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Michael Kenny

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Specialized Body Geometry Submerge Glove

Posted: 22/11/04

'LIKE GRIPPING GREASED BARS'

Strengths:
Look great and warm, dry and breathable

Weaknesses:
Liner slides all over the place so have to squeeze really hard all the time

Overall:
Don't bother

Performance		20%
Reliability		20%
Value		20%

Overall Rating

20%

Dawes Discovery 601

Posted: 15/03/04

'GREAT BIKE BUT PITY IT'S NOT BETTER LOOKING'

Strengths:
Light and very well specced

Weaknesses:
Those horrible Dawes stripes and bad grips

Overall:
Great for commuting and a gentle tracks

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Lusso Repel Millennium Jacket

Posted: 02/01/04

'Great'

Strengths:
Nice fit, very comfortable, not too warm but warm enough

Weaknesses:
Pith the white piping isn't reflective

Overall:
Buy one

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Altura Altitude Trouser - 2004

Posted: 08/10/03

'NEED BRACES!'

Strengths:
'nicer' than lycra for a commute

Weaknesses:
tend to slip down as Graham Owen says

Overall:
The best I tried...pity not better choice

Performance		60%
Reliability		80%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

67%

Vredestein Spider Road Tyre

Posted: 23/07/03

'GOOD ALL ROUNDER BUT A BIT DODGY ON ROUNDABOUTS'

Strengths:
Visibility second to none
Not bad rolling resistance

Weaknesses:
Poor cornering

Overall:
Plan to change to slicker tyre

Performance		60%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

73%

Specialized Sirrus Expert

Posted: 07/04/03

'MADE FOR SKINNY CALIFORNIANS RIDING ON BEL AIR ROADS!!'

Strengths:
Great looking

Weaknesses:
Riding Position a little too upright for a 'fast' bike

Wheels not up to load carrying or even slightly bumpy roads while carrying a 'big boned' rider

Not tough enough for load carrying Londoner who wants to go fast

Overall:
Says suited to rach and guards etc but not really a town bike at all

Performance		60%
Reliability		20%
Value		40%

Overall Rating

40%

Kryptonite New York

Posted: 14/02/03

'CAN'T MISS IT'

Strengths:
Bright yellow
Double deadlock

Weaknesses:
Heavy....as all good locks are
Needs key to put in and take from bracket
Probably just a little too short

Overall:
Doing the job so far...pleased

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

67%

Bell Delirium Helmet

Posted: 23/01/03

'Deleriously fantastic'

Strengths:
Good looking, comfortable, fantastic ventilation, biggest size will fit even my gargantuan cranium

Weaknesses:
Great ventilation leads to cool head in winter

Overall:
Buy one now

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Specialized Hardlock Big Rapper

Posted: 31/12/02

'MADE FOR CALIFORNIA'

Strengths:
Reasonably light, easy to use,rolls up nice and small, just the right length

Weaknesses:
Regularly seizes up despite regular lubrication!

Overall:
If your bikes locked and stored indoors then worth a look, if not buy shares in WD40!!!

Performance		60%
Reliability		20%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

47%

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