Cycling blog
Daily cycling articles: training, routes, technique, gear and life on two wheels. Updated every day.
Bike Nutrition: What to Actually Eat on Long Rides
A practical guide to fueling rides over 2 hours: how many carbs per hour, common mistakes, hydration and electrolytes, without complicated supplements.
Training Your Mind Before Your Legs: The Psychology of Long Rides
Mental strategies for tackling long rides, tough climbs, and dips in motivation: how your mindset can matter as much as your legs.
From Wooden Wheels to Carbon Fiber: A Brief History of the Road Bike
A journey through the history of the road bike, from early wooden-wheeled machines to carbon fiber, through the milestones that changed cycling forever.
Active Recovery: What to Do (and Avoid) After a Hard Ride
How to manage recovery after an intense ride: active recovery, sleep, post-workout nutrition, and the warning signs of overtraining to watch for.
Riding Safely in Traffic: Rules That Actually Save You
A practical guide to road safety for cyclists: lane positioning, intersections, roundabouts, visibility, and how to behave around cars.
How to Choose the Right Gear Ratio for Road and Gravel
A practical guide to picking chainrings and cassettes: compact vs semi-compact vs 1x, and how to work out the gearing you actually need for your routes and climbs.
Getting started with road cycling: your first 90 days
What you actually need to start road cycling: bike setup, riding position, nutrition, first training blocks and mistakes to avoid in the first three months.