This morning on Radio 5 there was yet another report on recent research that found that cycling, and road cycling in particular, is the new sign of a mid-life crisis in men. It doesn’t feel like a crisis to this middle aged man…
Here we go then, Weavs and I are back in the UK after some mammoth travelling yesterday.
The time of the desert is over – let there be trade show!
Where did we leave off? Oh yeah, right… Well, yesterday was tough – proper tough. We managed to nab a load of 2011 Giant’s and threw them in the back of our Chevy Suburban (the burb!) before heading to Bootleg Canyon. Sadly though, by the time that we’d collected the bikes etc it was approaching 12 noon.
You can pick up a road bike for £300 or you can blow your life savings. So, asks Pete Giddings, what’s the difference?
I’m back at my desk feeling rather shell-shocked following a week at the world’s biggest bike show. There were lots of bikes, bits and a devil…
Paul Smith, Cycling Plus tech guru and ace photographer, knew exactly what he wanted to get his new wife as a wedding present – a retro bike. He couldn’t find an off-the-shelf model, though, so he made one…
I confess to being a bit of a hardtail purist, not for any overly zealous reason I should add – I like thrashing the tyres off a good full suspension bike as much as any.
This weekend Rubens Barrichello will be driving his 300th Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. So, what do you give a millionaire Brazilian F1 star who (probably) has everything to celebrate such a landmark? An electric bike of course!
Team Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Kay gets excited…
29er 2012 athertons bike Blog C+ carbon competition crash cycling Cycling Plus DH Doddy downhill fort william GT martyn ashton MBUK Mercedes Vito Sport monkey tennis mountain bike mountain biking mtb new issue ProCycling Racing riding rockshox sam reynolds specialized SRAM steve peat Subscription Offers suspension Team Cycling Plus tech Test Team trail centre trails uplift Video Weight loss rider WMB Wrecking Crew XC
WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck and Luke Morton requires Flash Player 9 or better.
05/04/2013 08:08am
17/04/2013 12:25pm
Tour o' the Borders - the UK's most extreme sportive?
15/04/2013 10:28am
Trail Bike of the Year competition!
26/03/2013 09:13am