Great promo video to get into the mood to watch the Giro d’Italia…
Get into the spirit of Giro d’Italia – Video
Tour of Sufferlanrdia – The Sufferfest
For the past eight days I’ve been participating in the Tour of Sufferlandia, a 9 stage turbo trainer tour, covering 12 rides, all of them gruelling sweat fests on a turbo trainer. A stroke of genius from the creators of…
Video: Greg LeMond riding with Rapha Continental
A beautifully shot video featuring the legendary Greg Lemond, riding with the Rapha Continental guys. The video provides a peak at Greg’s early training routes where he grew up amongst the stunning scenery of Nevada.
Video: Stunning trails on the Mavic®Trans-Provence MTB Enduro
For those that don’t know, Mavic®Trans-Provence – http://www.trans-provence.com – is the only multi-day gravity-orientated itinerant MTB enduro in the world. Seven days, 310km of riding 15,000 metres of descending 10,000 metres of climbing (each day has an uplift shuttle at…
Video: Ultimate ride on a Pinarello Dogma 2
This video is simply incredible. Watch Martyn Ashton take Team Sky’s £10K Pinarello Dogma 2 for a spin like you’ve never seen before. Hit Play and enjoy.
Video: Cervélo Beyond the Peloton, two SAN DIEGO SLING
Second episode in a series charting the development of Cervélo TestTeam and their first season in the professional cycling world. A bit if wind tunnel testing with Carlos Sastre and Kristin Armstrong. Enjoy
Images and review: Islabike CNOC 16 kid’s bike
Following the success of my eldest son’s first bike, a LikeAbike Mountain Classic purchased for his second birthday, the time came to consider a successor as his size and skill approaching the age of four, meant he had graduated to the next stage,…
Video: The Hidden Valley on Afan’s Penhydd trail, Wales
Here’s a piece of video of a great section of the Penhyyd trail in Afan. The section is called The Hidden Valley and is a lovely sweeping single track descent through tight switchbacks and tree lined trail. Great fun!
Video: Black Run on Afan’s Whites Level
Early start Saturday morning, headed over via North London to pick up Gavin on route to a day’s riding in the hills of Southern Wales at the Afan Forest Park, hosting what are arguably a handful of the best trails…
Images: Tour of Britain final stage, London
A handful of images that I managed to snap whilst spectating at the 2009 Tour of Britain’s final stage in London. Edvald Boasson Hagen comfortably sealed overall victory in The Tour of Britain, as Italian Michele Merlo sprinted to victory…
Images and review: LIKEaBIKE Mountain Classic
When the time came to buy my eldest son his first bike – at the grand age of two – it wasn’t a decision I could take lightly. Well, his entire future as an Olympic track rider/Triathlete/or Tour de France…
Images and Review: Specialized Enduro SL Expert
Meet my off-road full suspension pride and joy, the Specialized Enduro SL Expert, 2007 model. From reviews I’d read at the time it was clear the engineering and rideability of the bike wasn’t in question, having evolved from a trusted…
Video: Cervélo Beyond the Peloton, one Beginnings
A beautifully shot video telling the story of how the Cervélo team came about. As a relatively young company starting off as a two man team working out of a bedroom, Cervélo now employ 80 dedicated people developing and building…
Images and review: Planet X SL Pro Carbon
I’ve owned my Planet X SL Pro Carbon road bike for two years now. Originally purchased directly from Planet X via the Halfords cycle to work scheme I can honestly say that I’m very happy with this purchase, one of my…
Video: How to cycle safely in a city
Cycle commuter numbers appear to be increasing steadily on a daily basis. The popularity of cycle/ride to work schemes has made cycling accessible and more popular than ever, but typically, those new to cycle commuting will not necessarily be aware…