Kalenji Eliorun Wellness Running Shoes - Orange

As you may have seen in a previous blog the lovely people at Decathlon sent me a few items to review and this is the second in a series of products I will be reviewing.

Decathlon cater for lots of different sports and when I opened a box of goodies from them, in addition to the cycling gear I was rather pleased to see a pair of running shoes - in a very favourable colour!

To give them their full title the 'Kaenji Eliorun Men's Wellness Running Shoes' in orange are vivid to say the least.

There is a lot of orange mixed in with yellow, white, grey and black and several parts that offer a reflective surface when jogging at dawn/dusk. The reflective elements are on the heels, sides and tongue and I have to say very effective.

These shoes are very light and when wearing them you really don't notice any weight at all.

There is cushioning in the heel called 'K-ring heel technology' and it really does offer a fair degree of shock absorption.

I really like these shoes - or course for the colour - but they are very comfortable and I have to report at least as good if not better than some of my jogging trainers costing a great deal more.

There are other colours available - blue and grey I think - but for me these are perfect. Again I suspect you are thinking about the price? Well they cost £39.99 and in addition to what feel is again another great price point from Decathlon, these shoes actually come with a 2 year guarantee!

As yet I am not sure whether Decathlon want these back after I have reviewed them? I can only say that with the summer hopefully with us, they are not getting these back!

Many thanks to Decathlon UK for letting me review these. Below pleased find a link direct to this product on the Decathlon website:

Link to Decathlon website

2015 London Nocturne Folding Bike Race Videos

The Jupiter London Nocturne was a particularly great event this year. I was fortunate enough to get through the heats and into the final. If you haven't seen my blog post for the Jupiter London Nocturne you can read it by clicking HERE!

Below please find links to both videos. As always watch them in the highest quality you can, preferably 1080p.

For those wondering, I used a Garmin Virb and as you can see I favour the rear mounted view as everyone does forward facing.

Heat 1 video

The Final of the Jupiter London Nocturne Folding Bike Race 2015

Kalenji Orange Smartphone Belt - Decathlon

The lovely people at Decathlon have sent a few items for me to review - in a colour I am particularly fond of - and over the next few weeks I will be posting my thoughts and feelings about them.

The first item is the 'Kalenji Orange Smartphone Belt.' You can of course get this in different colours (black, purple, red and blue).

Any iPhone 6 Plus user who is also a cyclist might encounter some problems happily stowing their beloved Apple product in one of their pockets. I have sought several solutions but to my surprise the Kalenji Smartphone belt seems like a really good one.

I use the word surprised as it isn't actually that big. First impressions were that you might be able to put the smaller iPhone 6 or similar sized device inside...but the 6 Plus fits inside really well!

In the pictures below you might notice that my phone fits inside very comfortably and that is with the Apple leather cover still on.

If you have a phone smaller or about the same size, it will fit comfortably.

The zip is very smooth and more importantly doesn't look as if it is going to break anytime soon.

On the picture below you can see a key icon. This has a small pocket where a couple of house keys would fit.

The other side has am exit/entry point for a pair of headphone.

The adjustable belt is wide and comfortable, allowing lots of different wearing options. You can have it positioned to your back, front and sides. In addition you can wear it across the chest Mexican bandit style. All work well.

It is probably a product aimed at joggers but works rather well for cyclists too.

It isn't waterproof as far as I can tell however under a waterproof jacket it would be pretty safe from harms way.

The Kalenji Smartphone Belt costs £6.50 and for me is a bargain. I have provided a link below directly to this at the Decathlon website. Well worth a look and as I have already pointed out, other colours are available.

Link to the Kalenji Smartphone Belt