“Fancy going for a gravel ride?” UK: Muddy laneways, dodgy canal towpaths, soggy farmer’s fields, rocky hiking trails… Source: Juliet Elliot (YouTube) Source: David Noakes (YouTube) Australia (and USA): Champagne gravel roads for days… 🤘 😎
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Once more into the darkness (more Lumens required)
Thursday afternoon and our bunch clipped in just as the sun was about to drop below the mountains. It was one of those stunning Tassie evenings. Relatively warm at 15 degrees C, clear skies, and only a gentle breeze. In arm and leg warmers, but short-fingered gloves, I’d been perfectly dressed for my warm-up ride….
The disc brake generation
Something occurred to me the other day. A thought. There’s probably a whole new generation of road cyclists that have never ridden anything apart from disc brakes. Disc brake equipped road bikes have been around long enough as the “mainstream” braking option that anyone starting their road cycling journey in the last couple of years…
Thank you 2022, you’ve been a grand year!
And just like that, another year draws to a close. Every year seems to go by faster and faster. I hope you all had some fantastic two wheeled adventures and used your limited time on this Earth wisely. Apart from a little health issue, I’ve had a great year both on and off the bike….
Complete: 2022 Rapha Festive 500
Every year in December I tell myself I’m not going to do it, but then every time it gets close to December 24th I think to myself “yeah, why not give it a crack!” Riding 500km in the eight days from Christmas Eve to New Years Eve always seems to be a great way to…
Top 5 cycling gifts to buy for yourself this Christmas!
It’s that time of year again! Friends and relatives will be thinking of the worst best cycling related Christmas gifts to get you. They are possibly dropping hints or asking spouses for ideas. It’s a real minefield. You’re incredibly hard to buy for, don’t you know. This year, why not cut out the middle-man and…
Two Wheels with TC 