Ripstop Gore Tex Price: £145 From: freestyle-sports. Test logbook It’s January in the Yorkshire Dales, the weather is suitably wet, windy and foul enough to...
Ground Effect Flash Gordon Price: £69 Material: Hydrofoil fabric From: www.groundeffect.co.nz Test Logbook We’ve had this jacket for nearly two years now, so it’s seen just about every weather condition...
Ground Effect Frosty Boy Price: £51 From: www.groundeffect.co.nz. Test Logbook We only got it airmail this weekend but we’ve worn it three times already – which is always a...
Ultralight red riding coat (but no hood) Karrimor Vail PacLite Price: £130 Weight: 300g Features: Gore Tex Pac Lite fabric, drawcorded collar, velcro tab cuffs. Test logbook: 6 hours on...
We've had two weeks of intensive winter jacket testing but they're still coming in thick and fast.
Pace Racewear Winteractive £159.99 Pace 01751 432929 www.pace-racing.co.uk Test Logbook: We’ve spent at least the last four or five winters more or less sewn into various Winteractives from November...
Gore Bike Wear Race PacLite £160 www.gorebikewear.de (for those who speak German) Test Logbook: We’ve had this jacket since spring but unlike us it’s still looking and performing...
Karrimor 02 Jacket £89.99 Raw 0131 4402010 Test Logbook: Warm and wet days of early autumn as well as recent absolute freezers. Fair bit of shrubbery action...
Race Face Aquanot Ride £110 Silverfish 01752 313253 www.silverfish-uk.com Test Logbook: We’ve been using the old Aquanot for several winters now and it’s still going strong. The new jacket...
ENDURA MT500 TIGHTS: £64.99 Available: Now. Colours: Black only Website: www.endura.co.uk Tel: 01506 497749 Endura’s MT500 tights have been around for a few years now and are aimed specifically at mountain...
Altura Dryline trousers £69.99 From: Zyro 01423 325325 OK so they’re not a jacket but we figured we’d put these pants in while we were reviewing the...
ENDURA JURA JACKET. £44.99. Available: now (Ladies version called ISLAY Jacket) Colours: Men – Gold/Black, Navy/Orange Women – Denim/Black, Orange/Black Website: www.endura.co.uk Tel: 01506 497749 Endura’s showerproof Jaffa jacket has been a stalwart...
Altura Kielder jacket £99 From: Zyro PLC 01423 325325 Test Logbook: We haven’t had it long so these are initial impressions after a few damp and windy...
In case you missed it we’ve been sticking up reviews of shoes we’ve used all week long, and asking you to send in thoughts on...
Shimano SH-M152 Price: £85 Weight: 914g From: Madison Web: www.madisonbrandinformation.com Test Logbook: Ten plus hours of wet, but mostly warm, day and night woodland riding in the UK. Clearly it’s too early...
Sidi Action SRS £144.99 and Sidi Dominator 2 £114.99 From: Blue Ridge 0208 9919244 Test Logbook: Rain, sun, dirt, dust, dung and other generally debilitating shoe experiences around...
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