War of the roads: mini Holland
This piece is a response, or an opinion, provoked by this in the Guardian by Dave Hill https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2...
Supporting Sportives - Spring
Spring sportive time is kicking in, and we're getting behind our local one - Cotswold Cogfest. This is only its second year, but there...
Another cycling false start in London
In 2008 Boris Johnson got off to a bad start on cycling. He reduced London's congestion charge zone and focused on increased traffic...
Car-free in the city?
When you have three young children and use a bike instead of a car to get around, you get used to hearing a lot of myths. You must have...
My commute
I’ll be honest, I still don’t consider commuter cycling to be proper cycling. As someone, who began racing aged 12, I guess I’ve still...
What's at the end of your ride?
(With thanks to Mark Wagenbuur @BicycleDutch, for this image) Well that was fun. The first part of the ride, along empty roads with...
Honest John's insider's guide to the bike industry #1: carbon frame moulds
Mass produced modern carbon bikes are formed in moulds. They are almost all made in factories in the Far East, and one factory might well...
Mallorca - from the ground
I’m putting it down to the brakes being the ‘wrong’ way round. I was picking myself up on the floor, trying to resist the temptation to...