Back in 1998, Tom Lynch was working as an ambulanceman in London. He was on an emergency call out and stuck in traffic. It was then he had the idea – why am I here? I would be able to get to the accident much quicker if I was on a bike. By 2000, he […]

There’s nothing like a patch of ice, to remind you of how unstable a bike can be. Before you can say, ‘that looks pretty slippy’, you’ll be  unceremoniously thrown to the ground with a torn trouser, injured pride and a damaged bike. Having said that I haven’t fallen off very often. In the past 30,000 […]

Whilst in Malaysia I met a good sub 2.30 marathon runner who takes a largely raw food diet. At meal times he would eat about 3-4 plates full of fruit. He says at home he eats 10 bananas a day. He is not completely rigid and does supplement his diet with a little rice e.t.c. […]

When fog descends it can leave cyclists vulnerable, especially because we often don’t take lights or high reflective clothing in the middle of the day. This picture shows how difficult cyclists can be to spot when it is foggy. In winter I always leave lights on my bike for unexpected periods of greyness. Picture by […]