If you catch a glimpse of the Giro d’Italia you will see how fanatic the Italians are about their cycling. But, surprisingly the capital city is a tough experience if you want to visit the city by bike. rare to see so many cyclists on the roads. These look like a few tourists who hired […]

Maybe I shouldn’t mock National days (National Roundabout appreciation day) – I just found out that it is National Walk to Work Week (Dept of Transport) Other potential good news for road users is a government initiative to fine on the spot careless driving. The fixed penalty notices have been designed with a view to […]

Today, May 11th is National Roundabout Appreciation Day. Actually it isn’t National Roundabout Appreciation day (sorry to disappoint)  but it wouldn’t surprise me if we get one some time. After all we have an official National beanpole week, National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (31 January), National Pie Week (7 to 13 March), National Cleavage Day […]

Readers question: I check my bike the night before, lubricate, check gears, etc and tyre pressure. So far I have done a couple of sportives and I have noticed lots of cyclist checking their tyre pressure in the car park prior to starting. Am I ok doing it the night before or should I do […]

Banana on the Bike For some reason whenever I go cycling, I instinctively think of carrying a banana to eat on the way. It’s a good food source, easy to fit in the back pocket. You can unzip and eat on the move and if it doesn’t get too squashed makes a nice change to […]

  After decades of relative decline, in past few years Britain has witnessed a mini cycling boom. If you look through these cycling statistics – some look more impressive than others. Some cities like London and Darlington have seen growth of 117% and 79% respectively over the past few years. However, when you look at […]