Recently, I received a few products from SKS, a German company specialising in high quality bicycle accessories. The product which impressed me most was the SKS Race blades, which I have on my road bike. They are really good and I have been making good use on my winter training. You can read a review […]
Christmas Gift Ideas for Cyclists
Some christmas gifts good for a cyclist. It’s that time of the year when I start asking people what they would like for Christmas, most of my family say ‘don’t know’ and struggle to think of something. But, I can always have a Christmas list, as long as excuses for avoiding a winter turbo training […]
A Double-Dip Cold
At the end of the hill climb season, I was quite motivated to keep cycling. Instead of short intervals, I went out for longer steady rides. In November I did 800 miles (including 200 miles commuting). I really enjoyed the cycling, there was no real structure to the training apart from to enjoy getting some […]
Hot Pads for Cold Feet
Hot Pads for Cold Feet – pack of 40 for £21 Hand Warmers – pack of 10 for £12 Personally, I find these hotpads are an essential extra at this time of the year. They keep feet and hands warm, whatever the weather. I have poor circulation in both hands and feet. I feel the […]
Tips for Turbo Training
Training on a turbo is one of those aspects of cycling that can really test our determination and enthusiasm. No-one took up cycling so they could spend hours pedalling in a static position – getting very bored and hot at the same time! Yet, on a wet / icey day, even the turbo can seem […]
Cycling Activism
I’ve written quite a few articles on how to encourage cycling. Generally, these are suggestions for other people to do something. I ride my bicycle and sometimes pontificate in a cafe. But, I’m not the one to change the world, not even the small world of UK transport policy. But, if other people want to […]
Amsterdam White Bicycle Scheme
In the 1960s, Amsterdam had much lower cycle rates. To try and reduce pollution and congestion in the city centre, one anarchist group launched a scheme to promote mass bicycle use. It involved giving out free white bicycles and leaving them unlocked in strategic locations around Amsterdam. Unfortunately, the scheme was not a success, some […]
Challenge A Friend to Commute by Bike
Very interesting video (at bottom of post) where a long term driver is challenged to swap his car for a bike and try a week of commuting by bicycle. It is a very good advert for the advantages of cycling to work. He comes across as a typical motorist who is honest about his experience […]
Beating the Traffic in Indonesia
If you think it’s difficult cycling through British cities, look at this video from Indonesia. Six lanes of traffic bumper to bumper – but it hasn’t stopped some locals taking to their bikes in a bid to beat the traffic. The traffic problem is so acute in Indonesia that a group of commuters started a […]
Cycling Weekly Interview
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by Cycling Weekly. This is a copy of the interview. If you click on image you will get a bigger version. It was interesting being interviewed. It’s not all exactly my words, but the spirit of interview was good. Reproduced permission: Cycling Weekly I am a vegetarian or […]
Motivation for Cycling Training
Quite often we can go through periods where we loose motivation to train. This can be for a variety of reasons. One of the most common is that we have other pressures on our time. Sometimes we may loose motivation because we have been over training. At other times there may be no good reason […]
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Cat & Fiddle hill climb 2013
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Cycling in Oxford Photos
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Best Puncture Proof Tyres
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