Life In The Saddle

Sugru is an amazing mouldable glue. Out of the packet it looks and feels a bit like Play-Doh, but then once moulded into shape it sets solid in 24 hours; creating a strong and slightly flexible bond on all manner of base materials. These are my five top uses for Sugru in the cycling world—some great hacks and fixes for cyclists. Shoe Vents If like me, you suffer from cold feet when cycling, then blocking up those 'cooling' vents on the bottom of your cycling shoes is a sensible start to solving the problem. You can tape over the sole vents, but it will not stay put for long on wet winter rides; Sugru offers a far more permanent plug, and one that can be easily chiselled out if you need some summer foot ventilation after the cold months have passed. Light Buttons Another area that I have discovered suffers from water ingress on extremely wet winter rides, are the buttons on your cycling lights. I have had several lights fail on me because of water ingress, and t...

Christmas is coming, and Santa is loading up his fat bike for the festive ride. So, I thought I would take a look at my top stocking filler suggestions for cyclists, runners, triathletes and outdoor enthusiasts. Muc-Off Mechanic Mug First up, the classic mug gift. This quality enamel mug from Muc-Off features the legendary Doctor-X. Sip that post-ride Americano in style, whilst getting the bike shiny clean. Sugru Self-Setting Glue Sugru is incredibly versatile stuff. Check out some of my previous posts such as 'Sugru Hacks for Cyclists' and 'How to Make a Homemade Tubeless Plug' for some ideas. Sugru have also just released their latest formula, which is more sensitive-skin and child friendly; ideal to give to kids, so they can fix their mudguards and light brackets when they inevitably snap them! Muc-Off Eyewear Cleaner If you are giving someone some fresh new Oakleys or POC sunglasses for Christmas, then this would be a great additi...

Back in 2014, I wrote a review of the innovative Sugru self-setting rubber . Since then, I've experimented with an incredible number of uses for this simple, but highly versatile stuff! I thought that is was worth sharing a few of my favourite 'hacks', which have proven particularly useful to fix, repair and modify bike parts and clothing... Aero Seatpost Light Mounts I modified this Exposure Lights mount to fit an aero-seatpost Homemade Tubeless Valves I cut this valve out of a written-off inner tube, then made it into a tubeless valve. Works a treat. Helmet Repair This helmet started to delaminate, so I used a bit of Sugru to mould it back together Sunglasses Grippers The plastic grippers came off the arms of these sunglasses, so I fashioned some new ones with Sugru Short Stem Garmin Mount Adaption The stem on my mountain bike was too short to accommodate a Garmin, so I raised up this mount to bring it above the stem cap level. S...