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Summer 2015: Coping with the weather!

NikWax reckons it can help this summer, whether you are living in rainy Scotland or […]

Pro cyclists join Etape Suisse Davos

I have just returned from a preview ride of a new Etape Suisse Gstaad sportive. […]

Women cyclists needed for Billie Fleming tribute ride in Scotland

The year-long Billie Fleming Tribute Ride is fast approaching Scotland. I wrote about the event […]

31 things I discovered while cycling in Switzerland

I have skied in Switzerland and passed through the country’s airport of Geneva countless times, […]

8 reasons to cycle the Capital Trail

The new bikepacking event, the Capital Trail, took place earlier this month, starting from Edinburgh. […]

Free anti-theft bike marking at Glasgow store

Alpine Bikes is joining forces with Police Scotland to offer a free bike marking service […]

Video reveals the fun of Cream o’ the Croft Bike Fest

Check out this video for Scottish mountain biking’s new enduro, The Funduro, which is the flagship […]

A Scottish castle and five Munros weekend

I got lucky with an Itison deal. I am not a big fan of these deals […]

Me. An outdoors expert in the Indie!

I am very pleased to have been asked as an outdoors expert for my top cycling […]

My new N+1 and a few lightbulb moments

When I told my daughter I was buying a new bike she questioned why: “But […]

The rise of women on two wheels

This week’s Sunday Mail column was a Pedal for Scotland special. I wrote about the latest […]

Superior? Sadly it’s lowbrow sexist nonsense

Oh dear. Oh deary, dear. Bike brand Superior, based in the Czech Republic, is facing down […]