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My first enduro – The Bluegrass Enduro Tour
This weekend just gone, I made my way over to Dublin for my first mountain bike enduro race, part of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour. I signed up out of sheer curiosity, pretty much the same reason I’ve...
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The best and the worst sports drinks and energy bars
I wrote the title for this piece first, and then thought, ‘if I have to list all the worst, most disgusting sport nutrition products I’ve tried, I’ll be here all day.’ Some of them are so vile they...
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John O’Groats To Gibraltar Ride – Get Involved
I get quite a lot of emails about totally irrelevant stuff for this blog, but a message popped into by inbox this week and I was inspired to share it. Cyclists Mark Beaumont, Donald MacDonald and...
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Feels Like Heaven – Cycle Touring In Japan
Cycle touring is my idea of fun. The more I do it, the less I want to spend a holiday sitting on a beach. A few months ago I fulfilled a lifelong dream, taking my bicycle to Japan for several pedal...
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Juliana Bicycles ‘Furtado Primeiro’ Review
My job rules! Yes, I spend lots of time sat on my arse at a computer, but when I’m not here I’m out testing bikes and clothes and gear, mapping routes to share in magazines and visiting brilliant...
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Coven Magazine Issue 8
So in case you don’t know, I’m an ever so mini publishing machine, in that I independently produce and publish Coven Magazine. It’s sometimes a pain in the ass, but I find myself unable to stop working...
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Oh, how I love mountain bikes
Since moving to Devon, I just can’t get enough of riding mountain bikes – unsurprising given my location! As a bike tester for various mags and sites, I get to try out some of the best, and my current...
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Where have I been, and what have I been doing?
It feels like ages since I wrote a blog post, and that’s because it’s been a fair while. In general, it’s because I have to prioritise paid work over updating this site, and the other reason is quite...
View ArticleJoin Me On The Charge Bikes Team!
Charge Bikes have just announced their new competition, and the prize is really rather a good one – a place on the team and a team titanium bike. Hopefully not my one, if they ask for it back, they...
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Brooks Factory Visit – Urban Cyclist
Dave and I have quite a good thing going – seeing as he’s a photographer and I’m a writer, we often team up to produce features for magazines and websites, and as such get to visit some rad places....
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Review: Herbalife Protein Powders and Bars
As I’ve mentioned before in numerous posts, I get through a fair amount of sports nutrition products, mainly because I train hard and they’re convenient to take on rides. It’s also because they last a...
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A Big Challenge – Ride Across Britain
Both Dave and myself are very excited about a new challenge we’ve signed up for this year, Deloitte Ride Across Britain. In September, we’ll be cycling the length of Britain in 9 days riding just shy...
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The Best Climbs in Gran Canaria
With last year being so annoying thanks to multiple injuries and enforced time off the bike, this winter I decided to treat myself to some time in the sun to make up for my time on the couch. Inspired...
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Ride London-Surrey 100 with Unicef and I
Now in its fifth year, The Prudential London-Surrey 100 is arguably one of the greatest cycling legacies of the London Olympics. Taking place entirely on closed roads, the route goes past some of...
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Review: Fitbit Surge Fitness Tracker smart watch
Like many cyclists, I enjoy keeping track of my rides, sometimes so that I can see where I’ve been if happened upon a particularly fine route, other times so I can analyse my performance once I’m back...
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London – Postural Restoration for back pain & Athlete Lab visit
My latest vlog details my trip to London for some help with my cranky body and a visit to Athlete Lab (with some ice-skating thrown in for good measure). Luke Worthington I was in the big smoke for...
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Cycling and Back Pain – Rehab and PRI With Luke Worthington
Last week I popped up to London for a meeting and decided to tick a few things off a list of things I’ve been planning to do for a while. One of the things I was most excited about was visiting Third...
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Review: Smith Optics Pivlock Arena Cycling Sunglasses
For me, sunglasses when cycling are a necessity. My eyes tend to stream uncontrollably, so much so that I can barely see without eye protection, so I don’t just wear them for fashion, but for safety....
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Winter Sun – Cycling La Gomera
I can’t help but begin this post being annoyed about writing it. Not because I don’t enjoy penning pieces for Bikes n’ Stuff, but because I wrote the whole darn thing once already as just as I pressed...
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My best rides of 2017
I’ve been meaning to write a kind of ‘year in review’ for 2016 for a while now, but seeing as I was in La Gomera over new year then had to try and catch up with a million things once I returned home,...
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