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I have been lucky enough to have the Troy Lee Designs D3 Carbon Composite as my second D3.  Having the best and the coolest stuff as your safety gear is always fun and makes you actually want to wear it.  I got this helmet a few weeks ago in Reflex Gold Chrome, and it's very ‘bling’ in its colour.  The gold chrome is like a mirror in person.  I love this helmet as it suits my riding and personality.If you're worried about coordinating your kit, t …

My recent return to mountain biking at the Mont 24hr in Canberra required me to overhaul and add to my kit to ensure I was capable of taking on and surviving the 24 hour race.In regards to my road cycling, I traditionally prefer to not wear gloves; in order to get a more tactile feel of the brake levers and shifter hoods.  I know with long distance mountain biking, however, it’s simply not possible to carry on without gloves.  The blisters and ca …

If you are a Campagnolo aficionado or love your cycling heritage, the Bora has long been Campagnolo's flagship racing wheel.  I recently bought a set of the stealthy Bora One Dark Label full carbon clinchers to replace a set of Zipp 404 wheels which were not providing the panache my Colnago was yearning for.How do they look? The Bora One wheels look at one with my Colnago C59.  Gone are those ugly decals, which would often discolour, peel away an …

Vittoria has been my go-to tyre brand as of late.  I race on the Vittoria Corsa tubulars and train on the Vittoria Rubino clinchers.  I also race on the Vittoria Rubino in road races when I'm not using my deep dish tubular wheels.In New Zealand we have a lot of harsh chip and rough roads.  There are a lot of tough, resilient tyres out there, but they are generally very heavy and have a low thread count.  The low thread count results in an even ha …