Ride On Recommends
From reviewing new gear every issue, we find great bikes and accessories that we can recommend. We tag them with ‘Ride On recommends’ in the mag and we list them all together in each issue and here. Suggest other products we should review via comment below or rideon@bicyclenetwork.com.au
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Bikes |
Model |
RRP | More |
Reviewed |
| Commuters | Kona Dew Plus | $859 | Apr-May 12 | |
| Charge Mixer | $1,300 | Aug-Sep 11 | ||
| Road bike | Scott CR1 Comp | $2,599 | Dec 10 – Jan 11 | |
| Trek Madone 3.1 | $1,999 | Dec 11 - Jan 12 | ||
| Road bike, women’s | Trek Lexa SLX | $1,599 | Apr-May 12 | |
| Road bike, steel | Salsa Pistola |
$3,999 | Dec 09-Jan 10 | |
| Mountain bike | Norco Charger | $1,099 | ||
| Under $500 | Giant Transend 2 | $449 | Dec 09 – Jan 10 | |
| City bike | Gazelle Medeo Plus | $1,699 | Apr-May 11 | |
| Allegro W3 | $899 | Oct-Nov 10 | ||
| Electric | Gazelle Orange Pure Innergy | $2,699 | Dec 11 – Jan 12 | |
| Wisper 705SE | $1,870 | Dec 11 – Jan 12 | ||
| Solerbike e-bike conversion kit | $950 | Dec 11 – Jan 12 | ||
| Folding bike | Brompton M3L | $1,495 | Dec 11 – Jan 12 | |
| Touring bike | Vivente World Randonneur | $1,949 | Tel:02 97974444 | Apr-May 11 |
| Singlespeed bike | Jellybean |
$499 |
Dec 10 – Jan 11 | |
| Kid’s bike | ByK E250 |
$250 |
Oct-Nov 11 | |
| Family bike | Yuba Mundo V4 |
$1,250 |
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| 29er | Haro Flightline 29er trail |
$999 |
Apr-May 12 | |
| Cyclocross | Kona Jake the Snake |
$1,899 |
Jun-Jul 10 | |
| Accessories | Model |
RRP |
Reviewed | |
| Ankle band | Ron D Swan Legband | $22 | ||
| Chain lube | Green Oil Chain Lube | $25 | Feb-Mar 11 | |
| Child trailer | Croozer Kid for 2 | $875 | ||
| Child seat | Hamax Plus with rack | $105 plus postage | Dec 09 – Jan10 | |
| Combination pedals | Shimano M324 | $85 | Aug-Sep 10 | |
| Computer | Cat Eye Commuter | $129 | Dec 10 -Jan11 | |
| Electrolyte replacement | Hydralyte Sports sachets | $20 | Feb-Mar 12 | |
| GPS | Garmin Edge 500 | $649 | Dec 10 – Jan 11 | |
| Bryton Rider 20 | $100 | Apr-May 12 | ||
| Home storage | Steadyrack | $129 | Dec 09 – Jan 10 | |
| Hub dynamo | Schmidt SON 28 | $400 | ||
| Hub gear | Shimano Alfine 11 | $926 | Aug-Sep 11 | |
| Indoor trainer | Minoura M80DW Magnetic | $330 | Dec 09 0 Jan 10 | |
| Kid’s helmet | Nutcase Little Nutty | $100 | Oct-Nov 10 | |
| Knicks, mens | Sugoi Evolution | $125 | Feb-Mar 12 | |
| BBB Squadra Shorts | $70 | Feb-Mar 12 | ||
| Knicks, womens | Ground Effect Witches Britches | $99 | ||
| Lights, compact | Moon Mask front | $59.95 | Apr-May 12 | |
| Tioga Dual Eyes rear | $35 | Apr-May 11 | ||
| Lights, high-powered | Moon Power 500 front | $149 | Apr-May 12 | |
| Lights, dynamo | Busch and Muller Lumotec IQ-Fly front | $149 | Apr-May 11 | |
| Supernova E3 rear | $130 | Apr-May 11 | ||
| Light, supplementary | Skully | $22 | Apr-May 11 | |
| Locks, D-lock | Abus Granit X-Plus 54 | $199 | Feb-Mar11 | |
| Vulcan VSL101B Supreme 2000 | $40 | Feb-Mar 11 | ||
| Locks, flexible | Abus Bordo 6000 | $190 | Feb-Mar 11 | |
| Kryptonite Hardwire 2018 | $100 | Feb-Mar 11 | ||
| Vulcan VSL367 Extreme 1000 key lock | $40 | Feb-Mar 11 | ||
| Lock, supplementary | Kryptonite Krypto Flex | $20 | Feb-Mar 11 | |
| Maintenance stand | TACX Spider Team T3050 | $525 | Dec 10 – Jan 11 | |
| Mirror | Bike-Eye | $30 | Aug-Sep 11 | |
| Mudguards | SKS Chromoplastics | $110 | Jun-Jul 09 | |
| Multi-tool | Topeak Mini 20 Pro | $60 | Jun-Jul 11 | |
| Panniers | Ortlieb Back Roller Plus pair | $399 | Oct-Nov 10 | |
| Pumps, portable | Lezyne Pressure Drive | $55 | Tel: 03 83278080 | Jun-Jul 10 |
| Tioga Alloy Road Pump Dual Action | $40 | Jun-Jul 10 | ||
| Pumps, floor | Serfas FMP-500 | $125 | Feb-Mar 10 | |
| Topeak Joe Blow Turbo | $100 | Feb-Mar 10 | ||
| Rack | Topeak Explorer | $50 | Feb-Mar 11 | |
| Rain jackets | Ground Effect Flash Gordan | $189 and $5 postage | Aug-Sep 09 | |
| Ground Effect She Shell | $229 and $5 postage | Aug-Sep 09 | ||
| Cannondale Morphis | $180 | Aug-Sep 09 | ||
| Ride guides | Where to Ride | $35 | Feb- Mar 11 | |
| Riding trousers | Outlier 4season OG pants | $190 | Oct-Nov 10 | |
| Shy shorts | Ground Effect Supertankers and Underdogs |
$89, $59 & $5 postage |
Feb-Mar 10 | |
| Saddles | Charge Spoon |
$60 |
Tel: 03 83278080 | Feb-Mar 11 |
| Serfas Carma Womens |
$105 |
Feb-Mar 11 | ||
| Sunglasses | Addidas Evil Eye | $350 | Dec 11 – Jan 12 | |
| Serfas Miradors | $60 | Dec 11 – Jan 12 |
web site person – check the base reference for your links on this page – all wrong:
eg: http://rideons.wordpress.com/ride-on-recommends/www.groundeffect.co.nz
hth
J
Thanks for the heads up – fixed now.
i don’t mean to be difficult, but I looked up the BMRSL02, the Trek 1.5 and the Mongoose Kaldi and none of them were on the companies’ websites.
Thanks for the feedback. Those bikes have been replaced with updated recommendations now.
So where are the links to the reviews?
Full reviews are in the magazine. It’s on sale every two months: Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec.
i like the idea of your recommendations, but some of the company web sites suck, eg, i want to do a search to compare saddles but i get redirected to “choose a brand”, well really i just don’t have time to search through branded products manually, that’s what their web site should do, so i immediately loose interest in their site and close the tab.
Did you try using a targeted search yourself? Just open a tab and type the search terms followed by “site:____” with their website and you should get a quick list. Sure it’d be better if they coded their websites to do it for you but it’s not terribly hard to do it yourself. If you don’t care enough to look a little then that’s cool, you just don’t need to know.
i like the idea of your recommendations, but some of the company web sites suck, eg, i want to do a search to compare saddles but i get redirected to “choose a brand”, well really i just don’t have time to search through branded products manually, that’s what their web site should do, so i immediately loose interest in their site and close the tab.
+1
Price for Garmin Edge 500 wrong. Confused with Edge 800. The 500 is around $299
Hello! I like the idea of the Steadyrack (home storage recommendation) but I have a parking space in an apartment building with no solid walls nearby.
Do you know if there’s any storage set up that’s like a folding bollard but in the shape of a U-shaped bike stand?