Skilled to build
For the home mechanic, building a bike up is a rewarding labour of love. Iain Treloar runs you through the...
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I reckon I could do it!
With the 2016 edition of Around the Bay just over the horizon, here's the not-at-all-exaggerated, true story of 16-year-old Sarah Maloney's words...
Leg strength workout
Personal trainer and enthusiastic cyclist Tammy Curtis knows precisely how to power up your legs for maximum performance. If you...
Comparative test: Giro Empire ACC vs. Giro Empire SLX
Laces are back in vogue. Iain Treloar takes a look at two of the most popular laced road cycling shoes...
The Old Beechy
With a deadline for dinner drawing them on, Peter Foot recounts a beguiling journey through a surprising landscape. Mouldy carpet...
How to overtake obstacles
Whether it’s road works, parked cars or a hazard, you will sometimes need to overtake something that’s in the way...
Memories of a first cycling century
Bike it Better's Cazz Clarke shares her first experience of riding 100km. There are very few cyclists who don’t remember...
Can Bikes Stop Global Warming?
Limiting global warming and defining sustainable development have both been recently negotiated at the global level. Simon Vincett asks Australia’s...
Driving on empathy
When we think of other road users as people rather than as cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists or drivers, we will make...
Riding the trails
Just in time for some easy day-touring in the glorious conditions of autumn, Karen Graham suggests some of her favourite...