Reviews
Australian parties rarely begin with a discussion of power-to-weight ratios. They begin with a barbecue in a mate’s back yard, drinks from the bottle-o, or a…
Riding in cold is often treated as a character test, as though anyone who willingly pedals through a frosty dawn has a purer soul than the sensible person…
A century ride turns an ordinary puncture into a test of judgement, timing and basic mechanical calm. The goal is not to preserve some heroic image of…
Breakaways are often described as the boldest way to decide a race, yet the same move can feel opportunistic on a pan-flat run and almost reckless on a ramp…
The modern cycling feed is full of numbers that look like evidence: power files, average watts, heart-rate zones, total training stress and tidy screenshots…
Cycling endurance is usually discussed through kilometres, intervals, carbohydrate intake and the heroic suffering required to hold a wheel up the final climb.…
A professional race director does not glance at the temperature, nod sagely and send the peloton into the hills. The useful forecast is a moving collection of…
Before a wheel turns, a small private ceremony usually takes place. A rider checks a tyre, fills a bottle, adjusts a saddle, studies the weather, or stands in…
Cycling has a peculiar relationship with pain. Riders will tolerate a burning climb, a numb backside, a crosswind that turns a Sunday bunch ride into a…
Gravel racing is the future of recreational cycling because it offers something road riding and mountain biking often struggle to provide at the same time:…