I’d always wondered wondered why bicycle riding had never really taken off amongst lobsters and the clawed crustaceans crowd… but thanks to Sealskinz, now I know. When I first saw the SealSkinz Winter handlebar mittens (yes, that is the product’s actual name) the idea of pairing your non-thumb fingers made sense. Fingers generate warmth so [...]

One of the necessities for someone who uses their bike to get around 24/7 come rail, hail or shine are waterproof gloves. Almost as bad as having freezing cold soggy socks inside soaking wet cycling shoes, soggy gloves (especially full-fingered gloves) pretty much ruin a ride in the rain. There’s nothing worse than getting to [...]

Late last year after three years of near daily use, my trusty Serfas RX gloves disintegrated into nothing. On the hunt for a replacement and out of touch with the cycling glove scene, I set about searching for a glove that would hopefully last me as long as my RXs did. After checking out Taiwan’s [...]

I’m not one to un-nessecarily upgrade the things I own. My N95 phone is nearly 4 years old, my 1960 Mini is just about to turn 50, my watch is a 28 year old US army issue original and as for my biking gear… well if it ain’t broke, why replace it? About three years [...]

Back when I was cycling in Melbourne I really didn’t have to worry about cycling glove tan. Melbourne barely got enough sunshine year round to make it a problem. That and most of my cycling was commutes so I was doing lots of smaller trips. Now that I’m Taiwan I’m doing much more longer leisure [...]