The best rides of 2017
Like many cyclists, the end of the road racing season in October is when I start looking back at what I’ve achieved and figuring out where I want to be in the future. It’s a time to reflect on […]
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 […]
Red Hook Crit Milan – The season finale
This weekend saw the Red Hook Crit season finale take place in Milan, the last of four international fixed gear races that I’ve geared much of my training around in 2017. Though Red Hook Crit London in 2015 was the […]
Red Hook Crit Barcelona 2017
“As any fixed gear critter which is the best race of the season and with ne’er a split second pause they’ll give you one answer – Red Hook Crit Barcelona. Though there are several obvious reasons why, namely the beach, […]
Red Hook Crit London 2017 – The wet one
Whereas Red Hook Crit London 2016 will forever be known as ‘the one that Dani King entered’ this year will be legendary for another reason – the atrocious weather. As it happened Dani King MBE (Olympic Gold medalist and team Wiggle […]
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 […]
Fixed Gear Crit season is here – But what is a fixed crit?
I’ve realised recently that I often harp on about fixed gear crits, them being my favourite races and all but that actually, not everyone actually know what the hell I’m talking about. And why would they? If you’re just not […]
Thundercrit: Sick Racing
I’ve just finished watching editing my video of Thundercrit so I gave it a watch all the way through before uploading it to my YouTube channel and I quickly realised that all the footage of me complaining about feeling ill is […]
My Fixed Gear Race Weekend in NYC
I’ve just got back from a long weekend in NYC and man, jet lag is the worst! Seeing as the city is absolutely crazily expensive I decided to go for just three days, figuring that along with keeping costs to […]
Racing La Petite Course Crit In Paris
The weekend before last, I hopped on a train to Paris to go and race the inaugural edition of La Petite Course crit. It just so happened to be the same weekend that the London Nocturne was taking place and […]
Red Hook Crit Barcelona – The Race
After several days enjoying late nights on the town and sunbathing, the day before the Red Hook Crit Barcelona I remembered that I was actually in town to do a race, rather than just drink beer and lounge on the […]
Racing Red Hook Crit London
I’m curious by nature and that makes for an interesting life. Sometimes things go wrong, in fact they often do, but it never puts me off trying. The past year has been pretty tough, filled with upheaval and plenty of […]
How Fit Can You Get In A Month?
Those of you that follow this blog or any of my guest blogs will most likely know my attitude to training. In a nutshell, I don’t do it as I made the decision to focus on riding for pleasure alone […]