Advantages: It Tastes Good Disadvantages: It's Not The Cheapest Beer In The World
BBB vs the BBC
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF WELLS' BANANA BREAD BEER
"Aren't TV licences expensive" I said to myself as
I loitered in the booze aisle of my local Tesco.
Beer too, could be said to be expensive at times,
however beer is an honourable mistress who
(though she may increase in price exponentially)
will not let you down when push comes to
shove.
So I came home, flicked through the channels
and came to the rapid conclusion that there was
nothing interesting on. My companions for the
latter part of the evening would be my trusty
stereo and a bottle (or two) of Banana Bread
Beer.
Banana Bread Beer (for those not in the know) is
brewed by Charles Wells - an independent
family brewery in Bedfordshire. The brewery is a
well established creator of fine British ales and
has won over 100 awards for its ...
Advantages: Make an MTB better on road Disadvantages: Can be hard to find. No good off road
Continental have produced the Grand Prix tyre in mtb size. 26" x 1"
It has the same tread pattern as the road tyre and is very light (c.200g)
Foldable too - with a kevlar bead
I rode them on my Specialised mtb over the summer on a commute (8 miles each way) and they are superb for use on the road. It is the closest to a road bike tyre that I have ever seen, is very responsive and feels fast!
If you ride an mtb mostly on the road and can feel the energy sapping from your legs with big knobbly tyres, you could do far worse than get a pair of these!
They seem very durable too and can be inflated to decent pressures too - I ran them at close to 100 psi
They are quite rare in shops and I had to search through a few on line stores to find one that listed them and had them in stock. ...
Advantages: The second best place for MTB reviews (after Ciao, of course) Disadvantages: Potential minefield of poor writing and misinformation
of the english langwidge + ofen make up sentunsees that mak no sens, and you've got yourself a bit of a minefield to wade through.
However, once you've waded through the minefield of poorly written reviews and people who've grasped the wrong end of the stick, it really is a very helpful place to look at new MTB stuff. ...
Pritch 15.02.2002
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