Recent content by Rás Cnoic

Was watching the snooker last night on the beeb and noticed some of the advertising patches on Judd Trump & Mark Shelby's waistcoats were Chinese. Googled it because I knew the game had caught on in Asia but was curious how much, how popular- there are now 400,000 snooker halls built in Chin the...

The more I see of the new Mahle M40 the more it looks good. 850Wh peak, 105nm, and 48V plus lighter weight than both Bosch and DJI. It rewards rider input, less 'motorbike' feel more bike rider feel. Also you don't need an app (yet, could be because it's new, brands will have opportunity to...

When I got my Vado SL first, in the first year or so I tried a few different tyres, from original pathfinder sport to wtb nanos, panaracer gravel kings and then because I picked up a cheap pair & decided to try them; wtb byways 44s. They suit my riding and they've been now on the bike for 3 +...

Drat & they're not cheap to just try and see. I'll give the double layer a good go first and see if they'll be enough. Ta.

That time of the year again- Rab what heated gloves do you recommend? My circulation is not what it once was and my right thumb in particular (for some reason) was like a block of ice on recent rides no matter which of my winter gloves I try. I've come up with a combo of skinny but warm wool...

Of course but I was just demonstrating why you'd get out of the saddle.

Modern cars whether petrol hybrid or EV all have sophisticated computer systems for enhanced cruise control, lane assist, automatic braking etc. I don't see why cars are not fitted with legal speed restrictors so in built up areas, 20 and 30mph zones in Uk for example, the cars would be...

Agree with this but also on a long climb, say on one of the 3 week tours, the rider finds a cadence that they can maintain to conserve energy over the 10 to 20km climb and not blow up. But the road can ramp up, so to maintain constant speed, riders get out of the saddle, sprinting to compensate...

That probably sounded a bit too depressing. It's not like this every day, thankfully. Just happened to be waiting for my son's bus and for some reason took that miserable snap with my phone. When the sun shines I do love the sharp and clear winter light. It's just where we live on the northern...

3.40pm today. Some flooding. Temperature about 12c so it's not cold. Just windy, very wet and very dark all day. The sun has clearly shot itself in despair, can't blame it. 1st of December, only 4 more months of this to go...

Elon apparently liked Iain Banks as a writer, probably because Banks gave his sentient spaceships fantastic names that Musk could nick. But weird to think about because Banks developed a utopian and clearly socialist future society called The Culture. Amazing books but I guess fascist Musk must...

Saukki, a finnish Velomobile cyclist (velomobilist?) demonstrates how he does his daily 25km each way commute in a snow and ice freezing Finnish winter. I like his videos, he's funny and tries out different Velomobiles in all conditions.

True. Dubliners & Galwegians not fond of each other.

In my neck of the woods, everybody wants DJI and their 1000W burst throttle. Dji throttle? Not that I was aware of. They have 1000Wh of peak power in boost mode & 120nm torque. For comparison after the latest CX update it's now up to 750Wh boost & 100Nm torque. The Avinox system is getting...

Fairly full on review of the Haibike ALLMTN CF in the dark dank Welsh hills in our current lovely November weather. Bonus of the best handlebar moustache I've seen since the Battle of Britain, and he can get remarkable air too. Bike looks very cool I think.