Chainline

By Steve Ball. After every special bike ride, there is always the inevitable question, ‘What next?’, and so it was after I spent a wonderful week with friends bikepacking in the Outer Hebrides in 2022. Amongst a flurry of suggestions, one was from a friend who now lives in a town called Hjo in Sweden.…

By Rob Clegg and James Newland. According to Wikipedia, Cyclo-cross (CX) is a form of racing consisting of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating the obstruction and remount. Races are generally between 40 minutes and…

By Guy Etherton. On Saturday 6 July 2024 Nick, my old racing friend from the ’90s, and I took the ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe with our bikes, starting what was to be our very own TdF. We were carrying tents and all the luggage we would need for a 2-week trip. Total fully-laden weight…

By Andy Dunstan. In the 1980’s things were not quite the same as today. No internet, mobile phones, indexed gears, STI levers or Garmins. The political map of Europe looked somewhat different and there were some very dodgy haircuts. Against this background three young handsome lads found themselves with six weeks spare between finishing college…