A Superb Mountain Bike Ride On Dartmoor
I’ve now been living in Devon for somewhere in the region of six years and I’m only just beginning to discover the full extent of all the county has to offer. I often get so excited about travelling and […]
Bicycling Magazine Cover and Interview
Right at the end of last year just a few days before Christmas, I squeezed in a shoot for George Marshall, an amazing photographer who I know from my days riding BMX in London. Back in those days George used […]
New Year, New Sponsor!
As someone who enjoys putting together an outfit for riding or the gym – and I make no apologies for this – I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be riding Smith road and (open face) mountain bike helmets this year. […]
SRAM AXS Groupset launch on Dartmoor
I’m not gloating when I say ‘I get to do a lot of cool stuff.’ I just really appreciate getting to ride my bike in attractive places, enjoy meeting friendly, fun, creative people and get excited about new kit. So […]
Ride For Love | From Sea To Summit in Andalusia
There’s something about hills that attract cyclists like wasps. And there’s something about Spain that does the same thing. To me, cycling is all about effort and reward, the balance of which makes a ride fun rather than simply hard […]
Join me: Ride For Love | London to Paris
This April, I’m stoked to be leading Tribe’s first ever London to Paris group ride and I really hope you’ll join me because it’s going to be such enormous fun. Challenging, yes, but FUN because that’s the true nature of […]
Review: Thule Roundtrip Pro XT Bike Bag
Thule have been manufacturing bike accessories for quite some time now and their brand has always been synonymous with quality. So when they asked if I wanted to try out their new bike bag I was enthusiastic. You can tell you’re […]
My plans for 2019
Now that the dust has settled from 2018, I’ve enjoyed some time off at Christmas and mourned the loss of my favourite cat Sid (sob), it’s time to nail down my plans for 2019. With the huge change in […]
Why is everyone talking about protein?
From haircuts to cars, trousers to pets, trends go in and out of fashion across all aspects of our lives and neither food nor sport are immune to these cycles. Sometimes new research or discoveries can inspire mass adoption of […]
YouTube Live: Join Me
Last month I decided it would be fun to get together all the people from around the world, whom I sporadically communicate with, and host my first ever YouTube live session. If you’ve never seen or even heard of YouTube […]
Escape Route: Sierra de Guadarrama
To quote Bjork, “It’s all so quiet.” Craning my neck to better view the clutch of griffon vultures circling overhead, my shoulder relax and a deep sigh escapes my throat. Just a two-hour flight from London and a short hop […]
Keep It Fancy | ASSOS Speed Club Ride
I’ve been working with ASSOS for several years now and during that time, the company has just exploded. As a brand, they’ve always held an important place in the history of cycling, from their beginning as inventors of the first […]
Huge Changes | Family Life
If you follow me on Instagram, you might recently have seen a post about a massive change in my circumstances this year. We now have a daughter. Actually, we have had a daughter for a while but just chose not […]
Something ordinary made special
Sometimes in our efforts to do more, see more and live more we can if our efforts to do something epic we can miss what’s happening right in front of our faces. Adventure doesn’t need to be big, it doesn’t […]
Gravel Paradise in Mallorca
If you’re looking for a gravel holiday in the sun somewhere cheap and just a couple of hours flight from London, let me propose Mallorca. Just recently, I enjoyed the island’s extensive gravel trails at the inaugural Toros de Gravel event and […]
Ride with me and ASSOS Speed Club
I’ve been hoping for so long that ASSOS would set up a club to bring together cycling fans around the world so it was great news to hear that they’re doing just that. Based around an online hub where cyclists […]
A Grumpy Brussels City Crit
A couple of weekends ago I was standing next to a van shivering in torrential rain feeling sorry for myself. I contemplated hurtling around a wet 1km circuit on a brakeless track bike. I thought of the corners, two tight hairpins […]
Summer In Brief
The last few months have been really busy for me as though I’m not a professional cyclist in the traditional sense, I do make a living out of cycling through writing, consultancy, digital marketing and brand partnerships and the summer […]
Review: Chrome Niko F-Stop Camera Bag
There’s a whole lot I like about Chrome Industries products. Their products are aesthetically pleasing, they work with people I like such as Kelli Samuelson, they’re rooted in messenger culture without being exploitative or getting it all wrong and their […]
Do Good & Win Swag
Want to win some awesome products from ASSOS, Oakley, Pro Bike Tool and Tribe? Then read on! This October I’m off on a very special ride in Spain, Ride For Love, pedaling from the sea to the summit of the […]