Jonathan Allen, Author at Allday magazine

Ever since he can remember he was riding bikes not being attracted to video games. In his teenage years he was racing bikes until he had a big accident that slowed him down and at a certain point he stopped riding. It is few years later that came he back on a bike and got the ‘’bug’’ again to be more serious about it and started a bike related blog. It is after a trip during covid that he realized that it would be great to talk about all his outdoor passions but with the perspective to inform the regular non technical people. This is how Allday magazine was born.

ROARK 3 DAY FIXER BAG REVIEW

On : September 23, 2022September 21, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

The chase for Roark began out of a desire to tell stories born of adventure and discovery in the form of a man – he’s the shadowy adventurer that disappears into Mexico for six months camping, only to surface in Paris drinking…

GIRO SECTOR SHOES REVIEW

On : September 22, 2022September 15, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

If you have been following us for a while, you know that I tested multiple shoes during my gravel biking season this year. In my opinion, a shoe should be comfortable, have a great power transfer to the pedal, and be breathable….

A GREAT END OF SEASON AT GRAVEL CUP CANADA 4

On : September 20, 2022September 21, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

September 10 was the last event of the season for Gravel cup Canada and I was not supposed to participate until I got a call from Brendan to tell me that I was the runner up for the petit championship. It did…

YOELEO G21 GRAVEL BIKE REVIEW

On : September 16, 2022September 16, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

This Year I wanted to race and ride a full carbon fiber gravel bike and this is when I reached out to Yoeleo Canada. After our initial conversation, I knew that brand was effectively supported here and the testing of the Yoeleo…

STAGES DASH M200 GPS BIKE COMPUTER REVIEW

On : August 29, 2022September 16, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

When I saw that Stages released a new computer earlier this year, I was really curious to test it out. The price looked appealing and the features too. Was what advertised really the case? Size and screen The computer in size is…

MY EXPERIENCE AT GRAVEL CUP CANADA 3

On : August 23, 2022September 21, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

Ever since I participated at the first Gravel cup of the season, I wanted to attend the other events. Sadly I could not attend the second one and did not want to skip the third event of the season. The third race…

BELL XR SPHERICAL HELMET REVIEW

On : August 23, 2022September 16, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

Ever since my helmet saved my life after a really hard crash, I am always on the lookout for the new technologies and helmets. Fun fact, it is a bell helmet that saved my life and I will always be grateful to this brand. You must have guess that when Bell asked me to test their new XR spherical, I could not refuse it. The XR spherical is a versatile helmet that refuses to be put in a box. Part road, part gravel this helmet can do it all. Technology…

BONTRAGER FORAY SHOES REVIEW

On : August 7, 2022September 15, 2023- by Jonathan Allen-

This season we wanted to review different shoes since a lot of people were asking for it. The Bontrager foray is a versatile cycling shoe perfect for trail riding, cyclocross and gravel and it is perfect for me. For this review I decided to test them for gravel biking. When I received the shoes, the first thing I observed was how sturdy the shoes looked. Over the course of my testing, it really did not disappoint at this level. From heavy rocks to a hard fall, the Foray did not flinch at all. The scuff saver is…