OUR FAVOURITE TECH OF 2021
TECH EDITOR
Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
The past 12 months have been transformative, in terms of where I’m riding and how I’m riding. Firstly, I moved counties – I’m now closer to the sea, which gives me the natural alarm clock of seagull cries that I’ve always wished for.
As with any location move, a change in habits often follows, and in my case there’s been a lot less intensity to my 2021, and more off-road gravelling. That’s a trend we’ve seen across Cycling Weekly’s audience, so it’s likely not something I need to explain: there’s something about a global pandemic which encourages you to reassess your priorities, and just loving my time on the bike has been more important than FTP increases.
That’s not to say that I haven’t put plenty of miles in, and these are some of the key pieces of equipment that I’ve ridden and rated this year…
SANTINI TONO SFER A WOMEN’S BIB SHORTS £125 AND DELTA PIETRA JERSEY £90
Clearly, we’re now deep into the winter months, and I won’t be donning these any time soon. However, they’ll certainly remain in my cycling wardrobe come spring next year.
In fact, if I look over some of my favourite kit picks for the past year, a range of Santini items come to my mind as being favourites. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the brand excels at creating women’s kit, with Monica and Paola Santini at the helm, as CEO and marketing director respectively.
The soft and stretchy Sfera bibs are
