Make yourself a coffee, sit back, and take five. Check out this “gravel” video from Gabriel Wibmer. This is totally how I think I look when riding my gravel bike… 😂 https://www.youtube.com/@wibmergabriel
Tag: road cycling
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…
I tried to qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships. How hard could it be?
Lining up at the start line for the UCI World Series Gravelista race in Beechworth, I was as ready as I could be. Nervous? Yes. Excited? Yes! About to try and punch well above my weight? Absolutely. But just how hard could gravel racing be? As it turns out, the answer is… very freakin’ hard!
Strava Premium: Do you subscribe?
Although I was not an “early-adopter” of Strava, I’ve been an annual Premium subscriber for a number of years, mostly letting it roll over each year without a second thought. The price of Premium went up again this year. My subscription renewed at their increased price of $99/year (up from $82). That’s not exactly a piggy bank breaking amount of money compared to some of the stuff we spend on cycling related purchases, but exactly what additional featured am I actually paying for? What does that hundred dollar bill get me?
Two Wheels with TC 