It’s getting on for 30 years of cycling around Oxford, commuting to work, shopping, and visiting people. Most days I average around 10-12 miles, which is the main form of cycling these days. I really enjoy it. Saves money, saves you time, keeps you fit, good for the environment and in some respects, it is ... Read more The post 10 Cycling Tips from 30 Years of Commuting appeared first on Cycling…
In honour of the national hill climb championship last weekend, I was inspired to do my first hill climb interval of the year. I enjoyed it so much, I think I will have to do it again next year. It is a whole new meaning to interval training #12monthintervals. Bank Road 2025 The National ... Read more The post First Interval of the Year appeared first on Cycling uphill .
It was a beautiful autumn day, which makes me nostalgic for the hill climb season. I loved travelling around the country at this time of the year. Sunday was also the day the clocks go back, the last weekend in October, which means only one thing. The National Hill Climb Championship weekend. Muckle CC 2024 ... Read more The post The Day of the National Hill Climb Championship appeared first on…
As a general rule, bike technology is a waste of money. I mean you can spend £3,500 on a Campag 12 speed groupset, but the marginal difference in speed is almost nothing compared to a 2nd hand 10-speed dura ace groupset. Shimano and Campag keep pushing us to more cassette sprockets, but they don t really ... Read more The post My Hill Climbing Superpower appeared first on Cycling uphill .
I spent a lot of time in trying to improve aerodynamics. As well as spending a lot of time, I spent a lot of money. It was kind of a mildly irritating phenomena that it was easier to go faster by buying aero equipement rather than training hard or reverse engineering your genetic makeup. Still, ... Read more The post Free Speed for Sale appeared first on Cycling uphill .
I haven t done much cycling this year, but a trip up to Yorkshire, meant an excuse to take the bike. The roads from Bolton Abbey to Burnsall are amongst my favourite. I never tire of the rolling countryside, even if the slight uphills, feel more like serious hills these days. I was descending towards ... Read more The post Rescued from Freewheel disaster appeared first on Cycling uphill .
It has been hard work finding an aero water bottle. My first one kept falling out, which makes it no good. I ve recently bought an X-Lab Aero TT bottle, which hopefully will stay put, and save the odd couple of watts. Specialized S-Works Aero Water Bottle This was a very cheap way to improve aerodynamics. ... Read more The post Aero Water Bottles Review appeared first on Cycling uphill .
For tyres and tubulars there is generally a well-known trade-off Low Cost Low rolling resistance Puncture resistance. Low Weight It is impossible to have all four targets met. Even if money is no object, you still have to choose a tradeoff between low rolling resistance / low weight and puncture resistance. I spend more time ... Read more The post Best tubular tyres appeared first on Cycling…
Last September I had in mind to write a blog I love intervals I had just done a few intervals around Oxford. Short, small hills within the Oxford Ring Road. I even got a KOM on a hill up to a cul-de-sac in Iffley. It took 50 seconds, with an average gradient of 4% ... Read more The post Selling Up appeared first on Cycling uphill .
I have a new fitness goal training for the Centenarian Decathlon i.e be fit when you are really old. The idea is that as we get older, our muscle and fitness declines rapidly. It means we can spend the last 10 years of our life, unable to move properly. The body fails before ... Read more The post Fit at 100 years old Centenarian Decathlon appeared first on Cycling uphill .