The Kali Maraka Helmet presents an unprecedented combination of protection, ventilation and weight. Every part of the Maraka R is intricately designed and constructed, representing the next step in helmet evolution.

Kali Maraka Road Helmet

Kali's Composite Fusion Plus technology found in the Maraka R utilizes varying densities of EPS foam molded into specific shapes which very effectively spread an impact away from your head over a larger area of the helmet. Additional Bumper Fit System foam pads provide extra impact absorption and a custom-fit feel. Finally, Supervent technology allows the use of massive vents, increasing ventilation and impact absorption efficiency. Since frontal impacts are the most common in cycling, Supervent technology adds a reinforcing structure to each frontal vent, which again spreads impact energy over a larger area.

Kali Supervent Technology

The fit of the Kali Maraka R helmet is excellent. Through the use of comfortable crosslink polymer material in the Bumper Fit System, excellent ventilation, and chassis-mounted retention straps, it's easy to forget there's a helmet on your head. A nice touch is the cam-locking chin strap adjuster, making fine-tuning of the straps tension simple and fast.

The Kali Maraka XC Helmet presents an unprecedented combination of protection, ventilation and weight. Every part of the Maraka XC is intricately designed and constructed, representing the next step in helmet evolution.

Kali Maraka XC Helmet

Kali's Composite Fusion Plus technology found in the Maraka XC utilizes varying densities of EPS foam molded into specific shapes which very effectively spread an impact away from your head over a larger area of the helmet. Additional Bumper Fit System foam pads provide extra impact absorption and a custom-fit feel. Finally, Supervent technology allows the use of massive vents, increasing ventilation and impact absorption efficiency. Since frontal impacts are the most common in cycling, Supervent technology adds a reinforcing structure to each frontal vent, which again spreads impact energy over a larger area.

Composite Fusion Plus Technology

The fit of the Kali Maraka XC helmet is excellent. Through the use of comfortable crosslink polymer material in the Bumper Fit System, excellent ventilation, and chassis-mounted retention straps, it's easy to forget there's a helmet on your head. A nice touch is the cam-locking chin strap adjuster, making fine-tuning of the straps tension simple and fast.

Well, there's a lot of choice these days when you want to look at what mountain bike to buy. Full suspension, hardtail. Aluminium, Carbon. How much travel? And of course wheel size.

Wheel Size

Today we've come to the woods on a 29" wheeled carbon bike and 27.5" alloy bike and we're going to see what is the most fun to ride.

So we're on the mid sized wheel orange five now, the first thing we notice is how easy and quick it accelerates. Back on a Specialized Enduro 2 9 now. It's immediately obvious that I've got a lot more bike underneath me, both in wheel size and wheelbase. That added length in that wheelbase really helps when you're cornering.

So, I'm back on the 27 and a half, those people used to riding a 26" wheeled bike, jump on a 27, it doesn't feel a million miles away. Feels quite a familiar riding experience, so you get that same spritely nature from the 27 as you do with a 26, so yea it's a good thing.

Well, been out for a good chuck of the day today on two very different bikes. Two bikes that are aimed to do pretty much the same sort of thing, which is go outside, ride fast, have fun in the woods, at the hills.

The Enduro, the thing that you notice about this is that its a lot of bike, its a 160mm 29er. This bike here 27 and a half pounds it can do pretty much everything you want it to do. It's not maybe as nimble as the orange was, so when it gets really tight, yea it's probably a little bit slower but it certainly makes up for it, in just its sheer speed it can carry through into sections.

Where as the 29er, really flat as you when things get fast and rough, the orange and its twenty seven and a half guise makes you work a little bit more to get the most out of it. Is it fun? yea definitely. Is it more fun than the 29er? I'm not so sure, I think both bikes do the same job just a little bit differently but they're both a lot of fun.

Cross XL Pro Clincher Tire

Vittoria's Cross XL Pro Clincher Tire features sharp, tall, widely-spaced knobs on the shoulders to provide confidence during acceleration, braking, and cornering, no matter what the weather's bringing. Designed with wet and muddy courses in mind, the tire's more-tightly-spaced center knobs will also roll fast over dryer stuff, making these a versatile choice in inclement weather.

sharp, tall, widely-spaced knobs

700c x 33mm. 150 TPI casing. 407 grams.

Pro Lite Pelligrino III Carbon Seat Post

For many years Pro-Lite have been producing a great range of high quality, fashionable, and light weight cycling components, and this Pelligrino III carbon seat post is no different. It is designed for the weight conscious race rider in mind. The post is not only light in the scales at only 222 grams, but it also features some very nice design elements.

Seat Post Features a Tapered, Set Back Shape

With a nice tapered, set back shape, the post is a simple anti-shearing bolt adjustment design, which allows you to get your seat position just right very easily. The lightweight, but strong carbon post has a great finish, and also features a unique, closed, head design keeping things nice and tight.

Shimano Dura-Ace 7800 Double Crankset:

Shimano Dura Ace Crankset

This is the new version of Shimano’s dura-ace race crankset. The dura-ace crankset is available in both standard and compact versions, along with a range of crank lengths. To suit your individual requirement.

The crankset has been aerodynamically designed alongside some new engineering features, which Shimano claim give remarkable weight savings. It’s a forged design made from aluminum, which, designed with the thin crank wall and hollow chain rings keeps the weight to an absolute minimum.

Redesigned Teeth Profile for Quiet Riding

To make your ride quieter Shimano has redesigned the tooth profile to make shifting quiet, easy, and trouble free.