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kit reviews |
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Ian Roberts - AKA Chicken
Winter
long sleeve jacket with pockets and zip - " It's good as long as its not over the top
of lots of layers then it resembles a bin bag and you lose weight, hence my 10
stones. (lots of layers)"
Bib Shorts
- "Fantastic, really good quality"
Marc Laithwaite - AKA Maverick/Coach:
"I have pretty much everything and think it's all really good kit"
Winter
long sleeve jacket with pockets and zip - " Not
too much sweating with one layer. However,
if it rains, it is not waterproof and with 1 layer, the cold can really set in."
Aerosuits/Trisuits - "Both
great, we should ask for the dimpled effect material for skin suits (Caro
Dorlastan). I have one of each and this is much better. I have a medium and a
small, i am 5-8 and 65Kg, the medium is a little too big and the small a little
too small. Having said that, I prefer the small"
Gillets - "The Gillets are great, I have a winter and summer one, the summer one is a great extra windproof layer and packs into nothing"
Mike Heesom - AKA "If Karl's a size 5 I'll eat my race cape"
Shorts
- Good quality, white band with writing on doesn't stay as white as it starts
off (after washing). Shammy ok and have ridden 100miles without any
problems, but- plain black any make that suits you looks just as good.
Tops & Shirts - the one to have, hard to
fault, good material, three pockets, looks good, zips work, washes great, (do
not insert sleeve of club mates top into rear block and then wheel bike off, as
the shotgun effect it leaves often offends, someone did it to mine still don't
know who? I know where and when just not who.)
Body Gamex Netz back sleeveless - If you can
afford one great piece of kit, packs small, windproof, can be used winter,
spring and summer, good for descents or for riding home after 10's, just add
arm-warmers.
Gamex long sleeved - Amost good enough as a
rain cape, packs small goes into a pocket no sweat, which you won't with this
beauty.
Wintex Jacket with Rear Pocket & Zip -
This is the one for the club rides all winter, it looks like you will be cold
but just trust me, a long sleeved vest and this will do any weather all winnter
as long as your riding. Stop and stand still and still and you will feel
cold, but there again you can't cycle in a coat. I like mine that much I might
just buy Onimpex. tip - if you try one and stick a vest, top, windtex & a
rain cape on you will S Y B O, its been done.
Lee Milligan - AKA Big Ring Billy
Body Gamex Netz back sleeveless
- Had one of these good, but was a size too big (my brother now has it)
Wintex Jacket with rear pocket & zip -
Got one as well. Same as Mike's review. do-it-all of winter jackets.
Skin Suit - Ah ha, I'm the only person who's
got one and I not even racing at the minute, I've had a couple of races in my
Caro Dorlastan equipped skinsuit and its good stuff. Recommended!
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