Mountain Technology Vertige Bolt

Advantages: Comfortable & Durable
Disadvantages: None

...I have been wearing Mountain Horse boots for years now including the ever popular 'Cheetah' boot. I have always ridden in a pair of long leather boots and normally the zips have either gone on them or the stitching which is quite frankly damn annoying! When I bought another horse about 2 years ago I decided to treat myself to a new pair of long leather boots but something which is a bit more durable and hardwearing. I dont know why I never thought of Mountain Horse before! It might be because alot of their boots are quite chunky. Anyway Mountain Horse hadnt had the Sportive High Rider out for long and I had a look and went into my local saddlers to try them to see what they were like, I was smitten. They were so comortable and fitted really well, I have slim legs and normally I get a gap at the back of the boot but not with these... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonably light, quick to erect, roomy, four season.
Disadvantages: None

...An outstanding tent for all weathers. We have not yet used it to its full potential. Myself, husband and daughter regularly travel with this tent. We backpack and find it light and easy to transport in our rucksacks. It can be erected within minutes, is extremely stable with the added bonus of no guy ropes! Waterproof and capable of seeing out the worst rain storms. Comfortably roomy with sufficient storage space for rucksacks at the rear. Good sized front vestibule with good ventilation suitable for cooking in when the weather is bad. Too many inside pockets to count! Very good ventilation. Excellent after care service received from Mountain Hardwear after one minor problem of ink on label running when it was packed away wet and staining inner tent. Mountain Hardwear were extremely helpful and replaced the inner tent within... Read review

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Advantages: Great for on bike use, good in mud
Disadvantages: Look silly, terrible to walk in

...on fasion the moment you put lycra shorts on. So, a few other things about it. Firstly, I'm sure many people reading this will be saying "Why can't you just wear trainers?". The Sport Mountain is a clipless shoe, meaning that it has bolt holes in the bottom for a cleat, a small piece of metal that attaches your feet to the bike's pedals. There are various different systems available which use different shaped cleat, so cleats aren't supplied with the shoes. These come with the pedals when you buy them, or extra cleats can be purchased from most bike shops. The shoes were clearly designed with Shimano's SPD clipless system in mind, which is unfortunate. As a user of the Time ATAC, the other main (but less common) type of clipless pedal, I find that clipping into the pedal is somewhat tricky, and is nigh on impossible on rough terrain... Read review

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