Given how much it rains in this country (160 days a year on average), cyclists have an ongoing and troublesome relationship with wet weather – or more specifically, how to stay dry in it. It’s a truly miserable thing to...
Perhaps it’s New Year? Perhaps you’ve become utterly disillusioned with the shambles and expense of public transport? Maybe you live in a remote area and want to lower your carbon footprint by driving less? It’s very likely that you may...
We live in a country where it rains around 50% of the time. Love it or hate it, if we only cycled in fair weather, we’d be limited to cycling for around 195 days of the year. And they do...
My Trek hybrid bike is still one of the great loves of my life. It’s a beautiful, sleek, robust machine that I rode to work (and everywhere else) for years. I still ride it, and I wouldn’t own it at...
The tragic incident in 2016, where a 44-year-old woman was killed by a cyclist riding a fixed gear bike, raised questions around the legality of ‘fixies’ (as they’re commonly known). Over the past two decades, fixies have boomed in popularity....
Tubeless tyres have been around for over a decade for mountain bikes. For road bikes, however, they’re a relatively new option. But are they the best option for your commute? Some people will swear that tubeless technology is the best...
Sweating is healthy. We all need to sweat, it’s our body’s way of cooling down. But if we’re cycling to work, the last thing we want is to arrive as a dripping mess, leaving puddles on the floor. Not every...
“Those bloomin’ cyclists, in their silly outfits. They should be paying road tax if they want to use our roads!” It’s a caricature for sure, but it certainly rings familiar. And frustrated motorists have a point, don’t they? After all,...
You may have seen cyclists riding side-by-side on country roads or in towns, and wondered if they’re legally allowed to. Not only is the issue fraught with misconceptions, but it’s also a frequent source of tension between drivers and cyclists....
