Head Slalom Worldcup

Advantages: Great in the mud
Disadvantages: wear quickly when used on the road!

...In my opinion, a fantastic tyre and one which I have used several times in the past... Specialized make a superb range of tyres and there are very few that will disappoint and the Evil Twin has to be one of my favourites. The name, 'slalom' suggests the tyres potential use but I cannot comment on this as I've not really used it at all for slalom purposes, nevertheless, what I have used the tyre for is hardcore off road riding in gloopy mud, they’re fantastic in my opinion. The 'spikey' well spaced nobbles mean that they cut through nicely on to the harder surface beneath the mud, the well spaced nobbles mean that the mud clears relatively easily and the narrow (ish) 1.9' carcass means that there’s not too much resistance when mud plugging. Not great for use on the road as they'll wear down fairly quickly and 'buzz' a lot but when... Read review

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Advantages: top quality, right price, buy direct
Disadvantages: not available in the shops

...Although the water is pretty flat out here - a bit like the rest of the scenery, Gt Yarmouth is the home of "Whirly Birds" manufacturers of the ultimate in affordable, durable dry suits. The firms main business is the manufacture, service and repair of survivial suits for the oil industry, local interest prompted them to experiment in dry suits for recreationl sport - the obvious starting point was to design the right kit for the job. To this end local sea, slalom, rodeo and recreational paddlers have fed ideas and comments into the design and development brief - the results speak for themselves. One piece and two piece suits made to order or off the peg - good range of styles, fabrics and colours - covering a wide range of applications and activity levels. You can talk to the people who will build your suit and specify any little... Read review

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Advantages: Grippy, tough, long-lasting, good spares backup
Disadvantages: Poor paint, watch those pins, needs flat soled shoes

...The Company DMR started life in 1995. They focus on the extreme side of mountain biking. More BSX, slalom, 4X, jumping and freestyle than cross country. The company name stands for Design Make Ride, and are British, so you can feel all patriotic when you buy stuff from them. Why go for a Flattie? Flattie or platform pedals were another innovation by Shimano. Their DX pedal came out in the early/mid '90s, and Shimano still manufacture a version of it today. Originally the DX was intended to be used on BMX bikes, but rapidly found their way onto mountain bikes. Compared to standard rat trap or bear cage pedals, flatties provide a wide stable platform for the feet. They allow greater variation in foot position, and are usually better at taking knocks. Multiple pins in the pedal body ensure the pedal grips... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful