What to Look For The stock insole in most running shoes is thin, generic and designed to keep cost down rather than to actually support your foot. For triathletes specifically, that matters more than it does for a casual runner: your running form on the brick run is already compromised by 90+ minutes on the…
What to Look For Your mini pump and CO2 canister are for roadside punctures — a proper track (floor) pump is what you actually use at home, every week, to top up tyre pressure before a ride. Road and tri bike tyres lose a few PSI just sitting overnight, and riding under-inflated is both slower…
What to Look For A turbo trainer mat does three jobs at once: it protects your floor from the static indentation and rubber marks a stationary bike leaves behind, it dampens vibration and noise (a genuine concern if you’re training in a flat or an upstairs room), and it catches the sweat that inevitably ends…
What to Look For Tall socks in the pro peloton aren’t just a style statement — a sock with a taller cuff changes the airflow pattern around your lower leg and can measurably reduce drag versus bare skin or an ankle sock, particularly at the speeds you’re holding on a flat time trial or triathlon…
Shimano used a 29 July launch to overhaul its Dura-Ace wheel range for the first time in years, and the headline change is a first for the brand: every WH-R9370 wheel switches from steel to carbon fibre spokes. Combined with a wider rim and a redesigned hub, the update cuts weight by up to 220g…
What to Look For Exposure’s 2026 range refresh brought USB-C charging, a new colour OLED display, and “Reflex 2.0” auto-adjust technology to every light in the line-up — including the two most powerful front lights Exposure makes. The Six Pack Mk15 and MaXx-D Mk17 sit right next to each other on paper: both are USB-C…
What to Look For Not everyone training in the dark needs 6000 lumens. Most riders are better served by a light that’s genuinely powerful, easy to live with day to day, and doesn’t cost you the earth — and that’s exactly the gap the Exposure MaXx-D Mk17 fills. It puts out 4850 lumens, comfortably enough…
What to Look For A handlebar light does most of the work when you’re riding in the dark, but it has one fundamental limit: it only points where your bars point. The Exposure Zenith Mk4 solves that by mounting on your helmet instead, so the beam follows your head — into corners, up driveways, and…
What to Look For If you ride before sunrise, train through the winter, or regularly find yourself on genuinely unlit roads, raw light output matters more than almost any other spec on your bike. The Exposure Six Pack Mk15 sits right at the top of Exposure’s 2026 range: a USB-C rechargeable front light putting out…
Two Different Jobs Exposure’s Toro and Strada lines look similar but solve different problems. The Strada Mk12 is built for being seen and seeing well on roads that already have some ambient light — it’s smaller, lighter and includes AKTIV auto-brightness. The Toro Mk16 is a genuinely powerful light for riding on roads and lanes…
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