Not another cycling Christmas gift guide… (last minute and local)

Hey you. Yes, you! Christmas Day is only ONE WEEK AWAY! If you’re still looking for that last minute gift for your cycling obsessed partner, family member, or friend, fear not! It’s probably too late to order anything online and guarantee it arrives in time, but here are three quick hits that A) don’t suck, and B) you can pick up from your local bike shop.

Rapha Festive 500: Ten top tips!

It’s December again. Yep. December. Again! Thoughts now turn to upcoming Christmas holidays, maybe a bit of time off work, and of course the Festive 500 challenge. The Festive 500 is a simple challenge – ride 500km (311 miles) in the 8 days from Christmas Eve to New Years Eve. Back in the day, all…

Dealing with a recalled Shimano crankset

Now that the “Great Shimano Crank Recall of 2023” has gone global, I thought it time to pull the recalled Ultegra crankset off my bike in order to get it inspected (you can take your whole bike in if you prefer). If a crankset is found to be faulty, Shimano will replace it. Their official…

Five tips to tackle your first gravel race!

Or perhaps a more apt title might be; Five things I learned from my first gravel race! Here’s one I’ll throw out there for free – gravel racing is hard! As you may know I recently completed the Beechworth edition of the Trek UCI Gravel World Series. My first gravel race. I certainly learned a thing…