Cycling Weekly — February 08, 2018

Mason Definition 2

The updated do-it-all bike from Dom

Mason’s brand has even more clearance,

thru-axles, fl at-mount discs and a new

‘element grey’ paintjob but it’s still

made in Italy from Dedacciai aluminium.

We have the SRAM Rival 1x version.

http://www.masoncycles.cc

Price: £2,795

Review:

March

These winter gloves offer insulation

and warmth as well as what Altura calls

‘retrorefl ectivity’ thanks to its Darkproof

technology that bounces back light.

There’s a long cuff for keeping out the

draughts and a 3D Ergofit to eliminate

creasing.

http://www.altura.

co.uk

Price:

£34.99

Review:

February

Favero Assioma DUO

This pedal-based dual-sided power meter

from Italian company Favero looks set to

rival Garmin with its Vector 3 pedal and

CycleOps with the PowerTap P1. We’re

testing them all in the February 15 issue.

http://www.cycling.favero.com

Price: €654.92 (£575.86)

Review: February

Cycling computers are purpose

designed. They’re built to be

crash- proof, rainproof, more

aerodynamic and with a better

battery life when recording GPS.

A phone using GPS, on the other

hand, is capable of doing almost

everything a cycling computer

does but it’s sub-optimal in many

areas. However, if you’re looking

to save some cash and keep device

ownership to a minimum, a phone

will do the job.

OUR TAKE

data. Phones generally receive Bluetooth
info, though some support ANT+. With
the use of phone apps becoming more
popular there are now more devices, like
Wahoo’s Tickr heart-rate monitor, which
use Bluetooth too. The power meter in
general is moving towards dual protocol
so that head units can pair using ANT+
or Bluetooth.

Data access
However, if you’re using a phone and
your devices are ANT+ then you may
lose access to some data — unless you
purchase a third party ANT+ key to
plug into your phone — like the Wahoo
ANT+ Key.

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