Why I love cycling

Martyn Ashton is a mountain bike trials rider, former British and World Champion and general legend. If you haven’t seen his Road Bike Party videos before, you should definitely check out both of them - he takes a pro-level Wiggins/Cavendish carbon road bike and generally rides it in ways you wouldn’t expect it to be used. Friends Danny MacAskill and … Read More

(Guest post) Thank you for the earlier article, Judi, mind over matter indeed! I’m taking part in Calvin’s Challenge again this year and will be considering and dealing with that same mental struggle, attitude, time management and other considerations that you mention. Yes, there is a strong and satisfying sense of euphoria when you complete a long-distance event like Calvin’s … Read More

Can you imagine riding for 12 or 24 hours? Or can you do 100 km or 100 miles? If you can imagine it, you can do it. It’s a question of mind over matter. As much as I love touring on my tricycle, and in a former life my bicycle (yes, I rode one of those diamond-frames that hurt your … Read More

A few years ago, I thought I could manage an early retirement from the rat-race. We sold our condo, bought a recreational vehicle (RV) and hit the road to promote REVERSE GEAR and enjoy one of our favourite past-times - cycling. It was a wonderful lifestyle while it lasted. But a recession (possibly two), some stock-market corrections that reduced the … Read More