It's been another rich medley of bike bits for me this year: I've finally found a cure for my directional dyslexia, unearthed the best riding mitts on earth, and fallen in love with a folding bike. Here are my roadie picks of 2016.
- Horse for the Course: Trans Alps crossing from Bavaria to South Tyrol
- Racing a Brompton by Buckingham Palace is exhilarating… and ridiculous
- Garmin Edge Explore 1000 review
Garmin Edge Explore 1000
My sense of direction is notorious in the Beach family. No one related to me has such terrible navigation skills, and my wife has observed more than once – with a half-smile I don't quite trust – that it would be "very easy" to lose me in the local woods. So I was keen to try out the new Garmin Edge Explore 1000 bike computer, to see if its navigation improved upon the Edge 820 I'd been using for a while.
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And the good news is that it's much better – there's enough processing power here to scroll smoothly around the map, and once you've planned a route it'll give you a 3D line to follow, much like a car satnav. But what I like most about it is the ability to suggest three cycle-friendly loops for you, simply by entering the distance you want to ride. It's so good that I went and bought an Edge 1000 when I returned my test unit.
Endura FS260-Pro SL rain jacket
I think I've found The One. No more short-lived dalliances that I remember for all the wrong reasons, no morning rides of squelchy shame. Here's a rain jacket that ticks every single one of my boxes. Endura's FS260-Pro SL has a fairly athletic fit, it's a nice bright green, the three-layer 'Exoshell40' fabric is waterproof and highly breathable, and it packs down small enough to slide easily into any jersey pocket.
Portland Design Works Full Metal Fenders
Katusha Beyond jersey and base layer
Challenge Gravel Grinder tyres
Apidura bikepacking bags
Brompton M3L bicycle
Sportful Bodyfit Pro mitts
'Mountains: Epic Cycling Climbs'
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