Cycling Reviews

Few heads look good bald or skull capped. But put it underneath your helmet and your head will thank you.

If you’re new to cycling or you’re used to going on casual tours at a reasonable pace, you may not yet have discovered just how vicious the seams of your clothing can be.

With arm warmers and short sleeves, you’re covered no matter what the weather gods throw your way.

Why should you spend ₤160 on a pair of cycling glasses when you can spend ₤20 on glasses that look exactly the same? Because the ₤20 glasses won’t protect you from the invisible rays beaming down at you from the sky. Paranoid? Maybe. But it’s true.

If only somebody would make a warm clava with a separate mask to cover your lower face –- so it’s easy to breathe, even when you’re guzzling oxygen at 85% HR.

Sheered in New Zealand from Merino sheep, this wool is made of only the extra-fine strands — 1/3 to 1/10th the size of a human hair. So it’s soft, not itchy like regular wool.

When you’re sitting inside, trying to decide if it’s too cold to go cycling, keep this in mind: Somebody’s out there in colder weather than you are, suiting up to ride.

What you need is a glove that’s just as extreme as you are.

If you think the cycling season ends when the temperature plummets toward zero, think again. If you’ve got it in you, this could be your time to shine. Winter makes it easy for you to look hard core.

Finally, a jacket that knows how you like to play!