Bloc Eyewear – cycle glasses

Corinne Dennis – Plenty of useful info, e.g. size charts and fabric information.

Diadora – Cycle shoes

DeMarchi – A lovely site with some classic old cycling photos. Not all the stuff is available in the U.K.

Dupont – For all the chemists amongst you, now you can find out about Lycra and Coolmax

Endura – an on-line catalogue including all the reviews where good things were said about them. No sizing info

Freestyle Sports – Has all the Freestyle products and a comprehensive sizing chart

Giro – Shows you all their helmets in all the colours. For the morbid amongst you, you can read "crash of the Month" and even submit your own experience. I suppose that that's one way to get over it.

Gortex – All you ever wanted to know about Goretex. How to care for it and how it works

Lusso – Find out about all the products from this value for money company. Includes a sizing chart.

Pearl Izumi – Gloves

Polaris - Mountain Bike Clothing

Seal Skinz – Exciting stories with people testifying to the power of waterproof socks. Also a product guide.

Shimano – SPD shoes

Sympatex – If you're interested in the Sympatex fabric find out about it here.

X Socks – Who would have thought that the humble sock could have been elevated to such giddy heights? How can you even get up in the morning without donning a pair of these?

Zyro – details of Diadora, Altura, DeMarchi and X-Socks products