

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 […]

Wanna come to Haute Route Norway?
Morning everyone! As we near the end of May, my travel and race plans are stepping up a notch. Summer is always the busiest time of year for me but this year I’ve had to be very selective about which […]

Cycling and Camping in New Forest
There are few things I love more than cycling, holidays, being outdoors and spending time with my family so when an opportunity arose for us all to go to the New Forest to ride bikes and camp out in our […]

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: 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, […]

Ride For Love in the Sierra Nevada – Join Me!
I’m not actually sure if I’ve already mentioned this to you, dear readers, but my nutrition sponsor, TRIBE not only make delicious natural bars, shakes and hydration products, they also spearhead an amazing charitable foundation. Established last year, the TRIBE Freedom […]

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 PlusBike day out on Cornwall’s Roseland Peninsular
The PlusBike tool from National Rail Enquiries is designed specifically to help cyclists who travel by rail with a bike, something I do really regularly as I travel so often for work and racing. The tool, available on the National […]

Taiwan’s West Coast on a folding bike
After a couple of weeks adjusting to the bone-chilling cold we’re experiencing here in the UK and some time planning my training for 2018’s race season, I’ve finally found an afternoon to sit down and share my thoughts on cycling […]

Great Bike Rides Of The World: Taiwan West Coast
As a cycle blogger and YouTube creator I get invited on a fair few trips, product launches and fun sounding excursions, not all of which I can go to as I live in the middle of nowhere and I have […]

Red Bull Foxhunt with EE and Apple Watch
Just last weekend my inbox pinged with receipt of a very exciting email asking, ‘Would you like to go to Red Bull Foxhunt in Wales to race mountain bikes and try out the new Apple Watch series 3 (GPS and 4G) […]

Video: Climb till you drop at Maratona Dles Dolomites
A few weeks ago I was extended an invitation by Pirelli to travel to the Dolomites in Italy, test out the brand new (as yet unreleased) PZero tyres, meet the developers and testers behind the company’s new cycling products […]

The Best Climbs in Gran Canaria
With last year being so annoying thanks to multiple injuries and enforced time off the bike, this winter I decided to treat myself to some time in the sun to make up for my time on the couch. Inspired by my […]

Winter Sun – Cycling La Gomera
I can’t help but begin this post being annoyed about writing it. Not because I don’t enjoy penning pieces for Bikes n’ Stuff, but because I wrote the whole darn thing once already and just as I pressed ‘publish’ it […]

Riding the first Etape Australia
With race season done and dusted, I’d just resigned myself to a few months of cold, winter rides and turbo sessions when out of the blue, a very exciting email landed in my inbox. Would I like to go to […]

Cycling in Sydney
I’m sitting at Sydney airport trying to make sense of the last six days. I’ve spent less than a week in Australia, much of it severely jet-lagged and packed so much in that it’s hard to know where to start […]

Epic Bike Rides Of The World Book
Every autumn I like to spend some time thinking about next year, what my goals will be, my target races, which countries I’d like to visit with a bike and which rides I’d like to factor into my schedule. Aside […]

Rad Race Fixed 42 World Championships
Apologies for the tardiness of this post, I’ve been pretty flat out trying to catch up with work and travel these last few weeks! In the middle of June, the ‘Fixed 42‘ Fixed Gear World Championships took place in Berlin, the […]

Video: DIY cycling training camp in Girona
As I mentioned in my previous post, Dave and I recently went to Girona to do some training on our bikes, hoping a few days away would give our fitness a little boost. So for my latest Vlog, I take […]