The 4.63 kg Merida Scultura Superlite LTD
The skunkworks at 99Bikes Mile End have put together an insanely light Merida Scultura Superlite LTD. It's an uncompromising mix of parts from some of the world's most gravity resistant component...
View ArticleZWATT Power Meter launches on Kickstarter
Danish start-up SENSITIVUS gauge has thrown their hat into the Kickstarter bicycle power-meter ring and they want you to join team ZWATT. This project is a little different to other...
View ArticleNorthwave Extreme XC Shoes
Dave Edwards is going to be using the Nothwave Extreme XC shoe for his World Everesting Project. He takes a quick look at this lightweight mountain bike shoe.
View ArticleThule Round Trip Pro - Video Overview
Investing in a good quality bike bag can make all the difference when you head overseas with your pride a joy. We've chosen the Thule Round Trip Pro for Dave's World Everesting Project.The Thule Round...
View ArticleNEW SHIMANO S-PHYRE ROAD SHOE
Shimano has announced its new road shoe, the 'S-PHYRE' RC9. Our first quick peak of these shoes had us wanting to smuggle them out the room. These shoes are nice. Very nice... In fact I'll be first in...
View ArticleNew Lumo Range on kickstater
Our friends at Lumo have just launched their latest range of urban apparel and after a look at the promotional video we're liking what we're seeing. Here's a quick look at what's available.CLISSOLD...
View ArticleASSOS Active Wear Cleanser
ASSOS Active Wear Cleanser does many, many good things for your cycling kit... presumably...Words - James Raison The basket of unspeakable evil ABOUTASSOS Active Wear Cleanser is unsurprisingly used to...
View ArticleUpside Racks
I love it when I meet people that are breaking the mould, jumping out of the security of day to day 9 to 5 jobs and following an idea, passion or path that they are working relentlessly toward. I had...
View ArticleBlack Sheep. LIMITED. SEASON NINE.
Black Sheep Cycling are back with their latest LIMITED SEASON NINE kit. It drops to members of the Movement tonight, 14 December 2016 from 7pm AEST. I had a sneak peak and loved what I saw and felt...
View ArticleA BLOC Superprestige Bicycle Beer
Beer. Bikes. Beer designed specifically to be drunk after riding bikes. Do I have your full attention? Thought so!Words - James Raison Images - Supplied by a BLOC Crowdfunding has gifted cyclists...
View ArticleShimano launches S-Phyre clothing range
Shimano has followed up their blingy road shoe with a range of clothes to match. We were luckly enough to get an early look at the Tour Down Under. So which of your kids are you going to sell?Words -...
View ArticleShimano Dura Ace R9100 Group Set
Silver linings. I’m a big believer in them. Sometimes, as I often see in my day job, bad things happen to good people. You can’t control them, often it’ll be the case of being in the wrong place at the...
View ArticleFactor Bikes
Tour de France Green Jersey winner Baden Cook hosted the launch of Factor Bikes at Bike Bug last week.The distinctive and impressive looking machines are the choice of ONE Pro Cycling, Britain’s...
View ArticleCUSTOM Chris King Zipp 404 Firecrest Carbon Clincher
Every now and then something lands at La Velocita that makes me so excited that I have to sit down and take a few deep breaths. That’s exactly what happened when a pair of shiny new Chris King Zipp...
View ArticleTaggisar ICE Sticker
The guys at Taggisar have come up with a simple solution to provide people with access to important information about you in the event of an accident. La Velocita takes a quick look at the TAGGISAR...
View ArticleFestka
Festka has landed in Australia. We went along to the their launch to check out the first of these stunning looking frames to land in Melbourne.Born in the Czech Republic five years ago, Festka has...
View ArticleShimano Tiagra- Grade Hydraulic Brakes
As the steam train that is Hydraulic brakes gains unstoppable momentum, Shimano has released a Tiagra-grade disc brake for the masses. This provides those running a 10 speed mechanical shifting set up...
View ArticleNext to Skin CAMU
We're big fans of base layers at La Velocita, choosing the right one for the conditions you're heading out into makes a big difference to your comfort level. Next to Skin Italia has sent us their...
View ArticleTasis Fat Wrap Bar Tape
Fat wrap bar tape claims to be the thickest cork-EVA tape on the market. We’ve been holding hands with it to see what that feels like.Words and Images - James Raison THE TAPETasis bikes developed Fat...
View ArticleShimano Syncronized Shifting for DI2 Ultegra 6870 and Dura Ace 9070
New Dura Ace R9150 has bought with it Shimano's synchronised shifting... but there's some great news, if you're using previous generation DI2 Dura Ace or current DI2 Ultegra then moving to a new...
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