Best Cycling Books: The Sportive Cyclist Guide
I like to write. I also like to read. I also like to cycle. I like to read cycling books. In this post I present a selection of my favourite books about bikes.
Road Bikes
Trek Domane vs Specialized Roubaix: Which Is The Best Endurance Road Bike?
A detailed comparison of the Trek Domane vs the Specialized Roubaix ranges. Easily compare the spec and price of each model. Feature review. Fun!
Hybrid vs Road Bike: What Is The Difference?
All the key differences between a road bike and a hybrid bike, wrapped up in a tasty blog post, with a little ribbon on top.
Where To Buy A Road Bike: Online vs Bike Shop
Should you your next road bike from a bike shop, whether that’s a local independent or one of the large retailers, or over the internet? Here are my thoughts.
Rouleur Classic 2019: My Review (With A Video!)
My account of a hugely enjoyable day spent at the Rouleur Classic bike show in London in November 2019. When we could still do these things…
Specialized vs Trek Road Bikes: My Comparison Guide
Can’t decide between Trek vs Specialized for your next road bike? Confused by all the models, options & prices. This post has all you need.
Road Bike Hack: The Cycling ‘Go Box’
What is a cycling ‘go box’? In short, somewhere to store all your ride gear so that you don’t waste time faffing before a ride. This post has all the details.
What Is A MAMIL (And Are You One)?
We all know MAMIL stands for ‘Middle-Aged Man In Lycra’ but what does it *mean* to be a MAMIL? Is it a badge to wear with honour or mild embarrassment? This post contains my thoughts.
Road Bikes For Beginners
All you need to know if you are new to the world of road cycling, but keen to learn (and ride) more.
Which Bike Makers Make Sportive Bikes [I’m So Confused….]?
I sometimes wonder if bike manufacturers get slightly embarrassed about making road bikes for those riders of a more ‘recreational’ persuasion (which is you and me, duck). They wrestle with promotional language to try to make it clear that whilst a bike might look like a professional racer’s bike, it …
How To Choose A Sportive Bike (And What Features You Don’t Need To Worry About)
January is upon us. Not quite the traditional time to get into road cycling, at least in the northern hemisphere (what with the ice, snow, surprising new lake locations etc). Still, you want to rid yourself of that pesky extra tyre. You want to get fit. You want to get …
Sportive Bike vs Road Bike – What Is The Difference?
In this post I look at the features that turn a road bike (a fairly broad category) into a ‘sportive bike’ (one that you’ll enjoy riding on a long, hard sportive).
Trek Domane 4.3 Review (Wherein The Grimpeur Attempts To Be Objective And Fails)
My review of the Trek Domane 4.3 endurance road bike. The short version: I love it.
New Bike, New Pedals, New Position: Grimpeur’s Bike Fit Saga Part 2
My experience getting a full bike fit involving video analysis and all manner of tech fandango. TLDR: You should definitely get a bike fit.
The Englishman Who Went For A Bike Fit But Came Back With a New Bike
In this post I attempt to get a bike fit with my old bike but instead end up being fitted for a new bike. Find out which one I bought…
Sportive Cyclist’s Guide to Bike Frame Materials: Wood
Er, pardon, wood? Surely no-one makes bikes out of wood any more. But, of course, they do. And not just the sorts of people that make dresses out of meat (fireplaces out of cheese, whatever…). Wood is an entirely viable, albeit unusual, material out of which you can fashion a bike. …
Sportive Cyclist’s Guide to Bike Frame Materials: Titanium
Welcome to the third post in my series looking at the materials used to build bike frames. Here are the links to the previous articles: Sportive Cyclist’s Guide to Bike Frame Materials: Wood Sportive Cyclist’s Guide to Bike Frame Materials: Steel Sportive Cyclist’s Guide to Bike Frame Materials: Carbon In …
Sportive Cyclist Guide To Bike Frame Materials: Carbon Fibre
Welcome to the second in my series of posts on the materials used to make bicycle frames. Readers of my previous article will no doubt have been shocked, intrigued and ultimately delighted by my razor-sharp insights into the world of steel manufacture. Now it is the turn of the young …
Sportive Cyclist’s Guide To Bike Frame Materials: Steel
Most people with any interest in bikes will have at least a passing familiarity with the materials that are used to make them. The sculpted, wind tunnel-honed lines of pro peleton bikes are unmistakably formed from carbon fibre. The skinny road bikes of old evoke images of bespectacled engineers in oil-stained …