Since writing his first bike review for road.cc back in early 2009 senior product reviewer Stu has tested more than a thousand pieces of kit, and hundreds of bikes.
With an HND in mechanical engineering and previous roles as a CNC programmer/machinist, draughtsman and development engineer (working in new product design) Stu understands what it takes to bring a product to market. A mix of that knowledge combined with his love of road and gravel cycling puts him in the ideal position to put the latest kit through its paces.
He first made the switch to road cycling in 1999, primarily for fitness, but it didn’t take long for his competitive side to take over which led to around ten years as a time triallist and some pretty decent results. These days though riding is more about escapism, keeping the weight off and just enjoying the fact that he gets to ride the latest technology as part of his day job.
If you take a cursory glance around the site, Blackbirds posts almost always tend toward the sarcastic...
Devon flood drivers lambasted for distracting 999 services...
Irrespective of the fact that bikes don't have licence plates or other means of identification, your approach won't work. Richmond Park isn't flat...
My turn to have a go at this...
Yes! Nineteen Eighty-Four is where the police learn to construct their publicity releases and other statements: our thoughts and prayers are with.....
That could be hundreds of addresses, though? In the linked story, Jim Waterson said he spent hours staking out one block......
Go up or down hill.
Personally, I thought that the Astana Willier was the best looking bike in the peleton for the past couple of years.
Looking forward to picking the shoes up on Sports Pursuit soon.
Judging by the DC Rainmaker review, and looking at the many basic features that are missing and scheduled for H1 next year, I would say that a...