Things to consider for a long ride. Preparation / training Things to bring Food / Hydration Pacing Equipment What are objectives of ride? How far is a long ride? Many would consider a long ride to be over 100km or over 100 miles. But, it is all relatively on your state of fitness. If you [...]
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Tips to Increase Efficiency of Cycling
Whatever type of cycling you do, it’s good to try an increase the efficiency of your cycling so you will go faster for the same effort. If you are a regular cyclist, you may do most of these already. But, looking at beginner cyclists, you can often see how much energy they waste. 1. Get [...]
Petrol Panic and Stocking up on Inner Tubes
As I was cycling out to Chinnor yesterday, I cycled past a traffic jam of cars queuing up for the petrol station. I couldn’t help feeling a little smug as I cycled past the long line of cars, it was a little like passing a Ferrari stuck in a traffic jam. Not only was I [...]
Save Our Cyclists – Cities Fit for Cyclists
Yesterday, the front page of the Times carried a headline ‘Save Our Cyclists’ It is partly motivated by a young Times journalist, Mary Bowers, being involved in a very serious accident on her way to work in 2011. It was quite a surprise to see a major newspaper give their front page to improving cycle [...]
French Cycling Terms
It is not often the British feel proud and happy to imitate and revere our French brothers across the channel. But, cycling is one of those rare situations when we can happily pay homage to the influence of France and the French on our great sport of cycling. For example, many good cycling clubs add [...]
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 [...]
Pushing the Limits
Some of my good friends run a specialist running shop in London ‘Run and Become‘. (A very good place to get a pair of running shoes if you like a bit of running). They run a few ‘inspirational’ evenings to give informal workshops on running, fitness and related topics. They have invited me to go [...]
Time Saved From Weight Loss on Bike
A look at how much time and effort we can save by losing weight from either ourselves or our bike. We all know that saving weight helps us to get up hills, but how much will we save, if we can shave off 1Kg from our bike (or lose 10KG off our tummy) ? As [...]
Cycling Photos from Around the World
This is a collection of cycling photos from around the world. Thanks to all photographers who kindly granted permission to use their photos. By khalilshah Punjab, Pakistan. A misty morning and a lift to school photo by Lomokev .Brighton, England early morning. An evocative scene. photo by Rohit in the Punjab. No rush [...]
Running vs Cycling
For quite a few years I took running quite seriously. I was a member of the school cross country team run by two teachers who had a super-enthusiastic approach to cross country; (an enthusiasm which was rarely shared by anyone else), but nevertheless it meant the school (Bradford Grammar) was invariably the best in the [...]
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