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instead of a new bike, may be pour it into a new set of wheels? you can get some top level wheels for the price of a mid range bike :D

A Colnago A1r CX in XXL size just came on ebay for 665 starting bid. There is also a XL at 995 buy it now. It would fit the bill nicely with 46-11 combo or even faster just swap outer chainring to 50 (13quid per chainring i think) Only couple of down side is no hydraulic brakes and being a CX...

the SRAM PG-1130 11-42t is part of their mountain bike NX range: https://www.sram.com/sram/mountain/products/pg-1130-cassette It uses a shimano freehub body design, so you can freely swap for a shimano offerings like their M7000 (SLX) range or M8000 (XT) or M9000 (XTR)...

the boardman is pretty good spec. i can see the only disadvantage is that it is on the heavy side (11kg), is suspect most of that weight comes from the wheelset and tyres. but you are a big guy, so %-wise, it's a small different. if you want cheap-ish upgrade, look into Fulcrum Racing 5 disc...

couple of fairly new Scott Foil on ebay at the moment asking around 1.3k-1.4k. one of them even got a Zipp carbon handlebar upgrade. probably can take another 100-200 quid off. but back to the same question, do go and try and see if you are ok with skinnier tyres. The older Foil is known to...

the Triban RC 520 Disc is good starting point. need to check how much tyre clearance it offers tho. i would take that, then upgrade the brakes to Shimano CX77 (can pick them up for 60 quid once cyclo cross is over, Canyon web shop offered them earlier this year), then wait for Campagnolo...

have a look on bike bargains. they go round different UK websites and share good deals. there are a few Shimano 105 (drive train) equiped bikes on there under 1,000. also have a look on ebay, there are some good deals on second hand bikes. Scott Foil and Argon 18 Nitrogen dont hold their value...

just doesnt feel right if i have it less steep!!

i have Cateye Volt 100/200. normally flashing if im on road, but will turn to constant-on when im offroad. back light (gaint aero) is attached to seatstay and it's in slow flashing mode at all time. No helmet nor backpack lights.

My little commuter: Small changes for longer weekend rides:

if it's not too late, worth have a look at Go-Outdoor's own brand. got some decent reviews. the Bossnut got updated to v2 recently: http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-bossnut-v2-mountain-bike-p403001 note: video review is auto-play on MBR website...

the entry level Selle SMP TRK usually around 35 quid. I think most stockist will have some loaners available. if you start feeling the pain only after 5 miles, then it sounds like something not quite right with the angle/setback on the saddle. As suggested above, try lowering the angle so...

saw a pair of those "aero" looking fixies down at Wandsworth station the other day. can't see to find weight information on those however. would definitely want to try one for a £225.

you can buy a cheap-ish drop handle bar for now. a lot of discount deals at the moment. for 20-30 quid, you can get a Deda alloy drop bar (Italian brand taiwanese made). the flat section can still have the MTB brakes/shifters but much closer to center. the geometry will be abit weird, but should...

i recently changed mine to 27.5 x 1.5in Schwalbe G-One Allround. obviously i lost a lot of offroad capability, but my route doesnt involve much offroading. not cheap tho, but it does let me run tubeless.

i actually though the Decathlon Btwin Rvierside 900 is pretty good value for the money as a go-everywhere bike. 239 quid. If you want something more road orientated, then Btwin Triban with flat handle bar is also pretty good (assuming if you prefer flat handle bar to begin with) EDIT: both are...

you have to think very carefully how long you want to keep the vechicle. the charging point standards are still evolving. In the last three years, few ground breaking technologies popped up, like DC and rapid charge. the infrastructure is lacking as it is. plus these new tech keep poping up, i...

might have been discussed before, but i would be very interested to see which interior style the new A6 and Q3 will adopt. A4/Q5 followed the sharp-suited/ aluminium look of the Q7, where new A8 is heading for the glossy/bling-bling/leather cladded look. To me, the two are quite different style.

i got the bmw one which i believe is a re-brand Sonax hard coat wax with non technology. it's decent but few months on, the beads are gone.

my work route includes A3 from london to M25. The tesco in new malden is doing 119.9p/L for M99. the shell at tolworth is doing 120.9 p/L on v-power. i will try some V-power for the time being. :D