From Commuter to Fixed, Road, Gravel, MTB and Cyclocross Racer
My cycling journey has been a long and eventful one. I’m naturally curious and enjoy exploring new disciplines, challenging myself and throwing everything I have at things to see where it leads. I’ve now been writing this […]
Race Day: Herne Hill Women’s Track League
After not racing track in ages I finally made it up to Herne Hill for Assos LDN’s Women’s Track League. With multiple categories, heaps of races, prizes, beer and good vibes, it was top fun! I managed to win a […]
Specialized Diverge Expert Gravel Bike | Long Term Review
Looking for the best gravel bike? I haven’t tried every one but I’m love my Specialized Diverge Expert. It’s awesome for gravel racing, touring, bikepacking and as a winter bike. Or a summer one… Instagram: https://ift.tt/2KGwz3t Bikes n’ Stuff: https://ift.tt/1yCwbWU […]
A daft gravel ride in the Peak District
I went up to Hathersage to visit my parents and took the Specialized Diverge for a gravel ride up above Shatton & Bamford, exploring some of the best bridleways, byways and singletrack in the Peak District. You can […]
Bikepacking & Bothies in the Elan Valley, Wales
We loaded up our mountain bikes and headed off into the Elan Valley for an off-road Bikepacking adventure. Rain, wind and getting lost in the dark didn’t dampen our spirits, in fact my love for Mid Wales has only grown. […]
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 […]
This hilly TT made me spit the dummy
For stage 3 of Haute Route we were back in Stavenger to participate in a Time Trial. After two epic days on the bike my legs were feeling pretty sore, nonetheless I was going to give it my all. How […]
Haute Route Pt.2 | Fjords, switchbacks and a 10km climb
For stage 2 of Haute Route we hopped aboard a ferry for a ride through the fjord, kicking off the day with a huge climb. At an average 10% gradient and featuring multiple hairpin bends, the iconic Lysebotn climb is […]
Haute Route Norway Part 1
This week I head out to Stavenger as a guest of Haute Route. In Norway, I test myself in this challenging three day event that includes climbing Norway’s very own Alpe d’Huez, Lyseboten. In Stage 1 we ride from […]
Swiss Climbs with ASSOS Man
Morning! I hope you guys are enjoying the fantastic weather we’re having. I truly do love travelling with my bicycle but even I crave some time in my own home so it was a real treat to spend a sunny […]
A multi-col shoot with Wattbike
Hands up if you think this winter has been awful! I’m generally not one for wishing any part of my life away – it’s short and precious – but this year is different and I’ve just about had my fill […]
Fixed 411 Video Series
Sometimes I feel like I’m juggling so much stuff but I just can’t help doing more and more. Not content with running this blog, consulting for brands, producing content for campaigns, writing for several websites and magazines and working as […]
Hinterlands: A fixed gear cycling film
Way back at the beginning of summer, Dave and I got up at 4am to head over to Dartmoor and meet local filmmakers Callum Earnshaw and Amanda Bluglass. Getting up early is really not my bag at all – seeing […]
Crit racing reignited my fixed gear love affair
It all happened on that fateful day, when my borrowed road bike was stripped of parts. As I stood outside my Dalston flat in the weak autumn sunshine gazing at the destruction some lowlifes had wreaked, I realised something had […]
VIDEO: New ASSOS women’s winter collection
My long term clothing sponsors ASSOS have really smashed it on the women’s clothing front this year, firstly with their Laalalai jersey that we launched in Barcelona at women’s cycling store Domenica and now with some select pieces of winter […]
Five day intensive Cyclocross training with British Cycling
I can’t remember if I actually posted it on here, but earlier this year Dave and I filmed a series of videos with British Cycling titled ‘Commute Smart’ that show how you can utilise your commute for training, how to […]
Video: Racing the London Nocturne
Hello readers! Sorry for not having posted my latest video here for you guys, I’ve been dashing around as usual racing here, there and everywhere. Now that I’m back from a few days in Berlin (racing Fixed 42) I’m catching […]
Video: Ask Me Anything
Morning! A few months back (I know, I should maybe have done this a little quicker!) I asked my Instagram and Facebook followers to give me questions to answer for my new video and it seems that you guys are […]
Video: The Tour Series, Fixed Days and Waterkant Krit
I’ve just returned from an extremely fun few days of travelling and racing. Last Thursday Dave and I set off from our home in Devon, first travelling up to Stoke-on-Trent where I raced the second round of The Tour Series […]
Video: Women’s Mountain Bike Shred Day
Afternoon readers! I’ve just hopped off my rollers, my last hard interval session before racing Red Hook Crit in the bag. I’ve one more training session to complete (tomorrow) then we’re flying out to NYC on Thursday afternoon. Fingers crossed […]