Bike Reviews

Tested by: Mikko Nieminen|£159.00|www.kriega.com A few months ago I arrived at work after a particularly wet commute on my bike, opened my backpack and pulled out what had been my paperwork, now reduced to pulp. After a few chosen, but strictly unprintable words, I decided it was finally time to get a proper bike-friendly waterproof…

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Mossy recently had a run in with a deer on his ride home. He survived the crash with only minor injuries, thanks to some quality kit. I’m of the opinion you never stop learning from riding motorcycles. When you part company with them, the lessons can suddenly become all the more serious. My first crash…

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Tested by: Ross Mowbray|£59.95|bikeittrade.com There’s only so much you can say about a backpack – but the Eigo waterproof backpack deserves a special mention – partly for its ability to hold up in some seriously severe weather, and partly because of its excellent value for money when you look at the other bike bags on…

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Tested by: Mikko Nieminen|£149.99|www.alcosense.co.uk Nobody in their right mind goes and rides a bike when they know they’re under the influence. However, many of us have been on bike tours with mates where after a day’s ride you have more to drink than planned, and wake up the next morning wondering if you are okay…

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Tested by: Mikko Nieminen|£189.99|www.nevis.uk.com|01425 478936 The Shark D-Skwal helmet with the Saurus graphics is eye-catching to say the least. It’s certainly the most fun-looking helmet I’ve had in years. But if dinosaurs of the apocalypse don’t do it for you, the lid does come in various other colours with other graphics. Under the graphics, the…

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Tested by: Martin Freeman|£109.99|www.thekeycollection.co.uk I have been using a Weise Outlast Baltimore jacket for some time now, so it only seemed logical to try a set of trousers from their textile range too. Given that the Mann trousers arrived at the start of our so-called summer season, the first job was to remove the quilted…

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Tested by: Mikko Nieminen|£59.95|www.absaar.co.uk When I first saw the new Absaar mini jump starter and power pack, I couldn’t believe that this tiny box (not much bigger than my phone) could provide enough power to jump start a bike. However, as the owner of a 2005 Yamaha Fazer FZS1000 with the original battery still in…

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Tested by: Peter Henshaw|£2499.99 and £139.99|www.planet-knox.com Knox offers a whole range of motorcycle clothing based on its layering system – armour is worn in a separate garment underneath an outer jacket, which can then be worn on its own when off the bike. Knox reckons the armour is better able to do its job when…

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Tested by: Nikko Nieminen|From £258.78|www.givi.co.uk I don’t think I’ve been without a Givi top case at any point in at least five years now. The first one I got was the Givi E45 Monokey, and it came into my life on a ratty old Fazer 600 that I bought on eBay. The bike was sold…

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Tested by: Nikko Nieminen|£499|www.touratech.co.uk I like a helmet that works for more than just one type of riding, and the Touratech Aventuro Mod certainly fits that bill: it’s a flip-front, touring and adventure helmet all in one. If you think that it looks a lot like the Schuberth E1, then you’re on the right tracks…

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