It’s been a while since I had a proper bike build series here so I think it’s time for a new one! Not that I really need a new bike, but at the Tour Down Under my lovely wife pointed out that I was the only one still riding a rim-brake bike and wondered why….
February: Aiming for a better year?
In February of last year, I published an article titled “February: Time to check in on your 2025 goals.” It was a reminder to keep tabs on your targets for the year and ensure that you’re on the right track. Shortly after I published that, my motivation and love for the bike dropped like a…
Strava removes 2.3 million eBike activities
Strava have just removed a whopping 2.3 million activities from the regular leaderboards, with their “AI” detecting the rides as being completed on an eBike but uploaded as a proper bike ride. According to the PR team at Strava, they analysed the top 100 results on EVERY SINGLE SEGMENT! Their algorithm flagged or removed any…
Tour Down Under 2026 Training Camp!
Hands down, the Tour Down Under in Adelaide is THE BEST week of the year for road cycling in Australia. Nothing else even comes close. I count myself very lucky to have been able to attend every year. Honestly, I didn’t think I would be back this year. Last year’s trip was booked before the…
The long road back to cycling fitness
After falling out of love with cycling for around six months, how did I get back here? If you missed part one of this series, you can check that our first here. As you can expect, not riding my bike for months had some pretty big consequences. My cycling fitness was in the weeds which…
A change is as good as a rest?
What?!?! I’m back! Did you miss me? What happened? Well, it’s a long(ish) story! Let’s rewind twelve months. Last year in January and February I was having an incredible time on the bike. I was at a peak all-time cycling fitness, crushing personal bests up all my local climbs, having a blast at the Tour…
Two Wheels with TC 