If you fancy a tool in your hand, alone time in the garage and thrive to improve some aspects about your bike, a workstand is crucial to your success. This week, I unbox and review the Topeak FlashStand, a portable workstand with a claimed weight of 500 grams, ideal for light tinkering on your bike, like setting up the gears, brakes and truing the wheel (I used the singular on "wheel" because you can only lift the rear of the bike, not the front wheel).

Without further ado, check the video below to see the FlashStand in action:

In short, an affordable stand that will allow you to work on your front and rear derailleurs, service the bottom bracket (if you know what you're doing), changing brake pads and centring the brake calliper and, if you use some creativity, even true your rear wheel (using cable ties on the seatstays [ask me about it in the comments and I'll explain]).

Read Topeak's official spiel below:

For 26 inch and 700c wheels - The Ultimate portable tune-up stand. Great for keep...

Today we unbox the Topeak Ratchet Rocket Lite DX, compare it to the Topeak Mini 18+ and Topeak Mini 9 Pro, and get a chance to see it in action.

Alexa is the new addition to the family and plays a major role on all the traveling I've got planned for the next few years.

In the video below, you can see the Unboxing of the Polygon Bend RV (2016), hear me going through some of the specs and the main reasons why I got this bike. The video ends with some riding shots, to prove how tough Alexa can be when the going gets rough.

In the coming months I'll post a follow up post/video with an in-depth review on the bike, both on trails and off them.