Re-Energised Weekends With The Peugeot 208 – The Interview
“She’s happiest hurtling around on a bike, whether it’s on the road or up a mountain, so keeping her still long enough to ask a few questions was a challenge in itself. We managed to grab a few minutes...
View ArticleFancy Racing Bikes? Here Are My Top Tips For Beginners
A few weeks ago, myself and several other enthusiastic bike racers – Jess Duffy, Sophie Edmonson and Celeste Morton were brought together to discuss women’s racing at London Bike Kitchen’s Wagfest...
View ArticleReview: PowerBar Powergel Shots and Energize Wafers
The guys at ProBikeKit recently got in touch to see if I’d like to try out some of their wide range of sports nutrition products; a mighty fine idea as I get through a hell of a lot of food so that...
View ArticleRed Hook Crit Barcelona Part 1
Riding my first ever Red Hook Crit back in July was an amazing experience – the race itself, the atmosphere, the people, just everything about it hooked me straight in and made me want to sign up for...
View ArticleCharge x Canopy & Stars Video and Contest
Charge Bikes recently dispatched myself and Dave off to Dartmoor to enjoy a most delightful camping experience with Canopy and Stars, ride the new Charge 27 Plus bikes and film a little video. Like...
View ArticleRed Hook Crit Barcelona – The Race
After several days enjoying late nights on the town and sunbathing, the day before the Red Hook Crit Barcelona I remembered that I was actually in town to do a race, rather than just drink beer and...
View ArticleReview: Women’s Levi’s Commuter Jeans
The Levi’s Commuter line has been around for a while now – I remember when the collection was first stocked at the now defunct Tokyo Fixed store in Soho, sometime around 2011 at a guess. At the time, I...
View ArticleCrossing The Line ‘Inspired To Ride’ Screening
Earlier this year, Exeter Phoenix secured an Art Council grant to improve it’s range of facilities, and this Autumn a brand new cinema space, Studio 74 will launch after a summer of redevelopment. The...
View ArticleCycling In Catalonia
The region of Catalonia has been in the news a lot recently with thousands joining a rally on the regions national day last month to demand a referendum on independence and the recent regional...
View ArticleWin a copy of Lost Lanes Wales
Written by Jack Thurston (who hosts the Bike Show on Resonance FM and contributes to the Brooks England blog along with myself) Lost Lanes Wales is a collection of really rather lovely sounding bike...
View ArticleHonesty Box Dinners
Sometimes when I’m wondering what to write for a post, I dismiss ideas without giving them much thought because I simply can’t think why anyone would be sufficiently interested in reading about them. I...
View ArticleAssos Equipe London Rides are GO!
Last month saw the launch of the brand new ASSOSéquipe rides, the first one rolling out from the recently opened Bespoke Cycling‘s store on Gresham Street. I was sadly unable to attend, but the team...
View ArticleReview: Howies Women’s Cycling Bib Shorts
For the past ten months, I’ve been lucky enough to have my cycling career supported by ASSOS, who’ve long had a reputation for producing the best cycling bib shorts that money can buy and needless to...
View ArticleLumo Regents Parker Cycling Visibility Jacket
One of the most funded global cycle clothing projects ever to hit Kickstarter, new UK brand LUMO have hit the floor running with a fantastic collection of jackets and bags designed to increase...
View ArticleStrongher: a new force for women’s cycling
I’m delighted to be a part of a team of fantastic athletes including Marianne Vos and Manon Carpenter as an ambassador for Strongher, which we launched in glamorous style at Look Mum No Hands a...
View ArticleWhere have I been and what have I been doing?
I’ve been meaning to write a little update about what I’ve been doing for a while now but I keep getting sidetracked by work and by riding my bikes. Thankfully, I’ve finally found a spare hour in which...
View ArticleGarmin Vector 2 power meter pedals review
Before this year, I had little interest in purposeful training on the bike, preferring instead to simply wing it and ride harder if I wanted to improve my cycling. But at the beginning of summer I was...
View ArticleVideo Interview with questions by Bikmo Plus
The guys at Bikmo Plus have somewhat generously insured my bicycles this year, and seeing as my bikes are one of the most treasured and loved things I own, knowing they’re safe is quite a relief. To...
View ArticleDirt Jumps & Why So Many Bikes Are Necessary
It’s a long running joke in this house that the optimum number of bikes is not n+1, but simply a bike for every discipline. I don’t see a genuine need for more than one bike of the same kind, to me...
View ArticleFollow my adventures with Wideopen Magazine
I’m really delighted to have joined the Wideopen Magazine team as a rider and staff writer. The editor, Jamie and I first got chatting to each other back when I was producing Coven Magazine and we...
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