FRAME
An ivory paint job gives the skip-salvaged frame an understated finish-offset by octane blue saddle and bar tape
GROUP SET
Campag Centaur is sound entry-level componentry that offers up enough gearing for long-distance touring
WHEELS
Hunt Four-Seasons do much as the blurb on the tin might suggest – again specced with ultradistance riding in mind
Video editor Ed Westrop tells us all about his JogLe attempt Tarmac, ‘Blanche’
Contrary to the running theme of this series, my ‘long-termer has only been with me in the short term. I rescued the frame from a skip last year, a fate which seemed rather strange given that there was absolutely nothing wrong with it, or any of the components which it hosted.
Being relatively new to cycling and not yet owning a bike of my own I set out to renovate this abandoned and unloved Specialized Tarmac, which I’ve christened ‘Blanche’, into a long-termer fit for my JogLe attempt later this year.
The frame
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Bob Jackson Audax Club
Popular classic from a Leeds brand that was big in America
MY TRAINING SPACE: David Rhead
I used to store all my bikes and kit inside the house, but as I was amassing more and more, my wife’s tolerance was getting stretched. Shopping around for garden rooms, I was being quoted prices of over £20,000, and I thought, ‘Hang on a minute, I can build this myself ’. So in 2016 that’s what I did – for about a quarter of that cost.
GIRO GASTRONOMY: A FEAST FIT FOR A GRAND TOUR AFTER-PARTY
To celebrate an action-packed, albeit unpredictable Giro, chef Hannah Grant lays on a carb-crammed Italian spread
Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar £549
Garmin’s near range-topping Forerunner 955 is not so much an activity tracker as a complete wrist-based diagnostics tool. Aside from tracking your riding, running or whatever activity you wish to partake in, the GPS watch measures a staggering amount of data, via light reflection, to feed back on your recovery, health, training readiness, optimal training zones, stress levels and more. You can also add the altimeter, barometer, compass, pulse oxidation, respiration, sunrise and sunset times, music player controls, race calendar and more.
Coros Apex 2 Pro £499
The most striking benefit of the Apex 2 Pro is its incredible battery life. Coros claims 30 days of regular use per battery charge, equating to 75 hours of GPS-enabled activity – it only needed charging twice in two months of use.
Amazfit Falcon £499
Amazfit is a smartwatch company based in Hong Kong which specialises in fitness wearables. The Falcon features a titanium body, a 42mm sapphire crystal touchscreen, four buttons and liquid silicone strap. We used the buttons rather than the touchscreen when wearing gloves and they performed well.
Garmin Forerunner 225 £299
The Forerunner 255 is the cheapest watch on test, and by some margin. Naturally something has to give, and when it comes to the 255 it's the lack of any mapping.
Apple Watch Ultra £849
The Apple Watch Ultra is designed to be rugged and features a screen constructed from sapphire glass, which apparently is second only to diamonds in terms of its 'hardness'. A bold claim, but one substantiated through our experience. The watch is also dustproof and waterproof to 40m.
Specialized Allez goes disc only
US company's longest-running production road bike has waved goodbye to rim brakes
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
British Cycling replaced all four track head coaches last year. With a home World Champs and then Olympics fast approaching, Tom Davidson finds out how they're getting on
Nikon Z fc
Retro looks and handling, with the best in modern kicks
Best Jets
Editors’ 10 top picks for the best sport and scale speed demons
Bit of a long shot
Mike Harris ditches his wide-angle zoom and uses a telephoto lens to capture landscapes from a hilltop
टूल्स ऑफ लाइटरूम — “लेंस करेक्शन"
पिछली बार हम सबने लाइटरूम के टॉपिक लेंस करेक्शन को समझने की कोशिश की थी और यह जाना था कि लेंस करेक्शन टूल का यूज़ कहाँ-कहाँ होता है और किन-किन परिस्थितियों में किया जाता है।
CREATING LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPACT
Ideally, the toolkit of the landscape photographer would have a flexible focal length, be limited in size and weight and cover the needs for several types of landscape photography.
Polarized opinions
Mike Harris adds punch to the sky and removes glare using NiSi's True Color NC circular polarizing filter
SKY'S THE LIMIT DJI Mini 3 Pro
Takes compact drones to new heights with a larger sensor and regulation-friendly weight
LEICA Q2 REPORTER
A luxury compact camera that’s built like a tank
Simple Technical Tips To Make Candid Street Photography Easier
Street photography puts your hand-eye coordination to the test, as vell as your ability to see and frame intriguing situations as they occur in front of you, your ability to perceive light, your camera's technical abilities, and your ability to be comfortable photographing strangers. While there is no substitute for experience, the purpose of this essay is to assist you in improving your technical abilities and camera settings so that things are lot easier for you. With some efforts, you'll feel as if the camera isn't even there once you've mastered these techniques. When done correctly, it appears that all you have are your eyes and the scene in front of you.
50MM STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
There has long been controversy about whether 50mm street photography is the best option, or if wider lenses are a better alternative. Most street photographers prefer lenses with a wider field of view, such as 35mm or 28mm, but that doesn't mean 50mm is useless. In reality, it's the opposite. There are several reasons to choose this focal length while photographing people on the street. Shooting with a 50mm lens opens up a slew of new photography options while imposing certain creative limits, and the results might be among your all-time favourites.