Review
Report
News
Training
2014-06-16 09:49:34 - Sunday 1st June 2014 The worst thing you can have in the build up to a sportive, apart from an injury, is endless rain. With our climate, it's a sure sign that a...
Review
Report
News
Training
2014-05-29 10:41:36 - Thursday 10th - Friday 11th April 2014 I've ridden London to Paris on two previous occasions, once via the shortish Newhaven - Dieppe route and once via the longer Dover...
Review
Report
News
Training
2014-02-10 15:24:33 - Howies are developing rather a nice line in understated, quality cycling wear. These men's bib tights, also available in a women's version, are intended to provide a...
Review
Report
News
Training
2014-01-06 18:03:51 - If you're planning a long ride in the dark then there's only so much you can get out of most battery powered lights. Even with the hefty frame-mounted separate battery...
Review
Report
News
Training
2014-01-04 00:04:58 - It was the light above the door that caught my eye first of all, then the man doing a slow circular walk outside it. Only a smoker walks that way, telling me that the...
Review
Report
News
Training
2013-12-09 12:02:37 - The Etape series of closed road events have gained a lot of attention over the last year or so, not all of it positive, but with my summer riding largely wiped out by my...
Review
Report
News
Training
2013-11-26 09:59:15 - After a long weekend in Scarborough with the family, riding home was the perfect way to finish the trip and as autumn had not yet set in with any determination, it...
Review
Report
News
Training
2013-10-31 13:36:16 - Most people would spend the night before their daughter's christening making sure all the arrangements were in place and getting ready for the next day's festivities....
Review
Report
News
Training
2013-10-16 21:16:15 - Saturday 21 September 2013 Working in Wakefield for a firm that regularly supports the local Hospice means that when they launched their first charity sportive event my...
Review
Report
News
Training
2013-10-01 09:55:38 - Doncaster to Sheringham / 202 miles / 4 September 2013 Early September had some good weather with this year's summer not fading too quickly, so with a trip to the north...
Review
Report
News
Training
2013-09-13 08:53:46 - I have to say that I've never really considered 'Belgian bootees' before now, so testing the new Prendas Cordura Oversocks was a bit of an experiment for me. I've seen...
Review
Report
News
Training
2013-09-12 12:30:52 - Once we get out of winter and past those occasional cold spring days where wind and rain combine to freeze your fingers off, short fingered gloves are pretty much...
2013-09-09 08:31:52 - It's not often I need an excuse to ride the bike, but I'd been mulling over a trip in the one direction I'd not yet explored to any real extent - south west from...
2013-07-17 08:55:45 - This is the story of the hardest cycling event I have ever done, the Road Trip organised by Rat Race. This was a two day ride from London to Edinburgh, covering a total...
