The V650 gives you everything the M450 has to offer as well as the OpenStreetMap feature and Route guidance allowing you to see exactly where you are on the map whilst on the go. It also boosts a large 2.8” colour touch screen, it is understandably heavier at 122g to the M450’s 50g, it gives you the same accurate altitude data with the built-in barometric pressure sensor, compatible with the free Polar Flow web service and with the Polar Bluetooth Smart heart rate and cycling sensors.

The M450 is a different kettle of fish all together. It is a GPS tracker designed specifically for a bike with an integrated barometer for precise altitude functions, you can track your speed, distance and route, you can set the display to show the data you want, use external Polar Bluetooth® Smart sensors to get information like heart rate, speed, cadence or power.

The Polar Crystal Loop is an activity tracker that is also trying to be an elegant piece of jewellery. In my humble option it looks tacky, its silicone wristband has been adorned with delicate Swarovski crystals which clash with the thick strap, it looks tacky and half hearted, aesthetics aside this doesn’t have as much to offer as the A360. You need the Polar H7 heart rate monitor to use the Energy Training, Training Benefit and Heart Rate During Training features but you do get the sleep tracking feature.

Starting off with the A360 this is a wrist-based heart rate monitor that keeps you in the right heart rate zone whether you are circuit training, cycling, jogging or even walking, as well as the heart monitor the A360 also tracks your steps, calories, training and sleep patterns and the Activity Guides give you feedback. You can link the A360 to your phone so it will vibrate on your wrist when you get a message or phone call or to remind you of an important date in your calendar.

My first impression of the Blaze was how smooth the packaging was, reminiscent of the newest smart phone it would make a nice gift, however packaging aside the Blaze itself looks equally impressive. The wrist strap feels strong but flexible and the surgical-grade stainless steel buckle and frame give it a stylish look and feel without making it heavy or bulky.

The first thing you will notice with the Activite Pop is its sleek design, not only is it disguised as an analogue watch, but a rather handsome one at that.

When talking about Löffler it’s important to mention that they are sports brand with a difference. Unlike many of the big sports brands, Löffler do not outsource their production to low-wage countries for bigger profit margins but keep all their production in local Austria- where they also make 70% of all fabrics used in their products at their in-house knitting factory.

Since 1982, Lake has focused on creating functional and comfortable cycling shoes. In fact, before Lake invented a technical mountain biking cycling shoe, they didn’t even exist. Now, Lake have a huge range of cycling shoes for all types of terrain - for this review, we will be looking at the CX237 cycling shoes.

Falke was founded in Germany in 1895 by Franz Falke-Rohen. With over a century of experience they now produce a huge range of clothing, from high-end fashion to specialist sportswear. We were happy to get our hands on a pair of Windproof long running tights.

The Garmisch is an uber-cool ski jacket available in 5 different colours; we tested the light blue with black detailing. My first impressions of the Garmisch jacket were positive.