Junctions are dangerous An Interesting study from Australis which suggests in majority of cases motorists were at fault from collisions or near misses. It found in 83% of occasions of dangerous driving, drivers were unaware or least didn’t show any reaction for the dangers they had put cyclists in. In 88.9% of cases, the cyclist […]

My main plan for training at the moment, is to get as many miles in as possible before the weather keeps me indoors. Often professional cyclists take a 3 week  break in November, but, I’d rather keep riding whilst weather is above freezing. Last winter, we had many days of snow and icey temperatures, I […]

Since I keep getting punctures, I can’t help think about best winter training tyres. After throwing away my split Continental 4000, I will be replacing it with a Continental Gatorskin tyre. I have  been pleased with the performance of this tyre since using it over three years. It’s puncture protection is pretty good, and there […]

So last Tuesday, I write a post – bad luck with punctures. Very humorously I got a puncture that very same evening. Less funny, is getting another three separate punctures over this weekend and splitting my rear tyre. That’s four punctures in less than a week – more than I’ve had all year! I think […]