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Kit review: New Vango Helix 200 tent

Photographer Mike Bolam spends many nights in the great outdoors during his various quests to […]

MTBing in North York Moors National Park

I have visited Scarborough dozens of times to catch up with my dear friend Em and […]

Sunday Mail: Outdoors in the cities

You don’t need to leave the cities of Scotland to discover a wealth of outdoors […]

Cycle safer study

I read many “safer cycling” surveys with interest. This latest one comes from Boulder in […]

3 great UK cycling destinations

My guest blogger chooses his three favourite places to cycle in the UK. The Tissington […]

Sunday Mail: Guide to the UCI Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup

This weekend 20,000 spectators are expected to arrive at the UCI Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup […]

Sunday Mail: Inspiring outdoors kids

I wish, I do wish, I had been given the same opportunities for a more […]

Kit review: Ultimate Bike Solution

I was part of the testing group for the prototype of Ultimate Bike Solution. I […]

Cycling, Munro bagging and swimming

As the Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon looms scarily in the not too distant future I […]

21 things I learned while riding the Etape Caledonia sportive

Earlier this month, I took part in the 81-mile Marie Curie Cancer Care Etape Caledonia […]

Riding the new Etape Loch Ness

This year I have been invited to ride numerous sportives. Sadly I do not have time […]

Cyclist’s 10st slimming joy

Phil Jones is an inspiration. After many years of being overweight and depressed, he was motivated […]