68 Incredibly BEAUTIFUL Road Bikes For You To Drool Over (Rouleur Live 2021)
A ‘reportage’ of my day spent at Rouleur Live 2021 in London. Have a gander at a load of very expensive road bikes, some of which are covered in mud.
A ‘reportage’ of my day spent at Rouleur Live 2021 in London. Have a gander at a load of very expensive road bikes, some of which are covered in mud.
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.
A detailed comparison of the Trek Domane vs the Specialized Roubaix ranges. Easily compare the spec and price of each model. Feature review. Fun!
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
All you need to know if you are new to the world of road cycling, but keen to learn (and ride) more.
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 …
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 …
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).
My review of the Trek Domane 4.3 endurance road bike. The short version: I love it.
My experience getting a full bike fit involving video analysis and all manner of tech fandango. TLDR: You should definitely get a bike fit.
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…
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …