ashurst bike club 2007    

 kit reviews

 

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"

Bib Tights - "Excellent for Winter"

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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