Trek Domane WSD 5.9 review
I’ve been given the rather lovely task of testing out some high end road bikes for Total Women’s Cycling… Yes, I know it’s a terrible job, riding about on lovely bikes before putting pen to paper, or...
View ArticleCycling the coast of Morocco – a photoblog
I recently went to Morocco to stay with Surf Maroc in Taghazoute. Naturally, I couldn’t be separated from my bike for a week, so even though we woke daily to the sound of waves breaking on the beach...
View ArticleAn Interview With Me In Spanish
El Duende magazine sent me over a few questions a while back. I can’t really remember what I said in response, I seem to remember being in a bit of a hurry. So I have no idea how this comes across as...
View ArticleGroup Exercise Classes
In my mission to get fitter, faster and stronger, I’ve been trying some exercise classes, something very new to me. I can honestly say that before this year, I hadn’t participated in any form of group...
View ArticleStuff Your Face
Anyone who says the modelling industry doesn’t promote eating disorders is lying. I remember when I was working as both a model and a snowboarder, it was a bloody nightmare sometimes – on the one hand...
View ArticleDialling In The New Ride
The more you ride, the fussier you get, right? Well it’s not strictly fussiness, you just get to know what works for you. It’s also about making your bike fit for purpose – I had super narrow bars on...
View ArticleMy First Sportive – London Revolution
Alongside snowboarding, I’d was really into skateboarding as a teen, and I just couldn’t see why anyone would want to ride a skatepark on a bike instead of a board. To me, it just looked like there was...
View ArticleMy First Track Crit – IG London Nocturne
For those of you not into cycling (why not!), according to Wikipedia, a criterium, or crit, is a bike race held on a short course (usually less than 1 mile), often run on closed-off city center...
View ArticleTerrorising Spain From Afar
When Beefeater got in touch about working together, I thought, hell yeah, I’ll be drinking G & T’s for life. What I didn’t initially realise is just how much the Spanish love gin, and that my ad...
View ArticleTake A Peek At My Tumblr
I started a Tumblr so I could display some of the photos from my travels in a nice format, it just seemed a waste to have them all languishing in folders in the depths of my computer. This way, I can...
View ArticleNelson’s Tour De Test Valley
Last year, a good friend from my snowboarding days, Nelson, decided that life was too difficult to continue. Sadly, Nelson’s joy was stolen by severe depression, and like many people, he struggled...
View ArticleReview – DZR Link Clipless Cycling Shoes
There was a time when If you wanted to ride with SPDs and trainers, your options were pretty limited, either make your own (more on that later!) or choose from a couple of distinctly dodgy looking...
View ArticleShooting For Met And Bluegrass In Downton Abbot
My sponsors and good pals from Met Helmets and Bluegrass were just over in England and came to visit us in Downton Abbot. Whilst here they took the opportunity to shoot their new catalogue due for...
View ArticleErlestoke 12 Hour MTB Enduro
Before moving to Devon, I thought that mountain biking was pretty crap. The very first time I went was in the Alps – I spend the first day hurtling down a very steep mountain on a hard tail with an...
View ArticleScott Contessa CR1 review
As a freelancer, my job is pretty varied, and that’s just the way I like it! As one of my favourite things is riding bikes, reviewing them for various publications can be pretty awesome if it’s a good...
View ArticleCombo Magazine – Me and Met Fat
A French magazine called Combo recently ran a a little piece on my and the Met Fat mini velodrome race which I won in France. They somewhat cheekily lifted some text from this blog for the piece, so if...
View ArticleOrbital Cycling Festival
I don’t know if it’s just that I’ve begun to notice them more, but it seems like there are many more cycling events taking place these days! The latest one to hit my radar is Orbital Cycling Festival,...
View ArticleExpression Riders Interview – Advice For Women
Do you want to know what advice I would give to girls thinking about getting into action sports? Have a look at my little interview with Michelle from on Expression Riders and find out. What do you...
View ArticleCoven X Milltag Cycle Kit Restock
A few months back, I designed a Coven cycle kit which was made in collaboration with British purveyors of Italian made bike apparel, Milltag. We put the kit up for pre-order as I was nervous in case...
View ArticleFilming With GoPro For Red Bull
The fine folks at GoPro hooked me up with a Hero 3 to play around with, which has been super fun so far. I’ve tried using the various different mounts; head, bars, chest etc and taken the mini camera...
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