Author Archives: Kath Bicknell

Any Aussie standards approved lid should do the job when you come off the bike, but one that fits well will be a pleasure to wear while you’re on it.  Problem is, given the number of helmet breaking crashes some mountain bikers tend to have – myself included – the cost of replacing a light, comfortable helmet tends to add up.  Netti’s Phoenix helmet (previously released under the ‘Cinettica’ name) takes some popular features from lids at the pointy end of the market, but has assembled them in a package that leaves less of a dent in your wallet.Continue reading “Netti Phoenix Helmet”

In a sport like cycling, the fitter you get the longer and more frequent training rides tend to become. As such, it’s easy to forget the importance of recovery in making the performance gains you’re after. LineBreak products assist recovery through compression after exercise, reducing muscle vibration during sport and by helping with temperature regulation whenever they’re in use.  For me, they also help to create behavioural changes that improve these benefits further.  Not only are they an incentive to get out of sweaty, filthy lycra sooner than ‘normal’, but they also encourage me to stretch for longer and more often – something that’s easy to put off if skinny-legged denim is the first dish on the post-ride menu instead.  Fortunately LineBreak’s Women’s Performance Compression Tights also fit underneath my city-girl jeans meaning I can wear the tights for longer and heat my jeans up in winter.Continue reading “LineBreak Women’s Performance Compression Tights”