Kerry MacPhee, the current Scottish mountain biking champion, has set a new fastest female time for the 96-mile West Highland Way. The 34-year-old rode the famous trail in 11 hours 46 minutes, to better...
This article appeared in the Journal of Cycle Coaching and was commissioned by the Association of British Cycling Coaches. The aim was to give coaches more information about how the peri-menopause and menopause affects...
Bike packing is a form of cycle touring and makes use of packs that are fitted around the frame of the bike rather the more traditional pannier rack and panniers. The aim of bike...
This evening I chaired a vey informative and interesting webinar for Scottish Cycling entitled: Cycling Through The Menopause. If you missed it, you can see the recording of the session below. The session will...
Find out more about peri-menopause and menopause from sporty women. I have been invited to lead a Scottish Cycling talk on-line about “cycling through the menopause”. It will include information, support and advice for...
Mountain biking is great fun at any time, but night mountain biking riding reveals a new and magical world. Find out more, including how to get started. The fun and joy of night riding...
Top Scottish rider Danny MacAskill has launched his latest feature video, Danny MacAskill – The Slabs. Danny returns to the Isle of Skye to climb and ride down the legendary Dubh Slabs on the...
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My guest reviewer Seth G has been testing CimAlp vision One Sunglasses. Here are his thoughts. Seth writes: I have suffered too many sticks to the eyes to run without some type of eye...
An article in The Independent newspaper in 2003 proclaimed: “The world’s mountain biking fraternity has been stopped in its tracks by an insurmountable problem, a solitary bird and its droppings.” Seventeen years later and...
This article was commissioned by the Luxury magazine, owned by The Herald. See pages 51 to 52 of Luxury magazine.
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