Cycling Tips

Cycling Guide to Girona and the Costa Brava: Best Routes, Road Cycling Tips & Scenic Rides

Girona and the Costa Brava have a particular pull for road cyclists: not just because the climbs are steep or the sea looks close enough to taste, but because...

Cycling in Livigno: a road rider’s Alpine base for high miles, big horizons and sharp climbing

Livigno has a particular pull that road cyclists recognise immediately. It is not just a place you pass through on the way to somewhere...

Cycling in Bagnères-de-Luchon and the eastern Pyrenees – climbs, road feel and mountain atmosphere

Bagnères-de-Luchon sits like a hinge between valleys in the eastern Pyrenees, where the road network tightens and the scenery changes by the kilometre. One...

Squirt Chain Lube review: clean wax lube for UK conditions?

Squirt Chain Lube has carved out a loyal following for a simple reason: it promises a cleaner drivetrain without the sticky mess that often...

Topeak D-Torq Wrench review: digital precision for home mechanics

The Topeak D-Torq Wrench is a digital torque wrench designed for cyclists who want workshop-level accuracy without moving into full professional tool-board territory. At...

Radar rear light vs normal rear light: is the upgrade worth it?

A normal rear light helps drivers see you. A radar rear light tries to do something more ambitious: it helps you know what is...

Garmin Varia RearVue 820 review: is the premium cycling radar worth it?

The Garmin Varia RearVue 820 is Garmin’s newest high-end rear radar light, and it arrives with a clear job: to give road cyclists more...

Cycling in Liège and Spa: Routes, Road Surfaces and the Atmosphere of Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Few regions in cycling earn their reputation as quickly as the Ardennes. Around Liège and Spa, the roads feel as if they were designed...

Coast, spray & long horizons: a cyclist’s guide to the Great Ocean Road

There are riding destinations that build slowly, asking for patience before they reveal their best roads. The Great Ocean Road is not like that....

Polar H10 review: the benchmark heart-rate strap for cyclists?

The Polar H10 is one of the most established chest-strap heart-rate monitors in cycling, and for good reason. At around £70 to £90 in...

A cyclist’s guide to San Francisco Bay Area and Marin Headlands

There are cycling places that feel earned slowly, one climb, one café stop, one familiar road at a time. Then there is the San...