Announcing… my new clothing sponsor
I’m so excited to be working a brand so closely aligned with my goals and values! Thank you PEdALED for this exciting opportunity. Check out the video for info on the amazing events they’re a part of and let me […]
Emily Chappel’s Where There’s A Will
I am an absolutely avid reader of books, reading for at least an hour every night. In fact, if I don’t read before going to sleep I find it disconcerting, so entrenched is my routine. Cycling books are a particular […]
MTB Bikepacking Set Up & MTB Child Seat
In this week’s video I show you the steel 29er mountain bike from Brother Cycles that I’ll be taking bikepacking in Wales, the Big Bro. I test it out with the Mac Ride child seat (the absolute best MTB friendly child […]
Review: Mobi V17 Portable Bike Washer
I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I hate washing my bike. It just takes so bloody long, there’s all that faffing about, it makes my back ache from all the bending down and I’d just rather have […]
ASSOS’ Trail Collection
I’ve had so many messages about the lovely kit I was wearing whilst bikepacking in California so I thought it was about time I shared some more details with you. My longterm sponsors ASSOS recently released a their new Trail […]
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 […]
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 […]
I Just Got The Bike Of My Dreams
I’m not sure if I’m being silly or not (silliness being a speciality of mine) but I actually feel kind of bad about being so lucky when it comes to bikes. As you guys probably know, I have […]
Review: Lost Lanes West
We all have favourite routes that we go back to time and time again. There’s so much to be said for familiarity, dependable cafes and hills in all the places you expect (and none of the places you don’t). However, […]
Check Out: ASSOS UMA GT Women’s Collection
My cycling wardrobe is far superior to my regular wardrobe in pretty much every way, thanks to the fact I’m sponsored by ASSOS. Every time I open a package from them I have to pinch myself – it’s a complete […]
My Custom Wyndymilla Fixed Crit Race Bike
I’m really pleased to be racing fixed gear crits this year for a brand new team, Wyndymilla Hype Energy. Initially, I was unable to join a team and always raced solo as I’m sponsored by ASSOS (year round) and was […]
Save our skin! The best skincare for cyclists
My skin has taken a beating over the years. I remember when I was a snowboarder and model turning up to an important shoot with the most horrendous goggle makes that made me look like Fred Flintstone with his permanent […]
Samsung Fitness Wearables Launch
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you’ll know that I’m really into my tech, so much so in fact, that Dave regularly takes the mickey. The number of devices I have to charge or link […]
My (Short Lived) Custom Carbon Track Bike
They say that bad luck comes in threes but I seem to be racking up the mishaps and misfortune at the moment. After a frankly quite horrible day that involved nearly breaking down on the way to Gatwick in a […]
Checkout: ASSOS women’s Bonka jacket
My longterm sponsors ASSOS have a reputation for making cycling clothing of the absolute highest quality so whenever they release a new product it’s exciting for consumers. And of course, it’s double good for me as I get to add […]
First Impressions of the Wattbike ATOM
A couple of weeks prior Wattbike sent over the new Atom for me to try and I received a hell of a lot of questions about it, so I thought I’d put pen to paper (so to speak) and let […]
Review: Giro Women’s Manta R Mountain Bike Shoes
Quite some time I was given a pair of the Giro Manta R to test out and *snob alert* I must admit I’d initially wanted to go for a shoe at a much much higher price point shoe but was […]
Competition: Win £500 of ASSOS cycle clothing
I’ve now been supported by ASSOS for a couple of years, having come onboard at an exciting time in the brand’s history. It’s been really gratifying to be involved in so much of the brand’s development in that time, […]
Book Review: Rainbows in the mud
I’m a sucker for books. My collection has now infested every single room in the house except the bathroom which in my mind is no place for a book to live, though many do accompany me into that room when […]
Review: 2XU Compression Tights
Compression garments, once the preserve of Nannas and the hospitalised are now frequently seen on athletic individuals looking for performance gains through various different methods of usage. I first came across them when I noticed several of my marathon running […]