Advantages: Fast, light, exceptional cornering, Disadvantages: Expensive, not the easiest tyres to fit
...on this design. Both myself and a colleague have been using these tyres for several years and have never had a puncture. In fact he has changed his TT bike to 20mm Axial Pros from tubs as he feels they are not only more reliable but also faster. The roads where I live are fairly free from thorns and glass so I can make no claims for their resistance to sharp objects.
Fit carefully, keep inflated to the right pressure and they won't let you down....
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Advantages: Brilliant middle, nice design Disadvantages: None as yet
...After finishing my first season at my local cricket club with no cricket bat of my own, I decided it was about time to buy my own.
After lots of recommendations about different bats I decided to go to the sports store and find out more.
Thats when I stumbled upon an end of season price for the Slazenger V500 Select of £30. Usually this particular bat is £70. I plumped for the Short handle (mainly because it was the only one left in the shop!!).
I wasn't disappointed.
The bat didn't need 'knocking in' due to the protective cover over the front so I was straight in the Winter Nets with it. After a few overs getting used to the bat, I found the middle quite easily. The middle of this bat is not for the faint hearted!! A nice cover drive saw the ball hurtling THROUGH the bottom of the net and towards the far corner of the room...
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Way back in the olden days Condoms were made of animals intestines. Yuck how horrible is that piece of information. It is said in folklore that a Dr Condom who worked for King Charles invented them. The Japanese were said to have used ones made from... more