Category Archives: Gear
UK brand Bonk launch new website with 2014 collection
Bonk have announced the launch of a new website featuring their 2014 lifestyle collection as well as a range of technical t-shirts ideal for running.
Pro Alice Hector reviews the XTERRA Vendetta wetsuit
Alice Hector has already been in marvelous form this year, returning to triathlon with a ‘point to prove‘. She has already gone about this with wins at the Lisboa International Triathlon and Israman, demonstrating a strong swim throughout in two gun to tape efforts.
Helping her along the way has been her new XTERRA Vendetta wetsuit, part of a new sponsorship deal for Alice and one that she hopes will help her as part of a successful bid to join the Team Scotland squad with a slot in the Commonwealth Games. Alice has reviewed the XTERRA Vendetta suit here.
Find out how she has found it.
Gear review: The Velovault Bike box
Taking your bike away on holiday can sometimes feel like a bit of an ordeal. We’ve all been there - be it the many hours spent working out how to fit it into its box correctly, to the panic at customs as you hand it over to the angry red faced man, who doesn’t look in any fit state to look after anyone, let alone your bike!
So when we were asked to try out the new Velovault bike box we were intrigued. Manufactured in the UK and designed by pro-Xterra triathlete Sam Gardner at Bike Box Online (www.bikebox-online.co.uk), the Velovault is made from recycled plastic and promises to be a ‘multi-functional bike box, designed for easy packing and ultimate protection’.
Spring into Action’ with Nordic Oil
The team at Nordic Oil (www.nordicoil.co.uk) is delighted to announce that they are launching a special ‘Spring into Action’ promotional bundle, offering great value across the most popular products in their high-grade omega 3 range.
Review of Apres Recovery hot chocolate drink for athletes
I can imagine worse assignments or jobs than being a chocolate taster or reviewer, so when I came across a new recovery drink aimed at triathletes and cyclists that comes in the form of a hot chocolate malt drink, I knew this would be a product that would get ‘extensive’ testing.
Apres Recovery is a hot recovery drink aimed at the sports and adventure market. New to the market, it has already developed quite a following in the cycling and triathlon audience, not least because of the friendly and charismatic family business that passionately drives the company and can be found at cycling, runs, multisport events and expos near you with free samples and plenty of time given over to explain their product.
XTERRA Wetsuits UK & Ireland launch the Vendetta
XTERRA Wetsuits UK have launched a new, high-quality wetsuit to the British market, with a special introductory price for pre-orders before the season starts. The new suit fortifies XTERRA Wetuits UK & Ireland’s positioning in the triathlon and open water swimming industry as the number one supplier and manufacturer in of cutting-edge products, designed to enhance the performances of athletes of all abilities in the water.
XTERRA Wetsuits UK site gets a fresh new look and new deals
XTERRA Wetsuits UK have updated their website with a fresh new look, content and images and haven’t exactly skimped on the deals either!
There are some brilliant new prices for the 2014 season across their range of wetsuits, with the new XTERRA Vector Pro retailing at £212.50 (50% off, down from £425) and the XTERRA Vendetta retailing at £315 (40% off, down from £525).
Head over to http://www.xterrawetsuits.co.uk/ and grab yourself a bargain. With all this money saved you’ll be able to enter more races!
Triathletes put through their paces by Surrey Human Performance Institute
Following the recent launch of the triathlon facility, the Surrey Human Performance Institute welcomed a number of well-known triathletes and triathlon experts to take part in a series of testing programmes, including a cycling lactate test, a running lactate test and a body composition test.
Those that took part included Vanessa Raw, GB Professional Triathlete and member of the British Olympic Triathlon Academy Squad, the hugely experienced Mark Kleanthous, who has completed over 450 triathlons and 36 Ironmans, and Boo Alder, GB Age Grouper and albeit not quite the same level of performer, your own dear Editor, Richard Campbell.
Check out the video and a bit about this super new facility that is available for all triathletes of any level.
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