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 […]

What was your best experience cycling? I find mine hard to choose because there are so many different possibilities. And it’s hard to compare suffering up a hill climb to a leisure ride through the Yorkshire Dales in the height of summer. But, these are a few memorable rides which stick in the mind. Learning […]

Bike by University Parks. Cycling Under the Laburnum tree Cycling without cars with morning sun Related Cycling in the Rain

I was taking photos at a relatively quiet part of town. A large coach overtook this lady too close and came to a stop. This poor lady was getting squeezed on the inside of the road. I wonder if the driver had been aware of the cyclist on the inside. Buses and Cyclists Give Cyclists […]

I spend a bit of time in York. This is quite a good video on the bike week York promote. It definitely gets quite a few more people involved in cycling from all aspects of cycling. York Cycling

The sign is a memorial to three bishops Latimer, Ridley, and Cramner, who were burnt at the stake for their religious beliefs in 1556. Proof that humanity is making a little progress. A spot which was once a place for burning people at the stake for their religious beliefs is now a cycle stand. Related […]

One of the challenges we have as cyclists is making people aware that we are on the road. As I mentioned on cycle safety, there are often occasions when cyclists can be in a blind spot. Also, on quite a few occasions I have been left wanting to have a car style horn to wake […]

Cycling nutrition has come along way from the days of eating a raw steak before a 200km ride. (even in early 1980s, Sean Kelly wrote this was common practice). Cycling nutrition is also much more than just eating a full plate of pasta. If you wanted to summarise the essence of cycling nutrition, I would […]