For any of you reading this in the Northern Hemisphere, I am sorry for your loss (of summer). Down here in the Dirty South though, winter has finally retreated and spring is most definitely in the air! I know it’s been a little quiet here over the winter. I did actually have a reduced season…
Tag: biking
Homemade “Beta Fuel” gels for 25 cents!
Homemade SiS Beta Fuel gels at a fraction of the price? Count me in! If you cycle a lot (and ride hard), using big brand or store bought gels can get quite expensive for what are basically little packets of liquid sugar, plus many contain a bunch of unnecessary ingredients. Read on to learn how to easily make your own energy gels!
Equinox
The weekend just gone signalled the Equinox, the mid point between the longest and the shortest day of the year. The time of year when Earth’s axis tilts neither toward nor away from the Sun, resulting in equal day and night lengths across the globe. For those in the Southern Hemisphere like me, that means…
Radar Love: Garmin Varia
Cycling radars have been around for a number of years now. Garmin are on their third or fourth generation, and now there are alternatives from Wahoo and Magene (plus a number of smaller brands of varying quality). I was a true sceptic at first, but after using one for a few years I am an…
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…
Two Wheels with TC 