Shocking story from Australia. A motorist was so annoyed at being held up by a bunch of cyclists, that he overtook and then slammed on the brakes in front of the pack. The driver caused all 50 cyclists to crash. Luckily none was fatal, but, there were many serious injuries and broken bikes. Many of […]
Common Mistakes in Cycling
These are some of the common mistakes in cycling, that we have all made to some extent. 1. Wrong Saddle Height. The wrong saddle height makes it less efficient to pedal. It can also cause unnecessary injury. Another mistake is to have the correct saddle height but then hire a bike on holiday with a […]
Cycling Images
Bikes and cycling make excellent material for photographers. There is a huge range of moods that can be conveyed through taking shots of cycling and bikes. The above shot is taken by a friend Ahuta from New York. Paolo Bettini in Giro D’Italia 2008 photo by: Rattodisabinna Links Graham Watson – Graham has been following […]
Getting Correct Position with Clipless Pedals
If you do choose clipless pedals, especially Look or Time, it is important that you fix the cleats to your shoe, so that you get the correct position for cyclist. If the angle of your pedal stroke is wrong you can easily become injured – especially around the knees. What I would suggest is this. […]
Choosing The Best Cycling Pedals.
For ordinary commuting, ordinary flat pedals will be absolutely fine. Because you don’t tend to cycle very fast when commuting short distances, toe clips are not necessary and in fact make cycling more difficult as it takes time to get in and out of the toe clips. If you have a commuting bike, I would […]
Tips for Better Pedalling Technique
Because pedalling is such an intrinsic part of cycling, it is important to optimise and perfect our pedalling action. Especially for beginners it is important to work on our pedal action. These are some tips to Improving Our Pedalling Action 1. Make Sure the Saddle height is correct. See: Correct saddle height and bike frame […]
Cars Turning Left Cyclists Going Straight on
One of the most dangerous situations whilst cycling is being overtaken by a car which then immediately turns left. (note this is in UK where we drive on left in other countries it is applicable for being on right hand side.) It creates the potential for a serious accident and many car drivers are unaware […]
Benefits of Cycling Bells
For a town bike a bell is an essential accessory. Although, I’m not keen on cycling bells being made a legal requirement for all bikes. I think any commuter should look upon a bell as an indispensable part of commuting. Benefits of Bells. Pedestrians get used to hearing car noise. They forget that cyclists may […]
The feeling of Exhaustion
It is a long time since I did a proper time trial. It was not in a race, but, in training I gave a maximum effort for 16 miles on a hilly time trial circuit around Brill. When I returned home I felt quite exhausted; but, curiously it was a great feeling. There is something […]
Benefits of the Bicycle (1) Mowing the Lawn
The bicycle is undoubtedly one of the world’s great inventions. But, it is not just for the pleasure of cycling, bikes can be adapted for a whole variety of things. For example, how do you fancy combining duties to mow the lawn and cycle at the same time? get your interval sessions and grass cut […]
Principles of Cycle Training – Stress and Recovery
One of the basic principles of training is the concept of stress and recovery. What this means is that we start off by riding faster / further than we are used to. This stretches the muscles beyond their previous capacity. This makes the muscles (of both the heart and legs) grow and become stronger. However, […]
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