Traditionally, winter in Wisconsin means two things: cold and snow - and usually an abundance of...

Photos by Wiscot Variety is, as they say, the spice of life. Hence my seven bikes. Well, six get...

Image courtesy of Cycling Art Blog One of the most startling facts about cycling is that Freddy...

Whatever one might feel about protesters disrupting the Tour on Tuesday, there can be no denying the...

Picture credit” “Coppi” by Herbie Sykes, Rouleur Books, 2012   The unveiling of a Grand Tour...

Lead Photo by Sirotti A Made Man It had been a long day for the cycling fans in Como. For hours they...

Crikey, I had to hunt way back through old Posts to find my original Post to find out what update...

For many, a fat bike might seem like an indulgence in a cyclist’s stable of bikes. Some see them as...

I'm sure most folk (if not everyone) are familiar with the claims that Latex tubes run faster than...

Guilty as Charged? As if losing their rising superstar Remco Evenepoel to a horrific crash in the...

Keep your heads up this week as we have the following OTRL events.  Picks are open for Bretagne...

Lead Photo by Teocalli With the current trend to wider tyres and tubeless there is also a trend to...

Photo - Double Header Steam Engines Well, unless I have my calendar all screwed up we have Criterium...

Lead Photo - Cycling News The rearranged 2020 season continues with the 111th Milan San Remo this...

Lead Photo by Steel Vintage Bikes Details, details Introduced in 1931 and first worn by Francesco...

Photo by Sportgraph Folks, the OTRL will arise from lockdown starting with the Strade Bianche on Aug...

  Photo:  Tommy Pim by Bianchi Just as Knut Knudsen’s career was winding down after his...

Sorry, I've been a bit absent as we are in the midst of trying to move house  during the lockdown...

Lead Photo - Wikipedia (2019) The 1989 Tour de France’s final-day time trial loss by Laurent Fignon...

I don't know about anyone else but during the lockdown I've found myself looking at adverts in the...

Bernard Hinault’s tires swished and hissed as they plowed through the snow and slush. They were...

I came across these a while back while looking at seat rail brackets for rear lights.  Well, I...

Spring is sprung, The grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is. I've just discovered that the...

Right. I'll just keep Zwifting then...

A mate recently bought a new-old bike, a vintage Collage complete with Drillium chainrings.  It...

If there’s one place where you could forget that the sky is falling, it must be a mountain range...

Photo:   Oakley The old adage says “there’s nothing new under the sun.” Sometimes that’s false...

Photo Local stream overflowing by Teocalli. First I guess I need to explain the word Nesh having my...

Photo: Wilier Cento Hybrid The first time I came across e-bikes on a organised event was on the 2018...

Notwithstanding Rule #25 on looking for a new car it seems a good idea to try to get my bike(s)...

Photo - BB with broken drive side axle Well, the Windscreen Wiper Puller didn't fit, not enough...

This could probably be subtitled "never volunteer for anything".......... So, someone in a social...

As much a view on life in East and West Germany during the Cold War and the impact of the Berlin...

I do like to keep my rear end tidy, particularly on #1 and prefer not to put a light on my seat post...

Lead Photo by Sportgraf A couple of years ago my wife bought me a set of Rollers for indoor...

Over the years I've gone through numerous iterations of pouches for my emergency tool kit on the go...

Photo:  The Kelly Legs There they stand, not really on a podium, but some kind of platform, shared...

Growing up in the west of Scotland, the weather was generally mild enough to ride year round – you...

Photo:  Raymond Poulidor by Le Parisien Eternally Second, Eternally Beloved. For eighteen years he...

Came across this and given that the 'cross season is upon us I thought it too good not to share. Are...

Photo:  Hill with no reward by Teocalli Actually this isn't so much about a climb but rather a hill...

Many thanks to all who participated in the 2019 OTRL.  Thanks for keeping me in line when I ballsed...

Bet you never expected a cooking lesson here! I've been making my own energy bars for a few years...

Lead photo by Teocalli There is nothing quite like The Hum of a good set of tyres on a smooth road...

Photo: Gimondi - Merckx - Baronchelli There’s just something about Italians: they have style that...

Lance Armstrong had to wait 17 years for his first. Cadel Evans managed it three times in one...

I really hate a messy cockpit with GPS, lights etc spread over the handlebars.  I like to have...

Call me ecological, old fashioned or plain tight fisted but I still repair my punctures.  Is it just...

This article could go dreadfully wrong.......... The benefits of massage are, I assume, well...

Photo - Cycle Portland Bike Tours (Not My Chain!) Over the years I must have tried just about every...

Photo by Teocalli Of all the (many) negative aspects of the US Postal/Discovery dominance of the...

Back to an article this week rather than race picks!  A short breakdown of the climb up to the...

Spring could be in the air but how can we really tell.  Officially (according to the 'net) the...

Lead Photo - Cycling Weekly/Watson Professional sport can be both kind and cruel. Not matter what...

Lead Photo by geograph.org.uk At the outset here I have to be clear that I'm talking Hills not...

It's not surprising that Stuart O'Grady chose the title Battle Scars for his autobiography. The...

  Lovely though The Butler is, it is a touch on the heavy side at 24 lbs/11 Kg and over an...

All Photos  by respective team publicity shots   Well, the 2019 season is upon us and The...

Over Christmas I was lucky enough to get away with my family for a week in a remote part of...

Just for those picking up new Gazzetta items via RSS Post feeds.  This week we have the On The Rivet...

I have a bit of a thing for watches.  They don't have to be expensive, just a bit different. It came...

Every local scene has a hell ride. Not the full-gas races or grinding sportives. These are brutal...

Lead photo by Cycling Archives With the recent, and way-too-soon, passing of Paul Sherwen, this...

A small photo montage tribute to Paul Sherwen who died December 2nd 2018.   Obviously we know...

Lead Photo credit: Kennedy Bros. Publishing. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations...

I, like a lot of racing cyclists, race plenty of Crits.  My local series are both on off-road...

Tubeless setup on Mountain Bikes is now pretty much the majority case, at least for the more serious...

Photo:  Hinault by Miroir du Cyclisme In the unofficial professional (male) cycling Hall of Fame...

Photos by Teocalli Starting back in 2002/3 I had the good fortune to be granted the first of what...

Photo Laurent Fignon by Bike Race Info Today we call them clipless pedals. They scare a lot of...

  First published in 2014 in another place, the story of The Butler is reproduced here as much...

Of all the (many) negative aspects of the US Postal/Discovery dominance of the Tour de...