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Have you tried?: Bike packing

Bike packing is the new trend in cycle touring and I am planning a couple […]

Three UK bike routes voted best in Europe

Three UK bike routes have been highlighted as the best in Europe. The survey among […]

Riding the Cycletta Scotland 2015 150km

Sunday’s 150km Cycletta Scotland event did not start well for me. Thankfully it finished with […]

Cycling in Bern, Switzerland

My Sunday Mail travel article about cycling in the Bern region of Switzerland. It is […]

Top tips for winter cycling holidays

I nicknamed this summer #summerofwinter2015 and while we’ve had some sunnier day recently, in general, […]

Emily rides Coast to Coast in one day

My friend from uni days, Emily, took on the challenge of riding coast-to-coast across the […]

Riding the Cowal Peninsula Sportive route

Only a short ferry ride from Gourock (or a longer but scenic drive via Arrochar […]

Kit review: The Clug bike storage solution

It comes in a small box measuring about 3cms x 3.5cms x 3.5cms. It looks […]

GoodSport Manuka Enhanced Anti-Chafing Cream

Rubs, sores, chafing, call it what you want, but every sports person will have suffered. […]

Fife’s MTB Eliminator returns

The Eliminator Head2Head MTB Weekender returns to Fife this month. On Saturday July 25 and Sunday […]

Guide to riding a cycle sportive

My Sunday Mail column focuses on “how to ride a cycle sportive”. Sportives are growing […]

Wash smelly sports kit at 30°C?

I remember my mum telling me (or maybe it was a boyfriend’s mum… but it […]